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Re: Next month meeting date, some input needed.

by Jansen Smith

Monthly is monthly, IMHO. 22nd works for me. On Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 11:20 AM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Next Month on the 2nd and 3rd Thursdays I have conflicts. > So.. the next possible Thursday would be the 22nd.. > Another option is that we shift the meeting to Wednesday for this month on > the 14th? I know that isn't an "Free Hack" day at Technocopia, but I think > we can work something out. > > What would people like to do? > Thanks, > Tim. > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/Q362J… >

9 months, 2 weeks

Re: WLUG Meeting tonight?

by John Stoffel

>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: This looks really interesting, and especially these days with lots of available disk space, having two boot partitions so you can update B while booted off A, and then try to boot from B, but failback if there's a problem. My only problem with Fedora is that I'm a debian packaging kinda guy.... LOL! > Yeah, it probably would have saved me. > On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM Joshua Stone via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > I've found that moving my systems to Fedora Atomic has been great for avoiding situations like > this. The image-based OS update model of rpm-ostree ensures that an update doesn't leave the > OS in a broken state, even if the update gets interrupted. > https://coreos.github.io/rpm-ostree/ > https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/silverblue/ > The introduction of bootupd in Fedora 41 has also helped ensure that the bootloader gets > updated properly outside of rpm-ostree. > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/FedoraSilverblueBootupd > In essence, I get the leading-edge package updates of Fedora, with the rock-solid reliability > that LTS distros are typically associated with. > - Josh > On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Fedora is always up-to-date with the newest kernels... > On Thu, Jan 09, 2025 at 08:09:16PM -0500, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: >> Chuck, >> >> That's awesome! I've seen there are apt repositories going as well! >> >> Since this week is a follies dejour for me.. You'll all laugh. >> >> Installing 6.12.8 I managed to mess up my order of operations and rebooted >> before fully updating the boot loader.. >> >> Don't install kernels when you're sleepy.. >> >> Tim. >> >> On Thu, Jan 9, 2025, 3:28 PM Keith Wright via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> >> wrote: >> >> > I am used to getting an email from Tim Keller when there is >> > a WLUG meeting. I am also used to it being on the second >> > Thursday of the month. One of those didn't happen. >> > >> > Two meetings ago I tried to do a presentation of LaTeX, >> > but share-screen did not work like it did three meetings ago. >> > >> > One meeting ago, share screen worked, but everyone was >> > talking about something else, and I wasn't really ready anyway. >> > >> > I could try again, though I am not really ready today either. >> > ---- >> > >> > Also >> > >> > > Hey Everybody, >> > > >> > > This is a reminder that we've got a meeting tomorrow at WPI! >> > > Time: 7pm >> > > Location: WPI Student Center Room 128 (Taylor Room) Down below the >> > stairs. >> > > Virtual Location: https://meet.jit.si/WlugMA >> > > Topic: frame.work laptop demo, passbolt demo >> > > >> > > Cara Salter has agreed to come and show off her frame.work laptop. This >> > > laptop is designed with upgrade ability in mind. Components such as the >> > > motherboard can be easily swapped for more powerful versions, etc. >> > >> > If Cara (or anyone with a frame.work) is still around, I would be >> > interested in an update on this. Does it still work, or did it >> > blow blue smoke? Did you actually upgrade anything? >> > Would you recomend it? >> > ---- >> > >> > Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: >> > >> > > I noticed in "dnf update" on Fedora 41: >> > > >> > > Installing: >> > > kernel x86_64 6.12.4-200.fc41 updates 0.0 B >> > > kernel-core x86_64 6.12.4-200.fc41 updates 73.6 MiB >> > > kernel-modules x86_64 6.12.4-200.fc41 updates 62.5 MiB >> > > kernel-modules-core x86_64 6.12.4-200.fc41 updates 37.1 MiB >> > > kernel-modules-extra x86_64 6.12.4-200.fc41 updates 2.7 MiB >> > >> > OK. Google finds a page that says dnf is Fedora's replacement >> > for yum, which is apt or rpm re-done. Just another package manager. >> > >> > You installed a kernel; what did you notice that was interesting? > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/VAVLW… > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/2ADQF… > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers". > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/5CIRD…

