Friday, August 16, 2024

Boston Linux and Unix Annual Summer BBQ XXVIII, reminder, tomorrow, Saturday, August 17, 2024 1:00 PM

Boston Linux and Unix Annual Summer BBQ XXVIII
When: Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Where: John and Shelley Chambers' home
33 Cedarwood Avenue, Waltham, MA.
BYOF - Bring Your Own Food and drinks


Boston Linux & Unix is holding its twenty-eighth annual summer BBQ on
Saturday, August 17, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Guests are encouraged to bring along something for the grill and the
snack table. We're holding the barbecue at the same location as the past
few years, John and Shelley Chambers' home at 33 Cedarwood Avenue,
Waltham,MA.

Please refer to the BLU website
(https://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2024-bbq28) for further details and
directions.

Weather forecast is for partly cloudy in in the mid 70s.

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting , Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - Experiences Upgrading RHEL7 to RHEL8

When: August 21, 2024 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Topic: Experiences Upgrading RHEL7 to RHEL8

Speakers: Brandon Vogel

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

We will not be live streaming as the YouTube the live streams have been
failing partway through our meetings. We will be recording the meeting
using Jitsi's recording feature.

Summary:

Brandon relates what he went through upgrading his team to RHEL8 at his
commercial workspace.


Abstract:

Brandon relates what he went through upgrading his team to RHEL8 at his
commercial workspace.


Note: Don't forget BLU BBQ August 17th - I'll send out a reminder
tomorrow. https://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2024-bbq28


For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site:
http://www.blu.org

Our meeting recordings are on the Video tab: http://blu.org/video/

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Jerry Feldman<gaf.linux@gmail.com>
Boston Linux and Unix
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Saturday, August 10, 2024

Boston Linux and Unix Annual Summer BBQ XXVIII Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Boston Linux & Unix is holding its twenty-eighth annual summer BBQ on
Saturday, Saturday, August 17, 2024, beginning at 1:00PM.
Everyone is welcome. Guests are encouraged to bring along something for
the grill and the snack table.
We're holding the barbecue at John and Shelley Chambers' home at 33
Cedarwood Avenue, Waltham, MA.


Location

John and Shelley Chambers' home
Take Route 128 to Exit 41 (formerly Exit 26) in Waltham.
Get onto Route 20 East, towards Boston; then take the first right onto
Cedarwood Avenue.
The Chambers' residence, 33 Cedarwood Avenue, is on the right-hand side
of the street. See the Location link above for more details.


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Boston Linux and Unix http://www.blu.org
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Friday, August 2, 2024

BLU summer BBQ

We're holding our annual BLU summer BBQ on Saturday, August 17 at John
Chambers' house in Waltham. Details on the BLU website, at

https://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2024-bbq28


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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting , reminder, tomorrow, Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - Customizing GNOME with Extensions

When: July 17, 2024 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Topic: Customizing GNOME with Extensions

Speakers: Abhishek Prakash

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

We will be recording the meeting. Recordings will be listed at
https://blu.org/video/

Summary:

Abhishek discusses customizing Gnome with GNOME Extensions

Abstract:

Abhishek demonstrates how to install and remove GNOME Extensions, where
to get them, and some best practices. He then shares some of his
favorite extensions and why he likes them.

Bio

Abhishek created "It's FOSS" in 2013 to share his Linux adventures. He
has a Master's degree in Engineering and years of IT industry
experience. Abhishek is a huge fan of Agatha Christie detective mysteries.

Attachment:

https://itsfoss.com/


For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site:
http://www.blu.org

Our meeting recordings are on the Video tab: http://blu.org/video/

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Jerry Feldman<gaf.linux@gmail.com>
Boston Linux and Unix
http://www.blu.org

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting , Wednesday, July 17, 2024 - Customizing GNOME with Extensions

When: July 17, 2024 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)

Topic: Customizing GNOME with Extensions

Speakers: Abhishek Prakash

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

We will not be live streaming as the YouTube the live streams have been
failing partway through our meetings. We will be recording the meeting
using Jitsi's recording feature.

Summary:

Abhishek discusses customizing Gnome with GNOME Extensions

Abstract:

Abhishek demonstrates how to install and remove GNOME Extensions, where
to get them, and some best practices. He then shares some of his
favorite extensions and why he likes them.

Bio

Abhishek created "It's FOSS" in 2013 to share his Linux adventures. He
has a Master's degree in Engineering and years of IT industry
experience. Abhishek is a huge fan of Agatha Christie detective mysteries.

Attachment:

https://itsfoss.com/


For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site:
http://www.blu.org

Our meeting recordings are on the Video tab: http://blu.org/video/

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Jerry Feldman<gaf.linux@gmail.com>
Boston Linux and Unix
http://www.blu.org

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Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Boston Linux VIRTUAL Meeting, reminder, tomorrow Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - Rocky Linux Redux 2024

When: June 19, 2024 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)   Corrected Date 😳

Topic: Rocky Linux Redux 2024

Speakers:  Brian Clemens, Gregory Kurtzer

Location: Online: https://meet.jit.si/blu.org

We will not be live streaming as the YouTube the live streams have been
failing partway through our meetings. We will be recording the meeting
using Jitsi's recording feature.

Summary:

Latest news regarding Rocky Linux

Abstract:

Rocky Linux is an open-source enterprise operating system designed to be
100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux®. It is under
intensive development by the community.

Attachments

Enterprise Linux, the community way: https://rockylinux.org/

For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site:
http://www.blu.org

Our meeting recordings are on the Video tab: http://blu.org/video/

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Jerry Feldman<gaf.linux@gmail.com>
Boston Linux and Unix
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