St. Louis Linux Users Group (STLLINUX)
www.stllinux.org.
__21_May_2026__
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM ( Central Daylight Time, USA )
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**** Microphone Or Webcam Are Not Required To Join ****
TOPIC: openSUSE Leap 16
Presenter: Lee Lammert, Chief Scientist, OmniTec.net
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The Saint Louis Linux Users Group (STLLINUX) is a non-profit, volunteer
group that provides education, information and support for Linux users.
You are invited to attend this next ONLINE session, in lieu of any
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 21 May 2026.
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TOPIC: openSUSE Leap 16
Time: May 21, 2026 18:00 Central Daylight Time (US and Canada)
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Topic: openSuSE Leap 16 6:30pm cdt Thurs 21 May
Presenter: *Lee Lammert * <https://www.sluug.org/bio/Lee_Lammert>
Chief Scientist of *OmniTec Corporation* <https://omnitec.net/>
The latest release, ie 16.0, came out on 1 Oct 2025.
The previous, i.e. Leap 15.6 went EOL (End Of Life) just over 2 weeks ago
on 30 April .
openSUSE is the "open source" version of SUSE Enterprise Linux.
openSUSE Leap 16 is one of the biggest shifts in the SUSE ecosystem in
years — bringing:
- the new Agama installer,
- Cockpit-based administration,
- stronger enterprise alignment,
- Wayland-first desktops,
- SELinux by default,
and a growing focus on:
- containers,
- immutable systems, and
- AI workloads.
This session takes a practical, real-world look at:
- what actually changed,
- what works well,
- what still breaks, and
- what longtime Linux admins need to know before deploying or upgrading.
We’ll cover:
- Leap vs Tumbleweed,
- YaST changes,
- Packman realities,
- btrfs/snapper recovery,
- Wayland pain points,
- container workflows, and
- live demos of modern openSUSE administration tools.
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SLUUG Administrators
St. Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG)
https://www.sluug.org/
__13_May_2026__
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM (Central Standard Time, USA).
**We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM**
**Join early to test your microphone, screen and video sharing**
**** Microphone Or Webcam Are Not Required to Join ****
This session can use the following link:
> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81913373521?pwd=lE1t3Rh8bm0mh6WhZQbrXb1rNRzL25.1
BASE Scripts, crontab and PagerDuty by Grant Taylor
MAIN DNS Blackhole by Lee Lammert, Chief Scientist of OmniTec Corp.
Killing Ads at the Source with Pi-hole!
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 any
regular physical face-to-face meeting. Further instructions below.
* ONLINE Sessions
* ONLINE session will use ZOOM remote video service 13 May 2026.
* NO PHYSICAL MEETING ( until further notice )
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6:00pm Join early to start testing. During this period others may be
able to help you test.
You may 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. Wired Ethernet is much 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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OmniTec Corporation is sponsoring this scheduled ZOOM meeting.
https://omnitec.net/
The Saint Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG) Meeting
On the Second Wednesday of every month
Topic: Saint Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG)
Time: May 13, 2026 18:00 Central Time (US and Canada)
**We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM**
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6:30pm: BASE Topic: *Scripts, crontab, and PagerDuty*
Presenter: Grant Taylor <https://www.sluug.org/bio/Grant_Taylor>
Use a Free tier PagerDuty plan account to receive prompt notifications from
scripts and cron jobs that can't wait for you to see in your email.
~7:00pm CDT Announcements. General Q&A.
~7:15pm
MAIN Topic: *DNS Blackhole: Killing Ads at the Source with Pi-hole!*
Presenter: Lee Lammert <https://www.sluug.org/bio/Lee_Lammert>Chief
Scientist of OmniTec Corporation <https://omnitec.net/>
A practical look at deploying Pi-hole to gain network-wide control over
DNS, eliminating ads and tracking at the source. We’ll cover how it
works, why it matters, and how to integrate it cleanly into a real-world
Linux environment.
http://www.sluug.org/
<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sluug.org/&sa=D&source=calendar&usd…>
The URL link to connection instructions for this meetng is posted earlier
on the day of the meetng, at the above home page. It is the link called
"linked here".