1 year, 1 month

Announce: WLUG Meeting Wednesday May 12 7PM

by Chuck Anderson

Hi folks, Our next WLUG meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 12 at 7:00 PM in Morgan Hall at the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. I'm pleased to announce that Jeff Moyer from Red Hat will be our guest speaker. He will be giving a talk on Solid-State Drive technology (SSDs): A Complete Guide to SSDs This talk explains the inner workings of solid state storage technology in an easy to understand manner. The innate properties of NAND flash are discussed in the context of current disk scheduling methodologies. Benchmark results comparing SSDs and traditional rotating media are presented. The talk further outlines changes in the Linux kernel and file system utilities that have been made to accommodate SSDs, and changes that are on their way. Finally, guidance is given on practical deployment of SSDs, including file system creation and mount options, I/O scheduler selection, and answers to some frequently asked questions. I look forward to seeing you there, Chuck President, Worcester Linux Users' Group

15 years, 9 months

Re: Thanks everybody, last nights virtual meeting was great!

by Jon "maddog" Hall

Mher, Another way you can "sharpen your skills" is to check out the objectives of the Linux Professional Institute's LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 tests (lpi.org) https://www.lpi.org/our-certifications/lpic-1-overview https://www.lpi.org/our-certifications/lpic-2-overview Although we do list training partners and offer some training materials, we do not do training ourselves, only certifications. We have 180,000 certified people in over 180 countries. If you look through our objectives for each level and you can honestly say that you can do each objective, then you have the skills that many companies want. If you get to some of the objectives and say "I do not know how to do that", then you can spend some of your time looking it up and practicing so when you go for that interview and are asked about it you can tell them with confidence that you can do it. For full disclosure, I am the Board Chair of LPI. Good luck in your job hunt. maddog On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 8:45 PM Aljerin Butler,Jr. via WLUG < wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Hello Mher, > > Perhaps you can start here > <https://www.indeed.com/q-Linux-System-Administrator-Work-From-Home-jobs.html> > to look for a Linux sysadmin position. If you want to do a wider search, > perhaps this > <http://customdesktopsolutions.mywebcommunity.org/index.php/linux-system-adm…> > is more helpful. > If you want to take advantage of your time at home here is where you can > strengthen your skills > <http://customdesktopsolutions.mywebcommunity.org/index.php/linux-system-adm…> > . > > Hope this helps, > Al Butler > Custom Desktop Solutions > <http://customdesktopsolutions.mywebcommunity.org/> > > > > > On Saturday, September 12, 2020, 10:46:40 AM EDT, Mher Mnatsakanyan via > WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > > > Hello everyone. > > Zori told me that you guys had another wonderful WLUG meeting yesterday. I > wish I could also make it to the WLUG meeting yesterday. > > It's been over three months now that I was among the 250 people (1/3 of > the company) that got laid off because of COVID19 crisis from Bullhorn. I > was one of their Linux Sys Admins. > > If any of you guys know of any entry level Sysadmin positions locally. > Please keep me in mind if something pops up. > > I really appreciate it. > > Hope to see you at next month's meeting. > > Respectfully, > Mher Mnatsakanyan > > > > > > On Fri, 11 Sep 2020 at 16:22, John Stoffel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > wrote: > > > I wish I had know about the meeting, I would have loved to join. > Silly me for not checking the website at least. > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/N55FK… > > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/ANJ2C… > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/RIXNO… >

5 years, 5 months

Re: [Wlug] Spreading GNU/Linux to the masses

by Frank Sweetser

Hi James, have no fear - the WLUG meetings are intentionally inclusive of users of all levels, all the way out to people who have only heard of linux and are curious to know more. While the meeting topics occasionally delve into deeper technical topics, they're always done with the less experienced users in mind, plus everyone is always welcome to throw out requests for meeting topics. Don't worry about keeping up - all are welcome! Frank Sweetser fs at wpi.edu | For every problem, there is a solution that Manager of Network Operations | is simple, elegant, and wrong. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | - HL Mencken On 8/2/2014 4:13 PM, James Barclay wrote: > I haven't been to one of the meetings at WPI as of yet even though I only live > near Elm Park (Looks really nice now, eh?) and here is why: > > I'm afraid I'll be attending an engineering and science meeting where things > like servers will be discussed. And algorithms will be presented and > displayed for discussion; I'm just not that good. I'm just not at the Knuth > level at all and nowhere near someone like Stallman or Raymond. Who is? > > I'm what they call an "amateur Linux user and experimenter" and not an > engineer of scientist. I can program in various popular languages and use > emacs as editor. I can tailor my distro to do what I need and want, but I'm > not one to gin up my own Linux. I've even messed with BeOS. I want to spread > the word and maybe even host a Linux class and host an installation party- at > the WPL(?). I wonder if someone can sponsor St. IGNUcious (Stallman) seminar. > > I'd sure like Bruce Perens to do one, but I'm for FS. Running Netrunner 14 > (Kubuntu base) and just love it. Its a GNU/Linux. I want GNU/Linux to be THE > home user's OS. > > I have been studying security and vulnerabilities so I don't have Facebook, > Twitter or use too many browsers that spy and track. My new email is from > Google (Ok OK, I know), but at least Google's server is a Linux. I also use > Midori. > > I don't use anything Microsoft unless its on the WINE lists. I know nothing > about Apple and can't afford it. > > I built my own 32bit rig and have built three others and altered more. I dig > hardware and junk piles. > > I'm also disabled, so I live only on Soc. Sec. retirement. I do have a good car. > > Please advise me if I am appropriate for our WLUG. > > Thanks for the read. > > Jim Barclay

