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MUUG Meeting, Mar 12, 7:30pm -- Mini-Topic Trio
by MUUG meeting announcements 05 Mar '13

05 Mar '13

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 12. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Mini-Topic Trio Linux allows you to do some pretty cool stuff with digital cameras. Trevor Cordes will demonstrate how to use Linux to control a Canon SLR, and do some neat post-processing tricks such as exposure bracketing (AEB). After 30 years, the writing is on the wall for the venerable MBR (Master Boot Record). Now that drives larger than 2 TB are commonly available, something else will have to replace it. That something is heir-apparent GPT (GUID Partition Table). Kevin McGregor will discuss the history of disk partitioning, and how to make use of disks larger than 2 TB under Linux. The March RTFM will feature Gilbert Detillieux, talking about the rpm(8) and yum(8) commands, used for package management in Red Hat and similar Linux distributions. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our *NEW* meeting location: Room 1L08, Lockhart Hall, University of Winnipeg, entrance on Ellice Ave. between Spence St. and Balmoral St. Parking is available on the surrounding streets and in the lots on nearby streets. Look for signage once you're at the building, or ask a security guard. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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Sad news...
by MUUG meeting announcements 13 Feb '13

13 Feb '13

It is with great sadness that I report that Doug Shewfelt passed away Sunday morning of a massive heart attack around 11:00am. Doug's passing was very quick and very quiet. Funeral arrangements are being made by the family. Details are not yet known, but the funeral will most likely take place in Manitou, MB, where Doug grew up, and where his mother still lives. (This will probably happen later this week.) I'll pass further information along when I have it. Doug was a fellow student with me, in the University of Manitoba's Computer Science Honours program, from 1979 to 1983. He then went on to work in IT for the City of Winnipeg, where he continued to work until this last weekend. He also went back to University, to obtain MSc and MBA degrees. He was active in the Manitoba UNIX User Group for over 20 years, and served as treasurer for most of that time. His "tech" interests also included amateur radio. His areas of interest were almost as numerous as his many circles of friends, who will greatly miss his endless curiosity, love of learning, generosity, and wonderfully quirky sense of humour. Farewell, Doug. Your 51 years on Earth ended far too soon! -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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MUUG Meeting, Feb 12, 7:30pm -- System Call Tracing
by MUUG meeting announcements 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 12. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: System Call Tracing This month's presentation will feature Adam Thompson, who will show how to profile and troubleshoot UNIX processes without needing access to source code, through the use of system-call tracing. Learn where, when, why (and for a few of these, how) to use dtrace, dtruss, ftrace, ktrace/kdump, ltrace, LTTng, par, ProbeVue, ptrace, strace, System Tap, tusc, trace, and truss to find out exactly what that troublesome program is doing behind the scenes. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our *NEW* meeting location: Room 1L08, Lockhart Hall, University of Winnipeg, entrance on Ellice Ave. between Spence St. and Balmoral St. Parking is available on the surrounding streets and in the lots on nearby streets. Look for signage once you're at the building, or ask a security guard. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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MUUG Meeting, Jan 8, 7:30pm -- Raspberry Pi
by MUUG meeting announcements 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 8. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Life of Raspberry Pi The Raspberry Pi is a fully functional motherboard that fits in the palm of your hand. It has a CPU (ARM11), Ethernet capability, 512MB ram, USB 2.0 ports and can run Xwindows. Storage is on an SD card. This presentation will be in two parts: the first will be a general introduction by Michael Doob, including installing Linux on the Raspberry Pi. The second part will feature Wyatt Zacharias, demonstrating the GPIO (general purpose input/output) pins included on the motherboard. The RTFM topic features Gilbert Detillieux discussing lsof(8) and ftop(1). The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ******************************************************************** Please note our *NEW* meeting location: Room 3D03, Duckworth Centre, University of Winnipeg, at the south-west corner of Ellice Ave. and Spence St. (Duckworth Centre is at the far north-west of the campus.) Parking is available on the surrounding streets and in the lots indicated on the map by the letter P. Look for signage once you're at the building, or ask a security guard. ******************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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MUUG Meeting, Dec 11, 7:30pm -- Round-table, Mingling and Munchies
by MUUG meeting announcements 04 Dec '12

04 Dec '12

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 11. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Round-table, Mingling and Munchies Instead of a formal presentation this month, we will be starting the holiday season with an informal round-table meeting at a restaurant. We are leaving our normal meeting place at the IBM offices, and will be meeting at the Seine River Café. The Seine River Café is located at 390 Provencher Blvd, just east of Des Meurons. We will be meeting for dinner at 6:00 pm. Please email us to let us know how many people will be attending, so we have an idea of how much space to reserve with the restaurant. Brad Vokey will be collecting the RSVPs, so check out the MUUG web site for details on how to contact Brad. If you can't make it for dinner, drop by at 7:30 for an informal roundtable and social meeting - a great chance to chat with other MUUG attendees and to celebrate the holiday season. MUUG will be providing a few light refreshments; you can order more food and drink from the restaurant if you like. Winnipeg Harvest Food Drive As we have done in previous years, we are collecting non-perishable food items for Winnipeg Harvest. Please bring a non-perishable food to the December restaurant meeting to drop in our box. Winnipeg Harvest lists their most wanted food items here: http://winnipegharvest.org/10-most-wanted-food-items/ The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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MUUG Meeting, Nov 13, 7:30pm -- OpenRISC System on a Chip
by MUUG meeting announcements 06 Nov '12

