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The Lug Digest
Volume 1 : Issue 294 : "text" Format
Messages in this Issue:
201210/18 : [TriLUG-announce] Thursday,
Oct 11 Meeting: Using the Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM)
Bill Farrow <bill@arrowsreach.[redacted]>
201210/19 : Re: Meeting Tonight - 7PM @ SAS 1108
Michael Yenik <mgyenik@ncsu.[redacted]>
201210/20 : LUG mailing list updates
Matthew Frazier <mlfrazie@ncsu.[redacted]>
201210/21 : PyCarolinas 2012 - Last Day to Register!
Matthew Frazier <mlfrazie@ncsu.[redacted]>
201210/22 : Beginning user
Stephen Schneider <smschnei@ncsu.[redacted]>
201210/23 : Re: Beginning user
Srinath Krishna Ananthakrishnan <sananth5@ncsu.[redacted]>
201210/25 : Re: Beginning user
John Goodman <jmgoodm2@ncsu.[redacted]>
201210/24 : Tuesday Meeting: 10/16 @ 19:00 in SAS 1108
Barry Peddycord III <bwpeddyc@ncsu.[redacted]>
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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:27:11 -0400
From: Bill Farrow <bill@arrowsreach.[redacted]>
To: TriLUG Announce <trilug-announce@trilug.[redacted]>,
TriLUG General List <trilug@trilug.[redacted]>
Subject: [TriLUG-announce] Thursday,
Oct 11 Meeting: Using the Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM)
Message-ID: <CAPm8Nr0e7beR2n4JOA8s40Xf3am7FX8EAVrausbdFEk0R0LiTQ@mail.gmail.[redacted]>
Hey All,
Don't forget the TriLUG meeting tomorrow night !!
Our presenters are driving up from Columbia SC to give this talk, and
will arrive at RedHat HQ at 6pm Thursday night. Todd Lewis is
especially interested in meeting other open source organizers to
discuss running a conference here.
Topic: Using the Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM)
Presenter: Jim Salter and Todd Lewis
When: Thursday, October 11, 7pm
Where: Red Hat HQ, NCSU Centennial Campus, 1801 Varsity Dr, Raleigh, NC
http://trilug.org/2012-10-11/kvm
=== Live Video ===
TriLUG will be live video streaming the meeting again this month.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100966474210194014634/
The videos will also be posted to YouTube for viewing at your leisure.
http://www.youtube.com/user/billfarrow00
=== TriLUG Kids ===
Reminder - Children are welcome to bring their parents to TriLUG with
them! While we can't provide any official childcare, co�peration
between parents is encouraged so that all people who would like to
attend can do so without worrying about the little ones. The current
primary contact is Crist�bal Palmer, who is best reached by email at
cmp@cmpalmer.[redacted] with "TriLUG Childcare" as the subject line.
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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:23:44 -0400
From: Michael Yenik <mgyenik@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Re: Meeting Tonight - 7PM @ SAS 1108
Message-ID: <CAK_QS0q_qEqOHD_E3_2vr2N2V_Ggs7fYgOxN1E-jjeaWioZBeQ@mail.gmail.[redacted]>
Hello everyone!
I'm digging up this long dead series of emails to let everyone interested
in writing an OS know about the room reservation.
It seems we couldn't reserve a classroom this week, so we'll be meeting at
the EI garage at 6pm. If you haven't been there before, the directions here
should help:
http://ei.ncsu.edu/garage/maps-and-directions/
Knock if you don't have access, someone will come to the door and let you
in. Going to "rear entrance" labeled on the map is probably easiest, but if
you find yourself in the building, you can also enter on the bottom floor.
Don't worry about parking, it's after 5pm so we should be ok parking
anywhere.
If you haven't bought a board yet, that's ok, we can work in groups and we
have a few extras to go around... But you should buy one soon.
Hope to see you all then!
Michael Yenik
On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 11:15 PM, Michael Yenik <mgyenik@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
> Reserving a room would be nice, since it seems like we have enough
> interest. I'm not familiar with the process, so help from minions would be
> appreciated.
>
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Michael Wright <mdwrigh2@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for giving the talk! Wednesday sounds good to me, and I'll echo
>> the "where?" question.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:29 PM, Carson Holgate <clholgat@ncsu.[redacted]>wrote:
>>
>>> I'm in.
>>>
>>> I'm only replying all to ask where you were planning to hold these
>>> meetings and to see if I should tell one of my minions to reserve us a room.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 10:21 PM, Michael Yenik <mgyenik@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> In case anyone wanted some more details, the board we like to use is
>>>> the STM32F4 Discovery,
>>>>
>>>> http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/STM32F4DISCOVERY/497-11455-ND/2711743
>>>>
>>>> But there are many other good development boards.
>>>>
>>>> Here's F4OS, which is what we used for the demo:
>>>> https://github.com/prattmic/F4OS
>>>>
>>>> My infant OS is here:
>>>> https://github.com/mgyenik/exOS
>>>> But right now it doesn't do all that much.
>>>>
>>>> If people would like to meet up for a casual OS-writing party, we were
>>>> thinking next Wednesday (October 10th) around 6pm. Does that time work for
>>>> everyone interested?
>>>>
>>>> Michael Yenik
>>>>
>>>> Tonight, we're going to double our usual number of Michaels in the LUG
>>>>> by inviting Michael Pratt and Michael Yenik to give a talk on "How and
>>>>> Why You'd Build Your Own OS".
>>>>>
>>>>> Speaker Bio:
>>>>> <mdwright> they're both members of the NCSU Aerial Robotics Club and
>>>>> builds their own OSs for fun
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope to see you there!
