The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting IN PERSON, on Tuesday, March 5th, at 7:30pm. Yes, that's a week
early, i.e. the FIRST Tuesday of the month...
Fluentd
Alberto Abrao will present and demo fluentd. According to their
website, "Fluentd is an open source data collector for unified
logging layer." Fluentd is lightweight enough that you can
host it on a Raspberry Pi or similar low-end device. The
presentation will walk us through the configuration of a machine
that will serve as a "log aggregator," and a couple of others
that will send their logs to it. All logs will stay in plain text,
as the "Gods of UNIX" intended.
Where to find the Meeting:
Fortress Software Inc., 350 Keewatin St -- Unit #2
We have a new in-person meeting location now! Brad Vokey has
graciously let us use his work office for our next in-person
meeting. The meeting room will be open by 7:00 pm, with the actual
meeting starting at 7:30 pm. If driving, enter the lot using the
most north east entrance and drive around to the south west corner
of the building (see route in map detail on poster linked below).
You can use any of the free, ample, and safe parking spots that
say "reserved" in front of units #1 through #4 before entering
unit #2. Bus stops #30814 and #30880 (route 77) are only 150
meters away. The last bus leaves for Polo Park at 10:15 pm and for
Garden City at 10:31 pm. Logan Ave. bus routes #19, #26, and #27
are a 600 meter (8 minute) walk to the south.
For those unable or preferring not to attend in person, the
meeting will also be available online, using BBB as usual. Stay
tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which
will be made available about a half hour before the meeting
starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there
are issues with connecting.)
*Date Change*
Please note the change in meeting date for this month, and for the
rest of the current year: We are now meeting on the first Tuesday of
each month.
The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* 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:
https://muug.ca/
Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your
workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or
linking to it on social media:
https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf
--
Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/
A reminder that the MUUG meeting will be this evening, both in person
and online...
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting IN PERSON, on Tuesday, February 6th, at 7:30pm. Yes, that's a
week early, i.e. the FIRST Tuesday of the month...
Firejail
Want to add an extra layer of protection when using complex or
untrusted programs, like browsers or Steam? Short on time and fed
up with overbearing whole-system solutions like SELinux or
resource-hogging virtualization? Well, protect yourself the easy
and painless way with Firejail!
In this month's presentation, Trevor Cordes will outline why you
want to use Linux Firejail, how you use it, and why it may be
better for your use case than other protection solutions. Cool
demos may ensue.
Where to find the Meeting:
Fortress Software Inc., 350 Keewatin St -- Unit #2
We have a new in-person meeting location now! Brad Vokey has
graciously let us use his work office for our next in-person
meeting. The meeting room will be open by 7:00 pm, with the actual
meeting starting at 7:30 pm. If driving, enter the lot using the
most north east entrance and drive around to the south west corner
of the building (see route in map detail on poster linked below).
You can use any of the free, ample, and safe parking spots that
say "reserved" in front of units #1 through #4 before entering
unit #2. Bus stops #30814 and #30880 (route 77) are only 150
meters away. The last bus leaves for Polo Park at 10:15 pm and for
Garden City at 10:31 pm. Logan Ave. bus routes #19, #26, and #27
are a 600 meter (8 minute) walk to the south.
For those unable or preferring not to attend in person, the
meeting will also be available online, using BBB as usual. Stay
tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which
will be made available about a half hour before the meeting
starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there
are issues with connecting.)
*Date Change*
Please note the change in meeting date for this month, and for the
rest of the current year: We are now meeting on the first Tuesday of
each month.
The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* 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:
https://muug.ca/
Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your
workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or
linking to it on social media:
https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf
--
Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting IN PERSON, on Tuesday, February 6th, at 7:30pm. Yes, that's a
week early, i.e. the FIRST Tuesday of the month...
Firejail
Want to add an extra layer of protection when using complex or
untrusted programs, like browsers or Steam? Short on time and fed
up with overbearing whole-system solutions like SELinux or
resource-hogging virtualization? Well, protect yourself the easy
and painless way with Firejail!
In this month's presentation, Trevor Cordes will outline why you
want to use Linux Firejail, how you use it, and why it may be
better for your use case than other protection solutions. Cool
demos may ensue.
Where to find the Meeting:
Fortress Software Inc., 350 Keewatin St -- Unit #2
We have a new in-person meeting location now! Brad Vokey has
graciously let us use his work office for our next in-person
meeting. The meeting room will be open by 7:00 pm, with the actual
meeting starting at 7:30 pm. If driving, enter the lot using the
most north east entrance and drive around to the south west corner
of the building (see route in map detail on poster linked below).
