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Saint Louis Unix Users Group

The Saint Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG) is an IRS 501c(6) designated not-for-profit professional association dedicated to education and communication among computer users. SLUUG members include many Linux and UNIX professionals, Networking experts, System experts, hobbyists, and students. Also, many who are interested in Unix, Unix-like Operating Systems, Linux, BSD and other Free Open Source Software (FOSS) applications, products, projects and services.
We have met continuously since we incorporated in July 1992. All of our meetings are free and open to the public. There is no individual membership fee.

Monthly Technical Presentations

We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM, Central Time, so that you can join early to test your microphone, screen sharing and video camera .
Then we start at 6:30 PM with our BASE introductory level session ( often focused on personal computing ); which may include either amazing graphical packages, blinking lights, command line wonders, demonstrations of useful applications, displays of newly discovered web sites, major resolution of long standing anomalies, quantum discoveries, smoke and mirrors, superb tutorials, or shifts in both time and space.
Sometime after 7:00 PM we attempt a quick welcome, introductions, announcements, current events of interest, and a general CALL FOR HELP (Questions and Answers) segment.
Sometime after 7:15 PM, we may take a short break before our MAIN topic ( often focused on enterprise computing ).

What!

  • ONLINE sessions only. No physical meetings until further notice.
  • ONLINE session by a remote video meeting service, next on 9 September 2026.
  • Connection instructions will first be sent to our mailing lists and then linked here. .
  • In what order or sequence are meeting events held? SLUUG_Meeting

    • Something fundamental, introductory, instructive, short, simple or small.

    BASE Topic: Surveying Linux Boxes

    Presenter: Stan Reichardt

    Stan has a BASH shell script that he has been using over the years to discover, document and explore current configurations of Linux boxes.
    It is not elegant and even ugly; but, the results are produced quickly and it captures information from a multitude of commands that would too frequently be forgotten in the time of need.
    This script will be demonstrated, explained and shared. It might be something useful and worth keeping. Large; yet, simple enough to modify.

    Then something more advanced, detailed, important, new, profound, significant, timely or useful.

    MAIN Topic: Virtualisation Shootout

    Presenter: Multiple Volunteers

    The virtualisation environment has changed in the past few years: Containers are everywhere, ..Xen is being deprecated, ..Proxmox is gaining audience, ..VMWare is accumulating a bad rap, ..and remote access TO a VM is almost required.
    Bring your favorite tech and tools to demo!
    Participants of all experience levels will provide many alternatives. This session may provide surprisingly interesting solutions.

    When!

    Wednesday, September 9th, 2026

    From 6:30PM till 9:00PM Central Daylight Time (CDT) UTC-5

    We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM CDT, so that you can join early to test your microphone, screen and video sharing.

    Next scheduled meeting dates

    Possible Future Topics

    SLUUG Annual Meeting and Elections

    As directed by SLUUG By-Laws, the required annual meeting was held 11 February 2026.

    Attending any two SLUUG sponsored meetings in calendar year 2025 qualifies as voting membership. Ballots for February 2026 elections are now available for secret balloting. An absentee ballot could be printed for mailing to us. You might be able to use a LibreOffice Writer ballot file that could be printed and mailed to us.

    Mail in balloting can be done thru out February March 2026.
    Your ballot must reach us for counting by our BOARD well before 2 30 March 2026 (the next STEERCOM meeting).
    Incumbents Lee Lammert and Grant Taylor for BOARD, and James Conroy for STLLINUX.

    As directed by SLUUG By-Laws, the next following required annual meeting will be held 10 February 2027.

    Where!

    • Online Sessions only.
    • NO PHYSICAL MEETINGS until further notice.
    • These sessions will use ZOOM remote video service.

    Other independent, loosely affiliated SLUUG sponsored Special Interest Groups:

    Past Meetings.

    Click here if you do not see past presentations listing below

    Contact SLUUG if you have a presentation you would like to have considered for selection.

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