Linux Learner Lounge: Fri 3 Feb 2012

February 2nd, 2012

THE LINUX SUPPORTERS GROUP first Lounge this year is as above. We meet at the ADELAIDE SOUTH WEST COMMUNITY CENTRE, 171 STURT ST, ADELAIDE, between 1415 and 1630, and offer help with Linux-related problems.

Just drop in. Refreshments supplied, Cost $3 if we help, $2 otherwise.  All welcome

Meeting: Wed. 1st Feb. 2012

January 27th, 2012

THE LINUX SUPPORTERS GROUP holds its First Meeting of the Year in the Adelaide South-West Community Centre, 171 Sturt Street, Adelaide, starting at 7.30 pm.

Hayden explores “Linux Kernel Concepts”.

Refreshments supplied; Cost still only $3  —  All Welcome.

[Note: PDF of notes have been added to the 'tutorials' section of our website]

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January 18th, 2012

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In The Magazines: December 2011

December 10th, 2011

I know — December already: I’ll catch up with the others over the Xmas break; until then, this.

Linux User and Developer (Issue 107, Dec 2011)
– A few tips on how to fix some common problems that occur using Linux
– Build your own distro. using SUSE
– How to get media onto your Android
– Clever password managers
– Reviews of distros: OpenSUSE 12.1, Lubuntu 11.10, Sabayon 7
– Reviews of apps: AV Linux (audio/video), Shotwell (photo management)
– Bootable DVD included.

Next Function: Wed. 14th December, 6pm

November 14th, 2011

The Linux Supporters Group shall hold its end-of-year barbeque at The Box Factory, 59a Regent Street Adelaide.  We supply the food and a short movie — you BYO drinks. Cost $5.00 (same as last year).

Should you wish to attend please let us know by Friday the 2nd of December via the Adelaide South West Community Centre.

Meeting: Wed. 2nd Nov. 2011

October 17th, 2011

THE LINUX SUPPORTERS GROUPS next meeting is above, we meet at the ADELAIDE SOUTH WEST COMMUNITY  CENTRE, 171 STURT ST, ADELAIDE, starting at 7.30 pm.

BRIAN EDWARDS from Print Graphics will give the Presentation.

Refreshments supplied Cost $3.00  All welcome

Meeting: Wed. 5th of October 2011

September 16th, 2011

The Linux Supporters Group Adelaide plans to meet on the above date at the Adelaide South West Community Centre, 171 Sturt Street, Adelaide, at 7.30pm.

PRESENTATION By Hayden: “Wifi Terminology: an Overview.”

Refreshments supplied, all welcome, parking OK. Cost $3.00

NOTE: the talk notes in PDF form have been added to our ‘Tutorials’ section.

Meeting: Wed 7th September 2011

August 15th, 2011

The Linux Supporters Group next meeting starts at 7.30pm at The Adelaide South West Community Centre, 171 Sturt Street, Adelaide.

Hayden shall speak on “Wifi — Transmission Theory, Practice & Jargon.”

Refreshments supplied; Cost is $3.00,  Parking Available,  All Welcome.

Note: The PDF version of our April talk “Advanced Options in Google” is now in the ‘Tutorials’ section.

Meeting: Wed. 3rd August 2011

July 16th, 2011

The Linux Supporters Group shall meet at the Adelaide South-West Community Centre, 171 Sturt Street, Adelaide, at 7.30pm on Wednesday 3rd of August 2011.

RICK MATTHEWS to present “The DEVELOPMENT of CHAOS THEORY“.

COST $3.00, refreshments available, plenty of parking, please bring your friends. ALL WELCOME.

Note: Useful links for this talk have been established in our ‘Tutorials’ section.

In the Magazines: July 2011

July 16th, 2011

Linux User & Developer (Issue 99): Very clear Multi-boot tutorial (Windows+Linux+BSD) — Reviews of: Firefox 4, OpenSUSE 11.4, TinyCore 3.5 — Tutorials: Build small business server, create virtual machines — Media player programs tested — Included DVD (openSUSE 11.4, Debian 6.0, JoliOS 1.2).

Linux User & Developer (Issue 100): Drizzle might replace Oracle’s MySQL — Summary of 99 opensource favourite programs (they overlook a handful of goodies, ‘though) — How to run Linux on lots of alternate hardware — Short LibreOffice tutorial — Good guide to top 10 Linux distros. — Review of Ubuntu 11.04 ‘Natty’ Beta, Debian 6.0 ‘Squeeze’, Bodhi Linux 1.0.0 — Included DVD with 5 bootable distros.

Linux Format (July 2011): Roundup of lightweight window managers (enlightenment, opembox, windowmaker, fvwm, ratpoison) — What’s new in Ubuntu 11.04 — Introduction to ChromeOS — Tutorials: Xfce, Firefox 4, Advanced commandline, FrugalWare linux, server administration — DVD included with Ubuntu 11.04, TinyCore Linux.

Linux Format (August 2011): Roundup of interesting Linux podcasts — Distro ’showdown’ assessing by ten criteria: best all-round distro. is Debian, followed by Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE — Tutorial on Fedora — Android apps. — What is GNOME3 — Grub2 tutorial — ‘Lyx’ front-end to LaTex — mhWaveEdit for audio recording — Mint LXDE in detail — Tutorial on Puppy Linux and Damn Small Linux — Linux tools for photographers — Linux admin. commandline tutorial — DVD with Arch, Debian, Fedora, Mint, SUSE, Ubuntu.