You can use any of the free, ample, and safe parking spots that
say "reserved" in front of units #1 through #4 before entering
unit #2. Bus stops #30814 and #30880 (route 77) are only 150
meters away. The last bus leaves for Polo Park at 10:15 pm and for
Garden City at 10:31 pm. Logan Ave. bus routes #19, #26, and #27
are a 600 meter (8 minute) walk to the south.
For those unable or preferring not to attend in person, the
meeting will also be available online, using BBB as usual. Stay
tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which
will be made available about a half hour before the meeting
starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there
are issues with connecting.)
*Date Change*
Please note the change in meeting date for this month, and for the
rest of the current year: We are now meeting on the first Tuesday of
each month.
The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* 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:
https://muug.ca/
Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your
workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or
linking to it on social media:
https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf
--
Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/
A reminder that the MUUG meeting will be this evening, both in person
and online...
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting IN PERSON, on Tuesday, January 2nd, at 7:30pm. Yes, that's a
week early, i.e. the FIRST Tuesday of the month...
Working around LibreNMS dashboard limitations using
Nagios, APIs, and ImageMagick
We've looked at LibreNMS and its features in a past meeting. In
this presentation, Chris Audet digs a bit deeper, and shows ways
to overcome limitations in LibreNMS, using its API and other open
source tools.
Where to find the Meeting:
Fortress Software Inc., 350 Keewatin St -- Unit #2
We have a new in-person meeting location now! Brad Vokey has
graciously let us use his work office for our next in-person
meeting. The meeting room will be open by 7:00 pm, with the actual
meeting starting at 7:30 pm. If driving, enter the lot using the
most north east entrance and drive around to the south west corner
of the building (see route in map detail on poster linked below).
You can use any of the free, ample, and safe parking spots that
say "reserved" in front of units #1 through #4 before entering
unit #2. Bus stops #30814 and #30880 (route 77) are only 150
meters away. The last bus leaves for Polo Park at 10:15 pm and for
Garden City at 10:31 pm. Logan Ave. bus routes #19, #26, and #27
are a 600 meter (8 minute) walk to the south.
For those unable or preferring not to attend in person, the
meeting will also be available online, using BBB as usual. Stay
tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which
will be made available about a half hour before the meeting
starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there
are issues with connecting.)
*Date Change*
Please note the change in meeting date for this month, and for the
rest of the current year: We are now meeting on the first Tuesday of
each month.
The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* 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:
https://muug.ca/
Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your
workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or
linking to it on social media:
https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf
--
Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/
Apologies for getting this out late!...
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting IN PERSON, on Tuesday, January 2nd, at 7:30pm. Yes, that's a
week early, i.e. the FIRST Tuesday of the month...
Working around LibreNMS dashboard limitations using
Nagios, APIs, and ImageMagick
We've looked at LibreNMS and its features in a past meeting. In
this presentation, Chris Audet digs a bit deeper, and shows ways
to overcome limitations in LibreNMS, using its API and other open
source tools.
Where to find the Meeting:
Fortress Software Inc., 350 Keewatin St -- Unit #2
We have a new in-person meeting location now! Brad Vokey has
graciously let us use his work office for our next in-person
meeting. The meeting room will be open by 7:00 pm, with the actual
meeting starting at 7:30 pm. If driving, enter the lot using the
most north east entrance and drive around to the south west corner
of the building (see route in map detail on poster linked below).
You can use any of the free, ample, and safe parking spots that
say "reserved" in front of units #1 through #4 before entering
unit #2. Bus stops #30814 and #30880 (route 77) are only 150
meters away. The last bus leaves for Polo Park at 10:15 pm and for
Garden City at 10:31 pm. Logan Ave. bus routes #19, #26, and #27
are a 600 meter (8 minute) walk to the south.
For those unable or preferring not to attend in person, the
meeting will also be available online, using BBB as usual. Stay
tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which
will be made available about a half hour before the meeting
starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there
are issues with connecting.)
*Date Change*
Please note the change in meeting date for this month, and for the
rest of the current year: We are now meeting on the first Tuesday of
each month.
The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* 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:
https://muug.ca/
Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your
workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or
linking to it on social media:
https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf
--
Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting IN PERSON, on Tuesday, December 5th, at 7:30pm. Yes, that's on
the FIRST Tuesday of the month...
Round-Table, Show & Tell, and Pot Luck
As 2023 draws to a close, MUUG will continue the tradition of
turning the December meeting into more of an informal, social
event.
Bring your favourite gadget! We will have the usual (brief)
round-table session, followed by a short presentation, a gadget
show & tell, and then have some time for mingling, eating, and
drinking.
But please, stay home if you are sick.
