St. Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG)
https://www.sluug.org/
__12_November_2025__
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 ****
This session can use the following link:
> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85852756629?pwd=ZYtQrnlO9Y0eLgg35I8sO204Tj44bs.1
BASE Troubleshooting with a Round Robin DB by Grant Taylor
MAIN Evolving "ifconfig and route" to "ip route" by Lee_Lammert
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 12 November 2025.
* 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.
######################################################################
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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The Saint Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG) Meeting
On the Second Wednesday of every month
Topic: Saint Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG)
Time: November 12, 2025 18:30 Central Time (US and Canada)
**We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM**
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Wed @ 6:30 & 7"15 is the monthly general "Stl Linux Unix Users Group" mtng.
https://www.meetup.com/saint-louis-unix-users-group/events/311956042/
Learn how to replace deprecated "ifconfig, route, & netstat" commands with
the modern "ip & ss" commands. Clearer output, better troubleshooting, full
IPv6 support, and future-proof networking.
*"ip: Because Real Admins Don't Use ifconfig Anymore"*
*MAIN Topic:* Evolving "ifconfig & route" to "ip route"
Speaker: Lee_Lammert
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/bio/Lee_Lammert&sa=D&sou…>
.
The above MAIN is at ~7:15pm. It is immediately PRECEDED at
~7:00pm by Announcements & short Q&A which is immediately preceeded at
6:30pm by
*BASIC Tutorial:* Troubleshooting with a Round Robin DB by Grant Taylo
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/bio/Grant_Taylor&sa=D&so…>
r
- For the last week or so I've been spending a lot of time recording
statistics in Round Robin Databases (RRD files) and generating graphs of
things as I try to troubleshoot some problems with the Nagios server at
work.
-
- This morning I spent some time writing some Perl to parse the
output of `netstat --all --numeric --tcp --udp` to calculate the number
of connections in various states, both inbound and outbound.
- I have something like 27 different data points that I'm graphing.
-
- As has been the case with three other (sets of) graphs that I've
created for this, I've asked questions within a few minutes of looking
at -> consuming -> using the graphs.
-
- I first started collecting, recording, and graphing the number of
Nagios tests that were in the `Unknown` (3) state.
- That turned out to be quite enlightening.
- We were seeing periodic rapid swings from a few hundred to nearly
two thousand tests in the `Unknown` (3) state.
- The visual nature of the graph showed that the number of tests in
the `Unknown` (3) state was ebbing and flowing.
- It also showed some atypical / jittery / not-smooth spikes as
opposed to the ramp-up / ramp-down that one might expect.
- As in nearly triple in a matter of a few minutes and then taper
back down a few minutes later.
-
- It turns out that Gearman / gearmand -- which we're using behind
Nagios for ${QUESTIONABLE_REASONS} -- was running out of file
descriptors.
- Once I raised the max file handles in the systemd unit file, things
were much smoother.
- So I started collecting, recording, and graphing the number of open
file descriptors.
- That too was quite telling.
-
- Gearman / gearmand was averaging about 1200 file descriptors
ranging from a few hundred to upwards of 1800.
- While working on the file descriptor problem I noticed that
connections to Gearman / gearmand would block until there was a free
file descriptor to accept the connection.
- Remember, TCP connections use a file descriptor.
-
- Knowing that slow connections to Gearman / gearmand were a symptom, I
started collecting, recording, and graphing connection latency. That graph
didn't show much of a symptom to chase. But it did provide a LOT of data in
that I now know that the vast majority of the time, connections to Gearman
/ gearmand take < 20 ms.
-
- So I have statistics / data to back monitoring -> alerting thresholds.
- I noticed that the number of open file descriptors drops from
nominally 1200 to below 500 during times that we're having problems.
- So, this morning I wrote about 210 lines of Perl to parse the
output of `netstat --all --numeric --tcp --udp` to collect and record
connection data.
-
- Graphing of said connection data yielded questions in a matter of
minutes. Not the least of which is that the vast majority of the
connections are inbound to Gearman / gearmand, not outbound like I thought
they were.
-
- I determined inbound vs outbound by looking at the listening
sockets in the `netstat` output. I defined listening as the remote IP
being 0.0.0.0 (IPv4) or ::(IPv6) and the ports thereon to be `*`.
-
- Knowing what is listening allowed me to compare the local IP & port
connections use with the list of listeners.
-
- If the local IP & port is a listener, then the connection is an
inbound connection.
- If the local IP & port isn't a listener, then the connection is an
outbound connection.
- So now I have more data and am effectively waiting for a problem
event to analyze the data that I'm collecting during the event for a
problematic time-frame after-the-fact.
