Newcomer Linux Users Group (NEWLUG)
https://newlug.sluug.org/
6:30 ~ 9:00 P.M. (Central Time, USA)
**We open the remote session about 6:00 PM**
This session will use the following link:
> https://nyx.omnitec.net/NewcomerLinuxUsersGroup
Passcode: NEWLUG2021
This is a Linux Users Group for the newcomer.
One on one help for anyone curious about or new to Linux.
You are invited to attend this next ONLINE session, in lieu of our
regular physical face-to-face meeting. Further instructions below.
* ONLINE Sessions
* NO PHYSICAL MEETINGS until further notice.
* ONLINE session will use remote video service 27 April 2021.
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WHEN YOU ENTER THIS ONLINE SESSION:
Your best experience might be with a Chromium based web browser.
You will be muted on entry, so join early if you want to test your
camera or microphone. Use V on keyboard to toggle your camera. Use M
on keyboard to toggle (mute or unmute) your audio.
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IMPORTANT TO US:
Set your identity to show first name and last name. Instead of full
last name you could just follow first name with an initial.
Going into the chat room may allow you to set your name there. Or,
at three vertical dots (more actions) in lower right hand corner,
select Settings, then under Profile "Set your display name"
(you can ignore the "Set your gravatar email block").
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ORDER OF EVENTS:
First some simple introductions, administrative minutia, announcements,
and then you can Call For Help during our Questions and Answers period.
Sometimes we will watch a video or have a slide show presentation,
after which there will be general discussions that usually lead to
additional topics.
Sometimes, there can be a live demonstration of a Linux distribution
(distro) installation, updating, changes, features and applications.
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TOPICS:
Whatever the newest user needs to know.
The newest user in the meeting may select the topics.
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.
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. However, it has many benefits.
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.
A selected topic will NOT restrict the course of our meetings. These
topics are tentative. They are only suggestions.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
> https://www.sluug.org/https://newlug.sluug.org/
-- EOF --
St. Louis Linux Users Group (STLLUG)
https://www.stllinux.org/
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM (Central Time, USA)
**We will open the remote session at about 6:00PM**
TOPIC IBM Z and LinuxOne
By DeWayne Hughes
Join Zoom Meeting with this direct link:
> https://zoom.us/j/96912592609?pwd=SjA1bUd4TEQ2Rlc1c0wwOVgyeVFPdz09
The Saint Louis Linux Users Group (STLLUG) is a non-profit, volunteer
group that provides education, information and/or support for Linux users.
You are invited to attend this next ONLINE session, in lieu of our
regular physical face-to-face meeting. Instructions are below.
* ONLINE Sessions
* NO PHYSICAL MEETINGS until further notice.
* ONLINE session will use ZOOM remote video service 22 April 2021.
--- invite start ---
Omnitec Corporation is providing a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: StLLUG Monthly Meeting
Time: Apr 22, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting:
> https://zoom.us/j/96912592609?pwd=SjA1bUd4TEQ2Rlc1c0wwOVgyeVFPdz09
Or sign in using:
> https://www.zoom.us/j
> Meeting ID: 969 1259 2609
> Passcode: StLLUG2021
One tap mobile access:
+16465588656,,96912592609# US (New York)
+13017158592,,96912592609# US (Washington DC)
Dial by your location
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
Meeting ID: 969 1259 2609
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aqtbFJp3O
--- invite end ---
TOPIC: IBM Z and LinuxOne
By DeWayne Hughes
IBM Z and Linux have run mission critical workloads for over 20 years,
yet is seeing new interest and growth. The LinuxONE server family brings
security, privacy, scalability, and availability to Linux workloads.
This session will provide an update on this platform and its role in the
hybrid cloud.
BIO:
DeWayne Hughes is an Executive Z Client Architect with over 30 years as
an IBMer. He has worked across the Midwest with numerous customers and
industries, today supporting large financial services clients. He has
supported Linux on Z from the beginning and is enthusiastic about what
LinuxONE provides to workloads and their consumers. He also has
background with UNIX and x86 environments as a Systems Architect.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
> https://www.sluug.org/https://www.stllinux.org/
-- EOF --
THIS WEEK…
the BIG ITEMS are:
THURS’ stl LUG mtng = IBM’s LinuxOne’s 5th anniv
(see below for details)
SUN is World Penguin Day
It’s less than 3 weeks until application deadline for the Bell Labs Prize!
(And in space: Tues= Mars helicopter & Thurs = Crew-Dragon-2 launch to ISS.)