We will also attempt to simulcast the live round-table and short
presentation over BigBlueButton for those that can't attend in
person for any reason, whether snow, or sleet, or illness.
Bring your favourite gadget! Bring your latest gadget to talk
about - while everyone mingles, eats, and drinks.
This will be a pot-luck snack event. Members are encouraged to
bring their own food to sample and share with others. Feel free to
bring your own special drink as well - just remember that we don't
have a liquor license!
Where to Find the Meeting:
Just like last December, Mark Jenkins has graciously let us use
Skullspace, at 374 Donald St. We will be in room 200. Please note
that this location is not mobility accessible. There are 3 flights
of stairs and it is 1.5 stories up.
There is no Winnipeg Jets home game on December 5th so downtown
street parking should be plentiful. One of the best blocks for
street parking is Notre Dame after Hargrave. There are also
several commercial parking lots in the area including right behind
the Skullspace building.
The 66 bus route has a southbound stop on the same block of Donald
(useful for departure) in front of the Yellow Dog Tavern. For
arrival by bus, it's quite reasonable to walk from stops on Graham
and Portage or if taking the 66 get off at northbound Smith at
Portage or northbound King at Notre Dame.
Doors will be open starting at 7:15 pm with the meeting starting
at 7:30 pm. After 7:45 pm the doors may be locked so you will need
to call the Skullspace number (204-480-4092) and we'll answer and
come down to let you in.
Food Bank Donations Requested
As in previous years, we are combining our pot luck event with a
food drive for Harvest Manitoba. Any member who donates at least
$1 or brings at least 1 food item will be given an entry into the
door prize!
As a special bonus challenge this year, any cash donation made to
Harvest Manitoba at this event will be matched dollar for dollar
by Bradford Vokey (up to a total $500 limit)! Let's all chip in to
make Brad donate more!
Top 10 Most-Wanted Food Items
1. Canned Fruit 6. Pasta Sauce
2. Canned Soup/Stew 7. Rice
3. Canned Tuna 8. Peanut Butter
4. Canned Vegetables 9. Baby Formula/Food
5. Pasta 10. Instant Oatmeal
Date Change
Please note the change in meeting date for this month, and for the
rest of the current year: We are now meeting on the first Tuesday of
each month.
The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* 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:
https://muug.ca/
Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your
workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or
linking to it on social media:
https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf
--
Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/
Apologies for getting this out so late!...
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting IN PERSON, on Tuesday, November 7th, at 7:30pm. Yes, that's a
week early, i.e. the FIRST Tuesday of the month...
Minimum dpkg-buildpackage
Gilbert Detillieux will present dpkg-buildpackage(1), which is
used to build .deb packages from source. Gilbert will also give
a tour of the source directory structure, and how to use quilt
to manage patches. Somewhere between an RTFM and a deep-dive
presentation, this talk will try to provide you with a minimum
working set of tips and techniques to navigate the Debian package
build environment.
AGM
Plus, this month's meeting was the MUUG annual general meeting,
which included the election of the MUUG board of directors for the
2023-2024 year (by acclamation, again this year).
Where to find the Meeting:
Fortress Software Inc., 350 Keewatin St -- Unit #2
We have a new in-person meeting location now! Brad Vokey has
graciously let us use his work office for our next in-person
meeting. The meeting room will be open by 7:00 pm, with the actual
meeting starting at 7:30 pm. If driving, enter the lot using the
most north east entrance and drive around to the south west corner
of the building (see route in map detail on poster linked below).
You can use any of the free, ample, and safe parking spots that
say "reserved" in front of units #1 through #4 before entering
unit #2. Bus stops #30814 and #30880 (route 77) are only 150
meters away. The last bus leaves for Polo Park at 10:15 pm and for
Garden City at 10:31 pm. Logan Ave. bus routes #19, #26, and #27
are a 600 meter (8 minute) walk to the south.
For those unable or preferring not to attend in person, the
meeting will also be available online, using BBB as usual. Stay
tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which
will be made available about a half hour before the meeting
starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there
are issues with connecting.)
*Date Change*
Please note the change in meeting date for this month, and for the
rest of the current year: We are now meeting on the first Tuesday of
each month.
The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* 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:
https://muug.ca/
Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your
workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or
linking to it on social media:
https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf
--
Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/
A reminder that the MUUG meeting will be this evening, both in person
and online...
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting IN PERSON, on Tuesday, September 5th, at 7:30pm. Yes, that's a
week early, i.e. the FIRST Tuesday of the month...