The above are both Wed 12 Nov 2025 =≠=≠=≠=≠≠≠====≠EVERY MONTH:[
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posted earlier on the day of the meetng, at the above home page. It is the
link called "linked here".
Saint Louis Area Computer Club (SLACC)
www.slacc.orgslacc.sluug.org
___6_November_2025__
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:
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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 6 November 2025.
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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.
======================================================================
OmniTec Corporation is sponsoring this scheduled ZOOM meeting.
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The Saint Louis Area Computer Club (SLACC) Meeting
Usually On the First Thursday of every month
Topic: Hardware and Software Configuration. Vendor Agnostic.
Time: November 6, 2025 18:00 Central Time (US and Canada)
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New Linux Users Group (NEWLINUX)
www.newlinux.org
__28_October_2025__
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 October 2025.
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Topic: Whatever the New Linux User Wants to Know (NEWLINUX)
Time: Oct 28, 2025 18:00 Central Time (US and Canada)
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St. Louis Linux Users Group (STLLINUX)
www.stllinux.org
__16_October_2025__
6:30 ~ 9:00 PM ( Central Daylight Time, USA )
**We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM**
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**** Microphone Or Webcam Are Not Required To Join ****
TOPIC: Command Line Demonstrations with Kitty
Presenter: Sean Twiehaus
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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
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TOPIC: Command Line Demonstrations with Kitty
Time: Oct 16, 2025 18:00 Central Time (US and Canada)
Many of us in the IT industry have probably had professors
that type very, very slowly. Or worse, professors that make a
lot of typos. Those can really throw off a demonstration as the
professor has to go into troubleshooting mode to figure out why
their command didn't work. This project was created to avoid
all these problems.
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Command Line Demonstrations with Kitty
Presenter: Sean Twiehaus
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/bio/Sean_Twiehaus.shtml&…>
Many of us in the IT industry have probably had professors that type very,
very slowly. Or worse, professors that make a lot of typos. Those can
really throw off a demonstration as the professor has to go into
troubleshooting mode to figure out why their command didn't work. This
project was created to avoid all these problems.
Simply create a "command file" with all the commands that will be ran
during the demonstration. During the demo, use a custom keyboard shortcut
to read the command file and put the next command on the prompt as if it
was typed in by hand. Explain the command to the audience and hit enter to
execute it. Repeat until the demonstration is complete.
*The originally scheduled talk, i.e. "NixOS Linux distro & Nix pkgmngr".
will be done in a future month.*
*Sorry for the change!*
NixOS distro & NIX package Manager
Thurs 16 Oct 2025
This abstract will likely be updated/replaced by our speaker before the
Thurs 16 Oct talk.
*NixOS* is a Linux distribution (ie a "distro") based on a package manager
named *Nix*.
Its use of a declarative programming configuration system allows
reproducibility and portability. It is free and open-source software with
an MIT License.
The Nix package manager is compared to Docker by some people. But, Nix is a
tool that takes a unique approach to package management and system
configuration.
Initial release date: 2003
Developer: NixOS contributors; NixOS Foundation
*Latest release: *25.05 / May 23, 2025; 4 months ago
===================
Imagine a world where system configuration is declarative, where builds are
reproducible, and where rolling back your OS is as easy as nixos-rebuild
switch --rollback.
But what about dependency hell?
In Nix, every package lives in its own isolated hash-based store path. No
conflicts. No DLL wars. It’s dependency heaven.
========================
>From Google:Why isn't NixOS more popular?
NixOS is one of the few distros that have something genuinely different to
offer compared to Windows, Mac OS and 99% of all other Linux
distributions. Of the advanced distros, I have yet to encounter a problem
that I didn't cause by misinterpreting the docs, and the docs are, while
not as good as the Arch Wiki (or the Gentoo Wiki at its peak), really
really good. Moreover, unlike GNU GUIX, it can *support binary blobs in
the kernel, hence you can run not-strictly-foss drivers on it.*
Why isn't nixOS the go-to distribution? Why isn't anyone trying to create a
the Nix counterpart of Manjaro to Arch?
===============================
*"Nixpkgs" *is a collection of over 120,000 software packages that can be
installed with the Nix package manager.
===============================
SLUUG did a presentation on Nix & NixOS in Nov 2019. Tonite will be a
different speaker. It will be the same speaker who spoke at the StL 2600
mtng earlier this month.
=============================================
*EVERY MONTH:*
See *https://www.stllinux.org/*
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.stllinux.org/&sa=D&source=calendar…>
for
current information. The *URL* link to this meeting is posted earlier in
the day of the meeting on 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 *https://www.stllinux.org/
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.stllinux.org/&sa=D&source=calendar…>*
web
page and our mailing lists. Note that your browser cache may need to be
refreshed each time you check the web page for the instructions.
