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2022.04.09 10:00 a.m. Rahul De |
Babashka and ClojureOvercome frustrations, when writing bash and Make, without looking at stackoverflow. Frustrated with python? Wish something was there to enable instant feedback when developing scripts? Finding that python isn't as easy as it seems? Tearing your hair out with python package management?
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2022.03.12 10:00 a.m. Derek Thurston |
Using Linux File Access Policy Daemon (fapolicyd)Derek will discuss and demonstrate the use the File Access Policy Daemon (fapolicyd), including enhance security on Linux systems. |
2022.02.12 10:00 a.m. Zachary Zebrowski |
Introduction to Database ForensicsZak will present a primer on getting information from a database when obtained from forensic sources. Planned topics:
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2021.12.11 10:00 a.m. John Alexander |
Making Hardware Work (With Linux)John will speak on Making "it" work — how to break incompatibility and dependency hell for your hardware without mashing your desktop. He will present an overview of Linux features to get awkward, custom, or, unusual hardware working without destroying a system or descending into madness. Sponsored jointly by NoVaLUG & Shropshire Lugs — SLUG |
2021.11.13 |
Presentation Rescheduled to December 11th |
2021.09.30 Thursday 14:00 EDT Andy Fletcher |
Going Off Grid — A Practical GuideSponsored by Shropshire Linux Group ( SLUG)Hosted by John Kennedy & Great Britain's John AlexanderAndy will spaek onr the design and installation of renewable energy at his home in South Shropshire. Beginning with overall energy requirements for power and space heating, the talk will cover the design and implementation, followed by a discussion of how well everything works. Issues identified during implementation and predicted performance led to some re-engineering. As demand changed, an EV was purchased. The talk will cover these changes and issues which arose. In sum, it is possible to run 100% solar power with a small generator boost at the end of December at a reasonable cost. However, implementers need to really understand needs and design accordingly. Andy will describe key requirements and design features required for a successful project. Andy About Andy"As a child I used to rip apart anything electrical to see how it worked and on occasion even put it back together afterwards. Became a licensed radio amateur at the age of 16 and worked designing PMR radios and infrastructure since the early 1980s. Involved public safety network design and operations for various organisations for around 20 years. "First played with Linux in 1995 (Slackware 0.98 kernel). Managed the ongoing Linuxbierwanderung mailing list since 1998. Linux has been my daily driver since about 2000. "I developed a strong interest in the decarbonisation of energy over the last decade and now live off grid (100% solar) in South Shropshire. "I recently got back into embedded design after a gap of about 20 years and am really enjoying the rediscovering those skills." |
2021.09.11 John Kennedy |
Linux — Questions and AnswersBring your questions for answers from the NoVaLUG community. |
2021.08.14 Rich Lucente |
Decoding Radio Signals with an SDR on Raspberry PiBuild a public safety radio scanner for under $100 using the Raspberry Pi 4. Discover what digital trunked radio is and how to set up hardware and software on the RPi 4 to decode Project 25 radio traffic and stream to an icecast server. The icecast server, running on a separate Linux system provides client access to the stream and archives the streams using systemd timers/services. Connect over WiFi with VLC to the Icecast server and listen live to public safety radio traffic. At this meeting, Rich will share his experiences assembling and operating this method. |
2021.06.12 Host: John Kennedy |
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2021.07.12 Roger Broseus |
The GIMPBest viewed on device with a large screen. BackgroundThe GIMP — GNU Image Manipulation Program — is a free and open source program licensed under the GPLv3+ license. It is very powerful alternative to non-free (expensive) image editing programs. It is available for Linux, Windows and macOS. The GIMP has been under continuous maintenance and development since 1995 and is widely used by amateurs and professional photographers for post processing of their images. Session ObjectivesThis talk is aimed both at introducing prospective users to The GIMP as well as moving on to intermediate levels of usage. Expect the following:
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2021.04.28 14:30 EDT Greg Kurtzer & R. Leigh Hennig |
The Rocky Linux ProjectNote: This meeting, sponsored by the Wolverhampton (UK) LUG, will open at 14:40 EDT (19:30 GMT); the formal presentation will start ~ 15:30&EDT (20:30 GMT). Session ObjectivesWith the EOL of CentOS 8 coming this year and transition to a rolling release model, Greg Kurtzer is initiating the Rocky Linux Project, a free, community-run drop-in replacement for CentOS and RHEL. Greg is original founder of the CentOS. After a whirlwind start of 3 months of infrastructure building, the first release candidate of Rocky Linux is expected by 31 March 2021; the official release is expected in mid-2021. Greg and Leigh will speak and answer questions on:
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2021.04.29 14:15 EDT Heather Lomond |
Reverse Engineering Example
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2021.05.08 Speakers: Michael Irwin & Phil Fenstermacher |
Getting started with Traefik
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2021.05.27 14:15 EDT Peter Larsen |
CentOS Is Not Dead— The rumors of CentOS' death are wildly exaggerated —On December 8, 2020, Red Hat announced a big change for the CentOS project. Peter Larsen from Red Hat will talk about the changes and how it brings CentOS ("Stream") than CentOS Linux is today. He will discuss how Fedora, CentOS and RHEL get software, updates and how the process works. The process of converting CentOS Linux to CentOS Stream will also be described. |