11 years, 6 months

Re: Postponing meeting to the 23rd due to career week.

by John Stoffel

>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > Speaking with Frank, this week is career week at WPI and a mob > scene. There are zero rooms to reserve. Ok, so let's push it out. > I think it makes the most sense to push the meeting off to the 23rd so we can get a room with > proper A/V, etc. > As for a topic, a couple people have asked me about container based distros. I think this would be > a great topic. > I've recently gotten heavy involved in k8s deployment stuff and I've had to wrap my brain around > this stuff. > Fedora, Container OS, Rancher OS, Blend OS, the list goes on. > I think there's an interesting conversation around how user friendly, secure, etc. this various > options are. > Is this something people would be interested in? > Later, > Tim. > On Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 4:08 PM Joel <joelgroup(a)gmail.com> wrote: > That makes sense with a meeting last week. . > See everyone on the 16th. . > Joel > On February 9, 2023 3:30:18 PM Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > We are not having a meeting on the 9th, we'll have a meeting on the 16th. > Thanks, > Tim. > On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 9:52 PM Joel via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Hi, > Are having a WLUG meeting as tomorrow 2/9 is the second Thursday? > Thank you, > Joel > On February 6, 2023 10:46:54 AM Joshua Stone via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Hey all, > I thought I'd share a side project I've been working on, which involves building > containers with Nvidia kernel modules and userspace components that work as > bootable OS images thanks to "container-native" support within Fedora Silverblue. > This approach has several advantages over the traditional package management model > for installing out-of-tree drivers, including: > 1) Have the install process and QA shift from client side to server side, making a > CI/CD model of driver distribution possible. > 2) Eliminate the possibility of update failures (i.e., will a , as only container > builds with successful runs will be committed to a container registry and updates > are delivered with an "immutable" model > 3) Modules are signed with one key from a central repo, ensuring that only one key > has to be enrolled for all client systems for enabling secure boot support > 4) Enable the possibility of supporting multiple driver release streams. i.e., > give users the freedom to rebase on 525xx, 520xx, 470xx series drivers, etc, as > well as pin to a specific image snapshot in case of a driver regression > 5) Have the ability to download a pre-built bootable image from a central repo, or > build an image locally with further customizations thanks to the flexibility of > the Containerfile format > 6) Give maintainers a broader framework for debugging regressions, namely being > able to boot into a specific snapshot listed in a bug report > It's true that Nvidia has been the source of many hardware issues. I refuse to own > an Nvidia card because of this. But many Linux users use Nvidia, which I thought > would be a great motivation for working on a container-native approach to > out-of-three driver support. > More info here: > Nvidia images available for testing! > We did it! Hassle-free Nvidia drivers on Fedora Silverblue/Kinoite: Testers > wanted! > Nvidia Linux users, this thirty-four line Containerfile might make your life suck > way less. > - Josh > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/UCJVP… > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/TRIDU… > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as > "consumers". > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/25VH6…

2 years, 11 months

Reminder! WLUG Meeting NEXT week! Nov. 8th, 2018! NOTE: LOCATION CHANGE!

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang! We've got a meeting next week! Date and Time: Nov. 8th, 2018 @ 7pm Location: *Stratton Hall Room 309* Topic: GNURadio / Software Defined Radio / GQRX Presenter: Ian Gelman Here's what Ian had to say about his presentation... I'd like to throw my hat in the ring and give an overview+demo of GNURadio, a FOSS package for graphically developing DSP applications and interfacing with Software-Defined Radios (SDR). I spent last summer at MITRE using this software heavily, and I'm also using it for my MQP work. For the demo, I'd like to bring down some hardware from my lab ( https://www.ettus.com/product/details/UN210-KIT) as well as the $20 RTL-SDR dongle ( http://www.nooelec.com/store/sdr/sdr-receivers/nesdr-mini-rtl2832-r820t.html) to show reception of broadcast FM, ADS-B telemetry from airplanes, as well as some real time views of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and streaming drone footage from a DJI Phantom 3 Pro. Here's the outline: What's SDR? Why should we care? Why do I care? Who uses GNURadio? GNURadio fundamentals Introducing the workflow/flowgraph interface Cloning/Building/Installing (this won't be specific, just mentioning the GitHub repo and where the quickstart guide is) How to contribute (also GR-hackfest!) GNURadio as a software development framework Ex: GQRX (http://gqrx.dk) For the demo, I'll show off some stuff I've made with GNURadio, as well as GQRX to interface with the RTL-SDR. I'm pretty confident that I can cram it inside of 2 hours, because I'll be basically recycling the slides I made for my MITRE presentation, minus the branding and project-specific content. As usual, drinks and snacks will be provided and we'll head out to dinner afterwards. NOTE: I will be unable to attend this meeting. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

