New Linux Users Group (NEWLINUX)
https://newlug.sluug.org/
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM (Central Time, USA)
**We will open the remote session by about 6:00 PM**
**Join early to test your microphone, screen and video sharing**
**** Microphone Or Webcam Are Not Required To Join ****
This session will use the following link:
https://meet.jit.si/NewLinuxForBeginners
Do NOT separate words, use the CamelCase (no spaces) format.
To join by phone instead, tap this: +1.512.647.1431,,1368160461#
Looking for a different dial-in number?
See meeting dial-in numbers:
https://meet.jit.si/static/dialInInfo.html?room=NewLinuxForBeginners
If also dialing-in through a room phone, join without connecting
to audio: https://meet.jit.si/NewLinuxForBeginners#config.startSilent=true
This is a Linux Users Group for the new beginner level Linux user.
One-on-one help available for anyone curious about or new to Linux.
You are invited to attend this next ONLINE session, in lieu of any
regular physical face-to-face meeting. Further instructions below.
* ONLINE Sessions
* NO PHYSICAL MEETINGS until further notice.
* ONLINE session will use remote video service 23 August 2022.
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You do not have to have a microphone and webcamera to participate. You
can just chat, listen and watch using a Chrome based browser.
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RECOMMENDED CLIENT USE:
Instead of using a browser, it has been recommended to use the official
Jitsi appimage clients. Reportedly using the client consistently has
better results, with fewer connectivity, sound or video issues.
Appimage MS Windows, macOS and Linux client releases...
https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/
Mobile app clients for Apple or Android...
https://jitsi.org/downloads
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JOINING THIS ONLINE SESSION:
6:00pm Begin testing of controls, hearing, screen sharing and speaking.
During this half hour period, others may be able to help you.
Joining without ear buds, earphones or headset may result in a feedback
loop with a builtin laptop microphone. Using at-least earbuds is highly
recommended. Using Ethernet is better than WiFi connectivity.
If you do not make the effort and take the time to get your connection
working correctly, you may be very disruptive. Try dropping your
connection and rejoin. That sometimes fixes issues. But, do so slowly,
as granting access to your microphone and camera too quickly is the
current main problem. Also, there are often sound settings in different
browsers that may need to be changed.
======================================================================
WHEN YOU ENTER THIS ONLINE SESSION:
Do NOT remain showing as Fellow Jitster. Set your identity to show
first name and last name. We do prefer that you use your full 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").
Meeting will be recorded for attendance tracking and quality control.
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START OF MEETING:
6:30pm The meeting starts.
Assistance with controls, hearing, screen sharing and speaking ends.
Anybody joining after 6:30pm that experiences issues with controls,
hearing, screen sharing or speaking should only use chat room to ask
questions or make comments.
Annoying disruptions may cause you to be kicked off the session.
You might be muted on entry, so join early if you want to test your
camera or microphone. Use letter V on keyboard to toggle your camera.
Use letter M on keyboard to toggle (mute or unmute) your audio. You do
not need a camera, nor microphone to watch and listen with your browser.
All might be muted at this point. You may have to unmute yourself
in order to speak. You can ask questions and make comments in chat room.
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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 at the meeting may select general and specific 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 our knowledge, learning experiences,
problem solving, techniques and troubleshooting.
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://newlug.sluug.org/https://www.sluug.org/
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-- stan r.
-- http://newlinux.org/ For anyone new to Linux, the newcomers.
-- I know about TCP/IP; but, understand less of it each day.
-- Save the earth..... It's the only planet with dark chocolate!
St. Louis Linux Users Group (STLLINUX)
https://www.stllinux.org/
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM (Central Time, USA)
**We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM**
**Join early to test your microphone, screen and video sharing**
Topic: ownCloud by Lee Lammert
ownCloud is a great way to save your files in a central location of your
choice. Files can be shared in realtime amongst any number of devices,
and, with a little magic sauce, even to Android and IOS devices.
See now to build an ownCloud server, .. install a client, .. configured
data to be shared, .. and synchronize across multiple platforms.
Join ZOOM Meeting with this direct link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88606483381?pwd=eEJwdUxIZ0V1SWF1UHZMWlF3RElBdz09
The Saint Louis Linux Users Group (STLLINUX) 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 18 August 2022.