-
- 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.
-
- The STLLINUX meetings are eight days after the SLUUG General meeting; so,
usually on the third or fourth Thursday of each month from* 6:30 PM to 9:00
PM*.
- ============================================
- ==========================================
St. Louis Unix Users Group (SLUUG)
https://www.sluug.org/
__8_October_2025__
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 ****
This session can use the following link:
> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88675142842?pwd=4XqkvT8QP26IIm9COEQgEpbtlKicx4.1
BASE How NOT to BADLY DESIGN UX by Scott Granneman
MAIN Securing MS-Windows with FOSS
Using Linux, Samba, VPN, VPS and WireGuard by Lee Lammert, Omnitec
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 8 October 2025.
* NO PHYSICAL MEETING ( until further notice )
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
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.
######################################################################
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.
======================================================================
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: October 8, 2025 18:30 Central Time (US and Canada)
**We will open the remote session at about 6:00 PM**
Join Zoom Meeting
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This Wed (ie 3 days, ie 8 Oct) is the monthly general mtng. Please invite
friends, colleagues, students,...
http://www.sluug.org/
<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sluug.org/&sa=D&source=calendar&usd…>
*BASE* Topic: *How NOT to BADLY DESIGN UX.*
Bad design doesn't just frustrate—it can horrify, confuse, or even make you
queasy. In this fast-paced 30-minute tutorial, we'll look at the good, the
bad, and the downright ugly of user interfaces and user experiences, with
examples pulled from the Web, software, and the real world.
Come ready to laugh, cringe, and maybe pick up a few lessons on how—and
more importantly, how NOT—to design.
Presenter: *Scott Granneman*.
*MAIN* Topic: *WireGuard, VPN, VPS. Using Linux to keep Win-10 & Win-11
safe.*
Presenter: *Lee_Lammert*
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/bio/Lee_Lammert&sa=D&sou…>
This challenge was enabling a remote MS-Windows *11* laptop to securely
access
file shares hosted on a *Samba server* as well as connect to a MS-Win*10*
server
inside the office LAN (192.168.1.0/24
<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://192.168.1.0/24&sa=D&source=calendar&usd…>),
where direct exposure to the
internet would be insecure and impractical.
The solution was to set up a *VPN* using a Linux server in the office as the
endpoint and a *VPS* (nyx.omnitec.net
<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://nyx.omnitec.net/&sa=D&source=calendar&u…>)
as a relay, with *WireGuard *providing
lightweight, encrypted connectivity. Once configured with
*keypairs androuting*, the VPN allows the remote Windows 11 client to
appear as part of
the office network, making Samba shares accessible and a connection to the
Win10 'server' as if the laptop were local, while maintaining security and
control.
===============================
6pm CDT The Zoom mtng will open online. Test your sound & video. Chat
with folks.
6:30 CDT Tutorial begins.
7pm CDT Tutorial ends. We have Announcements & a short Q&A
7:15 CDT Main Presentation
After the main presentation, there is usually a bit of
general, perhaps UNrelated to the evenings topics, Q&A and Commentary.
The Main Presentation is generally done by 9 CDT. The Zoom session is
generally shut down before 10 CDT.
===============================
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/
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.sluug.org/&sa=D&source=calendar&us…>*
web
page and on our mailing lists. Note that your browser cache may need to be
refreshed each time you check the web page for the instructions.
-
- 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.
==============================
Meetings are every 2nd Wednesday of the month *from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM.*
==============================
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,
retirees, students, plus many others who are interested in Unix, Unix-like
Operating Systems, Linux, BSD and other Free Open Source Software (FOSS)
applications, products, projects and services.
*SLUUG* is your forum for exchanging information about OPEN standards, OPEN
systems, OPEN source, products, services and architectures.
We usually start the general meeting with our *BASE* introductory level
session (often focused on personal computing), which may include either
simple tutorials, displays of newly discovered web sites, command line
wonders, demonstrations of useful applications, amazing graphical packages,
major resolution of long standing anomalies, blinking lights, or quantum
shifts in both time and space. Then we will have our usually quick welcome,
introduction, administrative announcements, and a Call For Help - Questions
and Answers Period. After all that, we may take a break before our *MAIN*
event.
Saint Louis Area Computer Club (SLACC)
www.slacc.orgslacc.sluug.org
___2_October_2025__
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/88675142842?pwd=4XqkvT8QP26IIm9COEQgEpbtlKicx4.1
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 2 October 2025.
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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: October 2, 2025 18:00 Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88675142842?pwd=4XqkvT8QP26IIm9COEQgEpbtlKicx4.1
Meeting ID: 886 7514 2842
Passcode: 563295
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
> www.slacc.orgslacc.sluug.org
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