06 Nov '12

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 13. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: OpenRISC System on a Chip Robert Keizer will talk about OpenRISC and its applications: * Why run an FPGA device * What you can do with one * Running a linux kernel on an FPGA * In-lining custom instructions. Instead of the RTFM segment, we'll have a Gadget show-and-tell. Bring along any gadgets or hardware you have so everyone else can see what's out there. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Our November 13 meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15pm, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.) Non-members may be required to show photo ID at the security desk. Limited parking is available for free on the street, either on Ellice Ave. or on some of the intersecting streets. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $5.00 for the evening. Bicycle parking is available in a bike rack under video surveillance located behind the building on Webb Place. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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MUUG Meeting, Oct 9, 7:30pm -- Arduino Microcontroller
by MUUG meeting announcements 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 9. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Arduino Microcontroller Sean Walberg, a local network administrator, web developer, tech writer and editor, will show us what we can do with the Arduino open-source microcontroller. To allow for a longer round-table session and break, we'll be skipping the RTFM segment of the meeting. Plus, this month's meeting is the MUUG annual general meeting, which included the election of the MUUG board of directors for the 2012-2013 year (which will be by acclamation). The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15pm, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.) Non-members may be required to show photo ID at the security desk. Limited parking is available for free on the street, either on Ellice Ave. or on some of the intersecting streets. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $5.00 for the evening. Bicycle parking is available in a bike rack under video surveillance located behind the building on Webb Place. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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MUUG Meeting, Sept 11, 7:30pm -- Network Cabling for Dummies
by MUUG meeting announcements 04 Sep '12

04 Sep '12

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 11. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Network Cabling for Dummies Katherine Scrupa and Adam Thompson will talk about network cabling, and demonstrate how to make your own network cables. To allow for a longer round-table session after the summer break, we'll be skipping the RTFM segment of the meeting. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15pm, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.) Non-members may be required to show photo ID at the security desk. Limited parking is available for free on the street, either on Ellice Ave. or on some of the intersecting streets. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $5.00 for the evening. Bicycle parking is available in a bike rack under video surveillance located behind the building on Webb Place. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609 ------ End of Forwarded Article

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MUUG Meeting, June 12, 7:30pm -- Ubuntu Mirroring
by MUUG meeting announcements 06 Jun '12

06 Jun '12

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 12. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: Ubuntu Mirroring Do you have multiple Ubuntu servers in your datacenter which all need regular updates? Are you doing a lot of testing and "playing around" at home or in a lab? Are you tired of waiting for slow Ubuntu archive servers? Why not maintain your own private archive? Kevin McGregor will illustrate two methods of reducing the download wait for, and bandwidth requirements of, regular Ubuntu updates. June's RTFM will feature the ifconfig(8) command, presented by Rob Keizer. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15pm, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.) Non-members may be required to show photo ID at the security desk. Limited parking is available for free on the street, either on Ellice Ave. or on some of the intersecting streets. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $5.00 for the evening. Bicycle parking is available in a bike rack under video surveillance located behind the building on Webb Place. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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MUUG Meeting, May 8, 7:30pm -- ZFS
by MUUG meeting announcements 01 May '12

01 May '12

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 8. The meeting topic for this month is as follows: ZFS Edwin Amsler will talk about (and demonstrate, if all goes well) ZFS. ZFS is a filesystem originally developed at Sun Microsystems. It has numerous features and has a native port to Solaris, OpenSolaris, and FreeBSD; Non-official ports have been made to Linux and Mac OSX. Edwin will be focusing on the basic usage of the filesystem and the snapshotting features that come built in. May's RTFM will feature the parallel(1) command, presented by Gilbert Detillieux. The group holds its general meetings at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend. ********************************************************************** Please note our meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15pm, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30pm. Don't be late, or you may not get in. (But don't come too early either, since security may not be there to let you in before 7:15 or so.) Non-members may be required to show photo ID at the security desk. Limited parking is available for free on the street, either on Ellice Ave. or on some of the intersecting streets. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $5.00 for the evening. Bicycle parking is available in a bike rack under video surveillance located behind the building on Webb Place. ********************************************************************** For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board: http://www.muug.mb.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf -- Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.mb.ca> Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://www.muug.mb.ca/ PO Box 130 St-Boniface Phone: (204)474-8161 Winnipeg MB CANADA R2H 3B4 Fax: (204)474-7609

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