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Omnitec Corporation is sponsoring this scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: ownCloud by Lee Lammert
Time: Aug 18, 2022 18:00 Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 886 0648 3381
Passcode: 538488
One tap mobile
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Meeting ID: 886 0648 3381
Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kumPLRVJK
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
> https://www.stllinux.org/https://www.sluug.org/
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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**
**Join early to test your microphone, screen and video sharing**
BASE: Jupyter using CoLab by Robert Citek
MAIN: Locking Down Browser Search Engines by Scott Granneman
This session can use the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89445126138?pwd=cE9LdnUrSytxQk5Yay8yODlNODc2QT09
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 10 August 2022.
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6:00pm Join early to start testing. During this period others may be
able to help you test.
You will be muted on entry, so join early if you want to start testing
of controls, hearing, screen sharing and speaking. You can use use Alt+A
to unmute or mute your audio. Space bar too.
Your best experience might be with a Chromium based web browser.
Joining without ear buds, earphones or headset may result in a feedback
loop with a builtin laptop microphone. Using at-least earbuds is highly
recommended. Ethernet is better than WiFi connectivity.
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IMPORTANT TO US:
We prefer that you 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.
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Omnitrec Corporation is sponsoring this scheduled Zoom meeting.
SLUUG Main General Meeting
Time: Aug 10, 2022 18:00 Central Time (US and Canada)
Every month on the Second Wednesday
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89445126138?pwd=cE9LdnUrSytxQk5Yay8yODlNODc2QT09
Or, sign in using:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 894 4512 6138
Passcode: 641875
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,89445126138# US (Chicago)
+16465588656,,89445126138# US (New York)
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 646 931 3860 US
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 309 205 3325 US
+1 564 217 2000 US
+1 669 444 9171 US
+1 719 359 4580 US
+1 720 707 2699 US (Denver)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 386 347 5053 US
Meeting ID: 894 4512 6138
Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kd93jdLOHZ
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Wed (6:30pm) of this week is the monthly general SLUUG mtng. This month’s speaker & topics are:
BASE/tutorial: Jupyter in CoLab; getting started. by Robert Citek.
To borrow from Wikipedia, "Project Jupyter is a community run project with a goal to develop open-source software, open-standards, and services for interactive computing across dozens of programming languages." The name Jupyter is somewhat of a portmanteau of Julia, Python, and R, the three initial core languages. And one way to get started using Jupyter and experience "interactive computing" is by enabling and using Google's Colaboratory ( aka CoLab ), a free service available via Google Drive. CoLab is not a full Jupyter environment, but there's enough there that you can create Markdown documents, develop Python code, explore data, and even run shell commands. In this talk I will show how to get started with CoLab and demonstrate some of its capabilities using excerpts from Scott Granneman's "Linux Phrasebook."
References:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Jupyter <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Jupyter&…>
- https://colab.research.google.com/ <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://colab.research.google.com/&sa=D&source…>
- https://granneman.com/writing/books/linux-phrasebook <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://granneman.com/writing/books/linux-phra…>
MAIN Topic: Locking Down Your Search Engines & Web Browser.
Presenter: Scott Granneman <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/bio/Scott_Granneman&sa=D…>
What SEARCH ENGINES & web browsers are doing for your privacy (Chrome, Brave, Edge, Firefox, Vivaldi, Safari)
(This is somewhat of a "Part 2 BUT WILL stand on its own!
Scott will add a few final comments about Brave but also some other browsers. He'll then go into detail about securing the Search Engine you access from your browsers. )
Web browsers are the most important software on most computers, but if you are not careful, you can inadvertently reveal way too much information about yourself to websites, companies, and even the Web browser makers themselves. In this talk Scott is going to give advice and instructions for locking down browsers, as well as showing you some of the very cool new browsers on the scene. Of particular note, The Onion Browser which utilizes the TOR network so that the IP addresses/destinations/routings of your searches & webpage hits are hidden!
And beyond that, Scott will spend a lot of time covering some brand-new, "not-Google", "don't-track-you" search engines as well.
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OTHER stuff THIS WEEK…
Wednesday is also the 15th anniv of the judge's ruling that the src code and trademark “UNIX” had been sold by AT^T to Novell years ago. It was the end of the long-running SCO vs IBM court case. Rumored to have been financed by MS, it had caused FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, & Doubt) in the future of UNIX.