7 years, 3 months

Re: [Wlug] Great meeting last night!

by Chuck Anderson

On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 09:36:53AM -0400, Tim Keller wrote: > What a great meeting last night! Chuck did a great presentation showing > off several different model Pi's plus demoing their use as squeeze box > remote media players. He also started to show off the MAME and DVR/MythTV > stuff but we all got distracted. I think that could merit a meeting topic > all by itself! Some more info for those who are interested: ODROID-C1: http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php Compared to the Rasberry Pi 2, the ODROID-C1 has additional features like eMMC, IR receiver, GigE, USB OTG, real-time clock, and the ability to run Android. Another plus is that it isn't based on Broadcom (not very OSS friendly), it can decode more codecs in hardware, and it doesn't require any codec licenses to be purchased. Downsides are lack of separate audio and composite video outputs and lack of HDMI CEC. Oh and it can't run Windows 10 like the RPi 2 can. Still costs $35.00. * Amlogic ARM® Cortex®-A5(ARMv7) 1.5Ghz quad core CPUs * Mali™-450 MP2 GPU (OpenGL ES 2.0/1.1 enabled for Linux and Android) * 1Gbyte DDR3 SDRAM * Gigabit Ethernet * 40pin GPIOs * eMMC4.5 HS200 Flash Storage slot / UHS-1 SDR50 MicroSD Card slot * USB 2.0 Host x 4, USB OTG x 1, * Infrared(IR) Receiver * Ubuntu 14.04 or Android KitKat Comparison with Raspberry Pi 2: http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/02/02/raspberry-pi-2-odroid-c1-development… ---------------- Logitech Media Server (LMS, a.k.a. Squeezebox Server, SqueezeCenter, Slim Server): http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Logitech_Media_Server SqueezeLite, a headless Squeezebox client: https://code.google.com/p/squeezelite/ SqueezePlug + Max2Play, a Raspberry Pi and ODROID distro for LMS + SqueezeLite + AirPlay, etc: http://www.squeezeplug.eu/ ---------------- Kodi (formerly XBMC) comes pre-installed on ODROID-C1's Linux distro, OpenELEC, and others: http://kodi.tv/about/ Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC), a Kodi media center distro: http://openelec.tv/ ---------------- PiPlay (formerly PiMAME), the pre built Raspberry Pi OS made for gaming and emulation: http://pimame.org/

10 years, 11 months

Re: [Wlug] Meeting this week???

by Tim Keller

Funny enough, I just built up a rack of machines to do some Hadoop testing! On Jan 8, 2012, at 11:43 PM, Henrique <nican(a)WPI.EDU> wrote: > Hey, > > I finished reading the "Java NIO," which is about Java's new I/O, and "Hadoop," a database which Facebook uses to handle 21Petabytes of information which was originally based on Google's MapReduce papers (Also started reading a book on C#/.NET) and I would happy to make a presentation about the technologies. > > Happy new year, > Henrique "nican" Polido. > > > > > On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey gang, > > Are we going to have a meeting this week? If so, what topic would people like to talk about? > > Thanks, > Tim. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

14 years, 1 month

WLUG Meeting Sept 10th, 2015 @ 7:00pm !!!DIFFERENT LOCATION!!!!

by Tim Keller

Hey Gang, Sorry for the late notice... Kids, school, etc. Firstly, we will be meeting in Rm. 203 Stratton Hall: http://maps.wpi.edu/map/?id=609#!ce/6603,11184?ct/11184?m/105250 Speaking of which, our topic is going to be about STEAM (Science Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) oriented educational things that are built with or work on linux. Basically I see this as a round table for people to talk about some of the cool stuff that's out there for kids these days. I've got scratch loaded on my machine so I can give a demo of that. I've also got Alice and google blocks as well. I'll also bring along my copy of snap circuits. This is an open venue. Feel free to do some research and find something cool. Like always, there will be refreshments provided and we'll convene at Tech Pizza afterwards to continue to banter. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

10 years, 5 months

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