NEWLUG ~ Newcomer Linux Users Group
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> https://newlug.sluug.org/
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> Tuesday, April 23, 2019
> 6:30 PM ~ 9:00 PM ~ Room availale from 6:00 PM
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> NOTE LOCATION CHANGE
> St. Louis County Library ~ Bridgeton Trails Br
> 3455 McKelvey Road
> Bridgeton MO 63044-2500
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> What!
> Topics?
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> Whatever the newest user needs to know.
> The newest user in the room may select the topic.
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> We won't pick just one ahead of time. We will accept suggestions and requests, as the course of the meeting will be entirely up to those that attend. Join us to share the knowledge, learning experiences, problem solving and effective techniques.
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> We can mostly explore the traditional Graphical User Interface (GUI), as it is easy to use, often familiar, and friendly to use. We will NOT focus on the Command Line Interface (CLI) as it is seldom required and generally optional for day to day use.
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> We have access to many formal slide show presentations; but, we use them only to present information and encourage discussion. We encourage and prefer lively interaction and user questions. We always want user questions to be asked. We never think that any question is too dumb.
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> A selected topic will NOT restrict the course of our meetings. These topics are tentative. They are only suggestions.
TOMORROW (Thurs) is the monthly StL LUG (Linux Users Group)!
6:30PM
https://stllug.sluug.org/ <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fstllug.sluug.org%2F&sa=D&usd=2&u…>
TOPIC Password Managers by Ken Johnson
Ken Johnson will discuss the use of Password Managers, how and why. Why do you need one? He will show how to implement one with KeePassXC as the working example.
Bio: Ken works as an independent consultant performing system and small network administration. He recently lead the implementation of KeePass (another password manager) on a widespread basis for one of his customers.
The STLLUG meetings are usually on the third Thursday of each month from 6:30PM to 9:00PM.
VENUE Nick and Elena's Pizzeria
3007 Woodson Rd, Overland, MO 63114
The main feature presentation tonite is:
> Web Sites to Docker Containers
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> Want a website (or many), without a server?
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> I'll start with a quick overview of Docker.
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> Then I show the process of converting a normal server-based web site to a docker container that can run on any OS.
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> We'll finish with time for Q&A with live systems available as examples.
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> by Chuck Doolittle, Graybar Electric
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> VENUE Graybar Electric Co., Inc.
> 11885 Lackland Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63146
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> Meetings are every 2nd Wednesday of the month from 6:30PM to 9:00PM.
And we also have a tutorial/basic session on “make” by Ryan Price from Slalmon Consulting. See previous note for abstract.
We haven’t done a talk on “make” in years, so its time!
> BASE /tutorial:
> GNU Make Your Life Easier
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> GNU Make is an automation program that ships with nearly all operating systems that come with GNU software, and has for decades. In my experience, Make is criminally underutilized in modern software. Many developers these days may not have even heard of Make, because they either write small enough programs to "not need it", or write high-level code that removes the need for compilation altogether.
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> In this short demo, I will scream my love for Make from the top of the building, demonstrate the power and freedom that it provides, and remind everyone that it's not just for C code!
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> Its steps are written as shell commands. Useful for targets such as high-level software like Python, Ruby, R, or even Bash itself. For example, instead of writing a verbose and ugly case block for different arguments that Bash might take (via getopts, for instance), you can just define those arguments as "targets" in Make.
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> And perhaps the greatest benefit to Make is that the Makefiles that it uses move entirely with your codebase in version control, so these "recipes" for common commands are always with your code, on any system that Make runs on. This is not only a boon for developers of your code, but great for reducing verbosity in custom definitions in CI/CD tools like Jenkins Pipelines.
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> In this short talk, I'll walk through a sample Makefile structure that I use for Python packages, and others if time permits. I will demonstrate that the common venv, build, test, and install commands that can be tedious to type out are reduced to simple make commands that take as few as four characters to run.
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> by Ryan J. Price, Slalom Consulting, Clayton
> "Data scientist", statistician, and applied econometrician by academic trade, and a "data engineer" by recent profession. Loves video games.
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> VENUE Graybar Electric Co., Inc.
> 11885 Lackland Road, Maryland Heights, MO 63146
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> Meetings are every 2nd Wednesday of the month from 6:30PM to 9:00PM.
18:00 -- 21:00 SLACC ~ St. Louis Area Computer Club
https://slacc.sluug.org/
Linux Configuration Workshop
St. Louis County Library, Thornhill Branch,
12863 Willowyck Drive,
St. Louis, MO 63146
The Saint Louis Area Computer Club (SLACC) is the oldest, longest enduring, continuously meeting personal
computer organization active in Greater St. Louis Metro Area.
We often hold a Linux Configuration Workshop when nothing else more interesting comes up, or when there is no
other event or activity scheduled.
Linux is an Internet capable Networking Operating System that provides many fully functional applications that
perform well on both older and new computers. Most Linux distributions are free or low cost and provides an
extremely reliable and cost effective alternative to high priced proprietary software.
The workshop is where we usually examine, fix, repair, and troubleshoot, difficult hardware and software
configuration problems for Linux newcomers. Problems with other operating systems and hardware are also
frequently fixed. We have full connectivity to the Internet on site and know how to use it.
Bring your laptop or desktop PC to our hands on workshop to troubleshoot your Linux installation, network
connection or X Window GUI configuration problem. Just remember to bring your laptop and power strip or your
desktop PC with monitor, keyboard, mouse, cables, cords, power strips and two discs or a flash thumbdrive.
For newcomers, we can evaluate your hardware and current Operating System setup. If we determine there is
sufficient time, we can perform a complete functioning Linux installation.