Saint Louis Area Computer Club (SLACC)
https://slacc.sluug.org/
6:00 ~ 9:00 PM (Central Time, USA)
This session will use the following link:
https://meet.jit.si/SaintLouisAreaComputerClub
Do NOT separate words in room name, use the no spaces CamelCase format.
To join by phone instead, tap this: +1.512.647.1431,,1368160461#
Looking for a different dial-in number?
See meeting dial-in numbers:
>
https://meet.jit.si/static/dialInInfo.html?room=SaintLouisAreaComputerClub
If also dialing-in through a room phone, join without connecting audio:
> https://meet.jit.si/SaintLouisAreaComputerClub#config.startSilent=true
To reduce video bandwidth strain, you could use the following link:
>
https://meet.jit.si/SaintLouisAreaComputerClub#config.videoQuality.preferre…'VP8'
The extant Saint Louis Area Computer Club (SLACC) is the oldest,
longest enduring, continuously meeting personal computer organization
active in the Greater St. Louis Area.
You are invited to attend this next ONLINE session, in lieu of any
regular physical face-to-face meeting. Further instructions below.
* ONLINE Sessions
* NO PHYSICAL MEETINGS until further notice.
* ONLINE session will use JITSI remote video service 4 August 2022.
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
You do not have to have a microphone and webcamera to participate. You
can just chat, listen and watch using a Chrome based browser.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
RECOMMENDED CLIENT TESTING:
We will open the remote session by about 6:00 PM, Central Time zone.
Join early to test your microphone, screen, sound and video sharing.
Instead of using a browser, it has been recommended to use the official
Jitsi appimage clients. Reportedly using these clients consistently have
better results, with fewer connectivity, sound or video issues.
Appimage MS Windows, macOS and Linux client releases...
https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet-electron/
Mobile app clients for Apple or Android...
https://jitsi.org/downloads
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
JOINING THIS ONLINE SESSION:
6:00pm Start testing of controls, hearing, screen sharing and speaking.
During this half hour test period others may be able to help you.
Currently known Firefox compatibility bugs may cause problems for others
already in Jitsi sessions.
Joining without ear buds, earphones or headset may result in a feedback
loop with a builtin laptop microphone. Using at-least earbuds is highly
recommended. Ethernet is always better than WiFi connectivity.
If you do not make the effort and take the time to get your connection
working correctly, you may be very disruptive. Try dropping your
connection and rejoin. That sometimes fixes issues. But, do so slowly,
as granting access to your microphone and camera too quickly is the
current main problem. Also, there are often sound settings in different
browsers that may need to be changed.
======================================================================
WHEN YOU ENTER THIS ONLINE SESSION:
6:00pm Join early.
Join early if you want to test your camera, microphone (sound), or
screen sharing. You might be muted on entry.
Moving your mouse pointer to bottom of your display will bring up
selectable controls. Or, you can enter "?" to display a list of all
keyboard shortcuts.
Use letter C on keyboard to toggle Chat room, which will allow you to
set your name.
Use letter M on keyboard to toggle (mute or unMute) your Microphone.
Use letter V on keyboard to toggle your camera Video.
The meeting will be recorded for quality control.
Do NOT remain named as Fellow Jitster. Set your identity to show first
name and last name. Instead of full last name you could just follow
first name with an initial. We prefer that you use your full last name.
If you select three vertical dots (more actions) displayed in lower
right hand corner, select Settings, then under Profile "Set your display
name". You can ignore the "Set your gravatar email block". Assistance
with controls, hearing, screen sharing and speaking ends with start
of the meeting.
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6:30pm Start of meeting.
Anybody joining after 6:30pm that experiences issues with controls,
hearing, screen sharing or speaking should only use chat room to ask
questions or make comments.
All might be muted at this point. You may have to unmute yourself
in order to speak. You can ask questions and make comments in chat room.
Annoying disruptions may cause you to be kicked off the session.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
ORDER OF EVENTS:
First some simple introductions, administrative minutia, announcements,
and then you can Call For Help during our Questions and Answers period.
Hold you questions until after start of meeting.
Sometimes we may 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:
We often hold a Linux Workshop when nothing else more interesting comes
up, or when there is no other event or activity scheduled.
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.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
> https://www.sluug.org/https://slacc.sluug.org/
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-- stan r.