*
* ONLINE MEETINGS ONLY until further notice.
* ONLINE sessions will use a remote video meeting service.
* HOW TO CONNECT instructions will be on the
https://www.sluug.org/next.txt
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/next.txt&sa=D&source=cal…>
web
page and on our mailing lists. Note that your browser cache may need to be
refreshed.
*
* We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM, so that you can
join early to test sharing your microphone, screen and video camera.
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Meetings are every 2nd Wednesday of the month from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM.
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On next Wed nite @ SLUUG general monthly mtng:
BASE Topic:
txt msgs <-> email
Presenter: Grant Taylor
MAIN Topic: DNS Blackhole: Killing Ads at the Source with Pi-hole!
Presenter: Lee Lammert & Grant Taylor
A practical look at deploying Pi-hole to gain network-wide control over
DNS, eliminating ads and tracking at the source.
We’ll cover how it
works, why it matters, and how to integrate it cleanly into a real-world
Linux environment.
Saint Louis Area Computer Club (SLACC)
www.slacc.orgslacc.sluug.org
__7_May_2026__
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM ( Central Standard Time, USA )
**We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM**
**Join early to test your microphone, screen and video sharing**
**** Microphone Or Webcam Are Not Required to Join ****
This ZOOM session will use the following link:
> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81804498742?pwd=Uv1FBcERBx4baorGJ7JKspDrAxImZI.1
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 ZOOM remote video service 7 May 2026.
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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. We suggest
that you clear browser cache and cookies before starting any session.
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RECOMMENDED CLIENT TESTING:
We will open the remote session by about 6:00 PM, Central Standard Time.
Join early to test your controls, hearing (sound), video screen sharing
and microphone (speaking). You might be muted on entry.
During this half hour test period others may be able to help you.
Joining without ear buds, earphones or headset can result in a feedback
loop with a builtin laptop microphone. Using at least earbuds is highly
recommended. Wired Ethernet is always better than WiFi connectivity.
If you do not take the time and make the effort to get your connection
working correctly, you may be very disruptive. Annoying disruptions
may cause you to be kicked off the session.
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.
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WHEN YOU ENTER THIS ONLINE SESSION:
6:00 PM Join early.
Please 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
do prefer that you use your full last name.
Please hold you questions until after start of the meeting.
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6:30 PM 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. Disconnecting and reconnecting usually
fixes issues from an initial problem session.
All may be muted at this point. You will 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 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 usually hold a Hardware and Software Configuration Workshop when
nothing else more interesting comes up, or when there is no other
event or activity scheduled. This is an open free format workshop.
In this workshop we usually assess, 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.
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OmniTec Corporation is sponsoring this scheduled ZOOM meeting.
https://omnitec.net/
The Saint Louis Area Computer Club (SLACC) Meeting
Usually On the First Thursday of every month
Topic: Hardware and Software Configuration. Vendor Agnostic.
Time: May 7, 2026 18:00 Central Time (US and Canada)
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New Linux Users Group (NEWLINUX)
www.newlinux.org
__28_April_2026__
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM ( Central Daylight Time, USA )
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The NewLinux Linux Users Group is for all new beginner level users.
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 ZOOM remote video service 28 April 2026.
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Topic: Whatever the New Linux User Wants to Know (NEWLINUX)
Time: Apr 28, 2026 18:00 Central Time (US and Canada)
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St. Louis Linux Users Group (STLLINUX)
www.stllinux.org.
__16_April_2026__
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM ( Central Daylight Time, USA )
**We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM**
**Join early to test your microphone, screen and video sharing**
**** Microphone Or Webcam Are Not Required To Join ****
TOPIC: Organizing data with DuckDB
Presenter: Robert Citek
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The Saint Louis Linux Users Group (STLLINUX) is a non-profit, volunteer
group that provides education, information and support for Linux users.
You are invited to attend this next ONLINE session, in lieu of any
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 16 April 2026.
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www.omnitec.net
TOPIC: Organizing data with DuckDB
Presenter: Robert Citek
Time: Apr 16, 2026 18:00 Central Daylight Time (US and Canada)
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