NetBox
Alberto Abrao will present NetBox. According to their website,
"NetBox is the leading solution for modeling and documenting
modern networks. By combining the traditional disciplines of IP
address management (IPAM) and datacenter infrastructure management
(DCIM) with powerful APIs and extensions, NetBox provides the
ideal 'source of truth' to power network automation. ... Discover
why thousands of organizations worldwide put NetBox at the heart
of their infrastructure."
Where to find the Meeting:
Fortress Software Inc., 350 Keewatin St -- Unit #2
We have a new in-person meeting location now! Brad Vokey has
graciously let us use his work office for our next in-person
meeting. The meeting room will be open by 7:00 pm, with the actual
meeting starting at 7:30 pm. If driving, enter the lot using the
most north east entrance and drive around to the south west corner
of the building (see route in map detail on poster linked below).
You can use any of the free, ample, and safe parking spots that
say "reserved" in front of units #1 through #4 before entering
unit #2. Bus stops #30814 and #30880 (route 77) are only 150
meters away. The last bus leaves for Polo Park at 10:15 pm and for
Garden City at 10:31 pm. Logan Ave. bus routes #19, #26, and #27
are a 600 meter (8 minute) walk to the south.
For those unable or preferring not to attend in person, the
meeting will also be available online, using BBB as usual. Stay
tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which
will be made available about a half hour before the meeting
starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there
are issues with connecting.)
*Date Change*
Please note the change in meeting date for this month, and for the
rest of the current year: We are now meeting on the first Tuesday of
each month.
The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* 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:
https://muug.ca/
Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your
workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or
linking to it on social media:
https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf
--
Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly
meeting IN PERSON, on Tuesday, September 5th, at 7:30pm. Yes, that's a
week early, i.e. the FIRST Tuesday of the month...
NetBox
Alberto Abrao will present NetBox. According to their website,
"NetBox is the leading solution for modeling and documenting
modern networks. By combining the traditional disciplines of IP
address management (IPAM) and datacenter infrastructure management
(DCIM) with powerful APIs and extensions, NetBox provides the
ideal 'source of truth' to power network automation. ... Discover
why thousands of organizations worldwide put NetBox at the heart
of their infrastructure."
Where to find the Meeting:
Fortress Software Inc., 350 Keewatin St -- Unit #2
We have a new in-person meeting location now! Brad Vokey has
graciously let us use his work office for our next in-person
meeting. The meeting room will be open by 7:00 pm, with the actual
meeting starting at 7:30 pm. If driving, enter the lot using the
most north east entrance and drive around to the south west corner
of the building (see route in map detail on poster linked below).
You can use any of the free, ample, and safe parking spots that
say "reserved" in front of units #1 through #4 before entering
unit #2. Bus stops #30814 and #30880 (route 77) are only 150
meters away. The last bus leaves for Polo Park at 10:15 pm and for
Garden City at 10:31 pm. Logan Ave. bus routes #19, #26, and #27
are a 600 meter (8 minute) walk to the south.
For those unable or preferring not to attend in person, the
meeting will also be available online, using BBB as usual. Stay
tuned to our muug.ca home page for the official URL, which
will be made available about a half hour before the meeting
starts. (Reload the page if you don't see the link, or if there
are issues with connecting.)
*Date Change*
Please note the change in meeting date for this month, and for the
rest of the current year: We are now meeting on the first Tuesday of
each month.
The group now holds its meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* 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:
https://muug.ca/
Help us promote this month's meeting, by putting this poster up on your
workplace bulletin board or other suitable public message board, or
linking to it on social media:
https://muug.ca/meetings/MUUGmeeting.pdf
--
Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/
A reminder that the MUUG BBQ will be next Tuesday, but the deadline for
RSVP is tonight at midnight...
The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next event IN
PERSON, on Tuesday, August 1st, at 6:30pm. This is not a formal
meeting, but a chance to meet socially and share food...
MUUG 2023 BBQ, 6:30pm
MUUG is having another summer BBQ and everyone is invited!
Spouses, children, and significant others are also welcome to
attend.
Time: 6:30pm
Location: BBQ Site #5, Assiniboine Park
For the second year in a row MUUG is hosting another BBQ event,
but this time at Assiniboine Park! Burgers, hot dogs, and pop will
be provided by MUUG. Feel free to bring your own food to share
with others and your own beverages if you like. Please RSVP via
email to board(a)muug.ca with the subject "MUUG BBQ" before midnight
on July 25th so we know how much food we need to buy and bring.
See the June 2023 newsletter for details, including a site
map, on page 3...
https://muug.ca/pub/muuglines/pdf/muug2306.pdf
The group holds its regular meetings at 7:30pm on the *first* 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:
https://muug.ca/
--
Gilbert E. Detillieux E-mail: <gedetil(a)muug.ca>
Manitoba UNIX User Group Web: http://muug.ca/