The Install Fest was a success ... of sorts. We were few in number but the geekdom was off the scale. We had about 17 or so people there and we were able to help about 3 people get an install going. One of the users was brand new to Linux and it was exciting to see her reactions to what it was able to do. We hope to have some pictures up in the next few days or so.

Thanks to the great folks at O'Reilly we have some books that we can use for door prizes at the Install Fest this weekend. To be honest I would love to have half of these for myself >:) Here is the list that we got.

Just Say No To Microsoft
How Linux Works
Learning Python
Linux for Non-Geeks
Linux System Administration, 1Ed
Linux Kernel in a Nutshell, 1Ed
Linux Annoyances for Geeks
Linux Desktop Pocket Guide
Classic Shell Scripting
Linux Cookbook
Wicked Cool Shell Scripts
Linux Multimedia Hacks
bash Cookbook

Thanks again O'Reilly.

We are going to be having an Install Fest on Jan. 12th from 3:00PM - 6:00PM EST at East Side Technical School. This will not be an Ubuntu only event. If you have another distro that you are needing help with then bring it along and we will do our best to help you get it up and running.

Things to bring:
1) PC to install on. This includes your monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc.
2) If possible bring a copy of the distro that you want to install.

We do plan to order pizza at some point through the evening and all are welcome to eat with us.

Address: 2208 Liberty Rd, Lexington, KY 40509 (http://tinyurl.com/3cvyug)
Wiki Page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KentuckyTeam/InstallFest2008
Forum discussion http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=607721
Mailing list thread https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-us-ky/2007-December/000153.html

The Kentucky LoCo team would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Welcome to the new web home of the Kentucky Ubuntu LoCo team. We are very glad that you have found us and invite you to join the team. We have a lot of exciting things planned for the coming year.