NEXT WEEK:
Monday 26 April is the 100th anniv of the 2nd radio station in the US,
i.e. its SLU’s WEW-AM here in StL.
Tues-Wed 27-28 Apr is Red Hat Summit online.
Tuesday 27 April is Newcomers’ LUG.
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THURS 22 Apr 2021 =StL LUG
IBM's LinuxOne 5th Anniv
See https://stllug.sluug.org/ for current information.
• ONLINE MEETINGS ONLY until further notice.
• ONLINE sessions will use a remote video meeting service.
• HOW TO CONNECT instructions will be on above web page and our mailing lists.
• Note that your browser may need to be refreshed each time you check
the web page for the instructions.
• The stlLUG mtngs are usually on the 3rd Thurs of each month 6:30PM to 9PM.
• We may open the remote session at about 6:00PM.
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Title - IBM Z and Linux - Updates and Strategy
•
Abstract - IBM Z and Linux have run mission critical workloads for over 20 years,
yet is seeing new interest and growth. The LinuxONE server family brings security,
privacy, scalability, and availability to Linux workloads. This session will provide
•an update on this platform and its role in the hybrid cloud.
Bio - DeWayne Hughes is an Executive Z Client Architect with over 30 years as
an IBMer. He has worked across the Midwest with numerous customers and
industries, today supporting large financial services clients. He has supported Linux
on Z from the beginning and is enthusiastic about what LinuxONE provides to
workloads and their consumers. He also has background with UNIX and
x86 environments as a Systems Architect.
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Last Aug 17 was the 5th anniv of IBM starting LinuxOne.
We'd hoped to have a talk and we're finally getting it.
It's a story of:
• private server hrdwr & "The Cloud",
• of making it an "Open Src ecosystem" ,
• a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project.
• The Open Mainframe Project
with player such as:
• SUSE
• CA Technologies (now Broadcom)
• Canonical / Ubuntu
If your wondering what those terms mean & their interactions... come to the talk,
BUT YOU CAN CHEAT and read-ahead (or BEHIND on the history) at
https://mainframedebate.com/2020/08/17/linuxone-is-5-years-old-today/
(EXCERPTS BELOW)
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AUG 17, '20
On this day five years ago (i.e. 2015) IBM launched LinuxONE, a new family of
mission-critical Linux-only servers. In this blog, we plan to give you a behind the
curtain view of how IBM brings to market a new product, discuss some highlights
from the past five years, and finally share insight into where we see the
next five years going for this platform. Bryan Foley and Steven Dickens, the original
IBM Offering Managers who were involved in the launch, share their own retrospective
of the 5-year journey of LinuxONE.
Enterprise Linux
IBM has had a long-standing history of supporting the open-source community,
including Linux. It was obvious in late 2014 that Linux had won the operating system wars
and had become the most pervasive operating system, especially as the cloud evolved.
Enterprises saw increasing use of Linux but were also concerned with deploying more
mission-critical workloads on x86 systems. A small team of us in late 2014 and early 2015
looked at how we could bring the best capabilities IBM had available in the Systems portfolio
and combine these with Linux and the open-source ecosystem in a package that could gain
mass-market adoption.
... ... ...
The IBM team felt they needed to embrace the Open Source community and make LinuxONE
more than just an IBM product push. So, in conjunction with the launch of LinuxONE, IBM
decided to add more to the launch. While there was a community around Linux on this
chip architecture it was fragmented and disparate. Working collaboratively with the
Linux Foundation and an early band of partners the community embarked on forming a
Linux Foundation Collaborative Project. In a matter of weeks, this effort was bootstrapped,
and the Open Mainframe Project was launched with 14 founding members including players
such as SUSE and what was CA Technologies (now Broadcom). The Open Mainframe Project
has grown and gone from strength to strength. The Project is hosting its inaugural event this
year in September, details of which can be found here.
Launch Day – August 17th 2015 – LinuxCon Seattle
... ... ...
Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, joined Ross to announce that Ubuntu would be
supporting this new platform which was a first for this chip architecture.
... ... ...
...especially the extreme security, and has built a robust portfolio of offerings as part of
the IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Services. This allows clients to quickly spin up virtual servers,
databases, or cryptography key management services in the cloud that take advantage of
this level of security. To find out more about Hyper Protect click here.
St. Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG)
https://www.sluug.org/
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM (Central Time, USA)
**We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM**
BASE: Create Your Own Shell Functions by James Conroy
MAIN: COSI (a new API) by Steven Borrelli
This session can use the following link:
> https://zoom.us/j/92104265810?pwd=VlJOdjNxMllFcWlrZXBrZTk4eTRvUT09
We are a not-for-profit professional association dedicated to education
and communication among computer users. Networking experts, System
experts, hobbyists, students, plus many who are interested in Unix,
Unix-like Operating Systems, Linux, BSD and other Free Open Source
Software (FOSS) applications, products, projects, and services.
You are invited to attend this next ONLINE session, in lieu of our
regular physical face-to-face meeting. Further instructions below.
* ONLINE Sessions
* NO PHYSICAL MEETINGS until further notice.
* ONLINE session will use remote video service 14 April 2021.
======================================================================
IMPORTANT TO US:
Set your identity to show first name and last name. Instead of full
last name you could just follow your first name with an initial.
WHEN YOU ENTER THIS ONLINE SESSION:
Your best experience might be with a Chromium based web browser.
You will be muted on entry, so join early if you want to test your
microphone. Use Alt+A to unmute or mute your audio.
======================================================================
Omnitec Corporation is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
SLUUG Main General Meeting
Time: Apr 14, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Every month on the Second Wednesday
Join Zoom Meeting
> https://zoom.us/j/92104265810?pwd=VlJOdjNxMllFcWlrZXBrZTk4eTRvUT09
Or, sign in using:
> https://www.zoom.us/j
> Meeting ID: 921 0426 5810
> Passcode: SLUUG2021
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,92104265810# US (Chicago)
+16465588656,,92104265810# US (New York)
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 921 0426 5810
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/aek1JJ7w4q
--EOF--
Rich & I were just talking about them yesterday. Some questions of
global vs local variables. So, we’ll look froward to James’ presentation!
Please pread the word for our mtng next Wed evening.
WED 14 Apr ‘21
https://www.sluug.org/
ONLINE MEETINGS ONLY until further notice.
ONLINE session will use remote video software.
HOW TO CONNECT instructions on above web page and our mailing lists. Note that your
browser may need to be refreshed each time you check the above web page for the instructions.
================================================================
~6:00PM Virtual Mtng room opens. Your welcome to join any conversations by voice, video,
or chat. People can join the mtng at any time if they just want to hear a particular topic this evening.
================================================================
6:30PM
BASE/tutorial:
# Creating Your Own Shell Functions
by James Conroy
Tired of your static aliases only doing the one thing?
Want to add some flow control to your shell, so that it changes behavior depending on the time of
day, day of the week, or OS of that server you're about to ssh into?
This tutorial will give you the what, why, and how of BASH functions.
Plus, how to find and 'fix' the functions the last 'sysadmin' left behind.
========================================================
~7PM~7:15PM
Announcements & general Q&A about *NIX, Open Src, Open Standards, IT tech, tech in StL,...
Should last about 15~20 mins.
=========================================================
~7:15PM but may start +-5 mins early/late if there aren't many questions in general Q&A.
MAIN:
COSI, the Common Operating System Interface
by Steven Borrelli
This talk introduces COSI, the Common Operating System Interface, which defines an API for
the configuration of container operating systems.
While there has been innovation in the development of minimal Linux distributions for running
Kubernetes, the distributions diverge from each other in terms of management and API endpoints.
Similar to other projects such as the Container Network Interface (CNI) , COSI has a focus on
the configuration of the underlying (Linux) OS, providing Protocol Buffer definitions and a
gRPC API reference implementation for configuration settings such as DNS, network, and kernel
settings. By utilizing a flexible plugin system, multiple backend implementations can provide a
consistent API to consumers.
In this talk we’ll review the configuration and APIs of popular container operating systems and
Kubelet-node interactions. We will then review the COSI API, the plugin architecture, and demo
node management using backend plugins written in Go and Rust.
For folks who want more information, here is a google doc that describes the motivation:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OuwTSsSsIPefDViheK-nzaF9xSOg1Mn62mwR2Fm…
"Container-oriented Linux distros” mentioned include:
• Flatcar Linux
• Talos Linux
• Bottlerocket OS
• k3O
bio:
Steven Borrelli is a Principal Software Engineer for Mastercard where he develops infrastructure
automation software. Prior to Mastercard, Steven founded aster.is and was a core contributor to
the open source Mantl.io project. He has held various roles over the past 20+ years, from
Unix Systems Engineer to Director of Infrastructure.
Please pread the word for our mtng next Wed evening.
WED 14 Apr ‘21
https://www.sluug.org/
ONLINE MEETINGS ONLY until further notice.
ONLINE session will use remote video software.
HOW TO CONNECT instructions on above web page and our mailing lists. Note that your browser may need to be refreshed each time you check the above web page for the instructions.
================================================================
~6:00PM Virtual Mtng room opens. Your welcome to join any conversations by voice, video, or chat. People can join the mtng at any time if they just want to hear a particular topic this evening.
================================================================
6:30PM
BASE/tutorial:
# Creating Your Own Shell Functions
by James Conroy
Tired of your static aliases only doing the one thing?
Want to add some flow control to your shell, so that it changes behavior depending on the time of day, day of the week, or OS of that server you're about to ssh into?
This tutorial will give you the what, why, and how of BASH functions.
Plus, how to find and 'fix' the functions the last 'sysadmin' left behind.
========================================================
~7PM~7:15PM
Announcements & general Q&A about *NIX, Open Src, Open Standards, IT tech, tech in StL,...
Should last about 15~20 mins.
=========================================================
~7:15PM but may start +-5 mins early/late if there aren't many questions in general Q&A.
MAIN:
COSI, the Common Operating System Interface
by Steven Borrelli
This talk introduces COSI, the Common Operating System Interface, which defines an API for the configuration of container operating systems.
While there has been innovation in the development of minimal Linux distributions for running Kubernetes, the distributions diverge from each other in terms of management and API endpoints. Similar to other projects such as the Container Network Interface (CNI) , COSI has a focus on the configuration of the underlying (Linux) OS, providing Protocol Buffer definitions and a gRPC API reference implementation for configuration settings such as DNS, network, and kernel settings. By utilizing a flexible plugin system, multiple backend implementations can provide a consistent API to consumers.
In this talk we’ll review the configuration and APIs of popular container operating systems and Kubelet-node interactions. We will then review the COSI API, the plugin architecture, and demo node management using backend plugins written in Go and Rust.
For folks who want more information, here is a google doc that describes the motivation:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OuwTSsSsIPefDViheK-nzaF9xSOg1Mn62mwR2Fm…
bio:
Steven Borrelli is a Principal Software Engineer for Mastercard where he develops infrastructure automation software. Prior to Mastercard, Steven founded aster.is and was a core contributor to the open source Mantl.io project. He has held various roles over the past 20+ years, from Unix Systems Engineer to Director of Infrastructure.
St. Louis Area Computer Club (SLACC)
https://slacc.sluug.org/
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM (Central Time, USA)
**We start joining the session at 6:00 PM**
Join the meeting:
> https://nyx.omnitec.net/StLouisAreaComputerClub
You are invited to attend this next ONLINE session, in lieu of our
regular physical face-to-face meeting. Further instructions below.
* ONLINE Sessions
* NO PHYSICAL MEETINGS until further notice.
* ONLINE session with private JITSI remote video server 1 April 2021.
LINUX WORKSHOP
The workshop is where we usually configure, examine, fix, install,
repair, and troubleshoot difficult hardware and software configuration
problems for Linux newcomers. Problems with other operating systems and
hardware are also frequently fixed.
The Saint Louis Area Computer Club (SLACC) is the oldest, longest
enduring, continuously meeting personal computer organization active in
the Greater St. Louis Metro Area.
> https://slacc.sluug.org/
NO PHYSICAL MEETINGS until further notice. Our usual library
reservations for room meetings were cancelled indefinitely. Room fees
had previously been paid by the St. Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG).
Omnitec Corporation now provides us with this JITSI server.
Face-to-face meeting were usually held on the first Thursday of every
month from 6:30 PM until 9:00 PM Central Time, USA. We hope to maintain
that timeline into the future by using ONLINE sessions. All physical
meetings and ONLINE sessions are free and open to the public.
We have no membership dues or other charges for the meetings. So,
please join us at our next meetings, sessions or other events for fun,
knowledge and networking. All computer hardware, operating systems and
software are explored.
WHEN YOU ENTER THIS ONLINE SESSION:
Your best experience might be with a Chromium Browser client.
Set your identity to show first name and last name. Instead of full
last name you could just follow first name with an initial.
Going into the chat room may allow you to set your name there. Or,
at three vertical dots (more actions) in lower right hand corner,
select Settings, then under Profile "Set your display name"
(you can ignore the "Set your gravatar email block").
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
> https://www.sluug.org/https://slacc.sluug.org/
--
-- stan r