>>>>>
>>>>> ~ Barry Peddycord III
>>>>> LUG PR Representative and Sleep-Deprived Grad Student
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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:00:45 -0400
From: Matthew Frazier <mlfrazie@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: LUG mailing list updates
Message-ID: <BB4F6CFB-43C7-4C44-8238-DE42EBCE987E@ncsu.[redacted]>
Hello, LUGgers!
After the discussion about recruiters posting to our list came up a month or two ago, we took the opportunity to create a new welcome message detailing our (very short) list policies on such. I am resending it now for the benefit of those who subscribed when our welcome message was, "This is the LUG list:"
> Welcome to the LUG at NC State mailing list!
>
> In addition to the mailing list for official LUG business, this is also
> a general discussion list for users of Linux and other free and open
> source software at NC State. Please keep discussion civil and on-topic.
> Other than that, have fun!
>
> ## IRC
>
> If you would like to hang out with us in a more real-time manner, feel
> free to join our IRC channel! We are in #ncsulug on irc.freenode.net.
> (Please keep in mind that moderation is less stringent on IRC than on
> the mailing list.)
>
> ## Job Posting Policy
>
> The LUG mailing list welcomes on-topic job postings that are targeted
> specifically towards our membership. Postings from professional
> recruiters will be held to a very high standard of relevancy, but
> regular group participants will be given a bit more slack.
>
> In general: keep it short, keep it relevant, and keep the volume
> reasonable. Those violating this policy will be warned once, then
> removed from the list.
>
> Finally, please put [JOB] in the subject line of all job postings so
> that readers may filter them out if they'd like.
>
> (borrowed from Raleigh.rb)
If you have any questions or concerns about the mailing list, please send them to the Steering Committee at lug-sc@lists.ncsu.[redacted].
Thanks,
Matthew Frazier
Treasurer
Linux Users' Group at NC State University
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Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:07:21 -0400
From: Matthew Frazier <mlfrazie@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: PyCarolinas 2012 - Last Day to Register!
Message-ID: <E2270884-4CC5-4FF8-A63E-A903D28A272A@ncsu.[redacted]>
Hello, LUGgers,
Today is the last day to register to attend PyCarolinas 2012, North and South Carolina's first ever Python conference! It is this Saturday and Sunday, October 20-21, at Kerr Hall in UNC Chapel Hill (booooo). Two LUG officers will be speaking at the conference:
- Matthew "leafstorm" Frazier, Treasurer (that's me!), giving a tutorial about iterators and generators for those new to Python (which I still need to finish).
- Barry "IsharaComix" Peddycord III, Secretary, giving a talk on teaching introductory programming courses with Python (aka a rant about Java).
There's a bunch of other great talks for anyone who does stuff with Python, the full list of which you can see here: http://blog.pycarolinas.org/schedule
Registration is $20, and if you want to register, you must do it TODAY! (In retrospect, I probably should have sent this email earlier.) This is quite a deal for a programming conference, especially since it includes a PyCarolinas T-shirt. You can register at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4164098932. If you don't have your own transportation to Chapel Hill, we'll probably organize a carpool of some sort.
I hope to see you there!
Thanks,
Matthew Frazier
Treasurer
Linux Users' Group at North Carolina State University
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 01:30:14 -0400
From: Stephen Schneider <smschnei@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Beginning user
Message-ID: <CAEvtW4Kg3g7OQpC1Wk__1Ae2YyZsrtJ9k_prbUt9g+zYFhw=4g@mail.gmail.[redacted]>
Hey all,
Beginning Linux user here. I was hoping that I'd be able to get some
help setting up my Ubuntu install and possibly get taught the basics by
someone who knows a little more about Linux than I do. I know a few basic
things, but not much. Thanks!
-Stephen
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:27:18 -0400
From: Srinath Krishna Ananthakrishnan <sananth5@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Re: Beginning user
Message-ID: <CAJjEb_QvyP++rB+qfbtMafaTFTTSS+MKyb5gKAetozpiQyO6cg@mail.gmail.[redacted]>
Hey Stephen,
Congrats on starting to use Linux. It'll be truly an exhilarating
experience. There are 3 common steps involved.
1. Partition
You need a partition for Ubuntu to be installed on. While this is usually a
logical volume that you create, there is a high chance that you might break
something if you don't know what you are doing. So, I advice you to install
Ubuntu through WUBI. It's a means of installing Ubuntu through Windows. The
entire Ubuntu partition is just a single file in Windows. While this might
hamper performance slightly, it's awesome for most tasks that you'll need.
Another means to install would be to do it on a virtual machine. You can
use virtualbox or vmware player for that.
2. Installing
This is a fairly straightforward process. You just specify your credentials
and the packages you want to install and the installer obliges.
3. Setting up the bootloader (mostly GRUB)
This is again a critical step. But, I think most distributions these days
make it a no-hassle. So, you shouldn't have any issues here.
Once you're done, you can boot to your new machine and you'll see the
desktop. The UI is fairly straightforward and you can figure it out pretty
easily. The power however lies beneath the veil. Learn to use the terminal
effectively. Most systems come with the bash shell these days. Learn bash.
Learn using some UNIX utilities like grep, find, ps. You can find a lot of
resources about these utilities on the Internet or you can always consult
the man page of these utilities on the terminal.
Start rolling and do share your experiences with us.
--
Thanks,
Srinath Krishna Ananthakrishnan
North Carolina State University
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~sananth5
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:30 AM, Stephen Schneider <smschnei@ncsu.[redacted]>wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> Beginning Linux user here. I was hoping that I'd be able to get some
> help setting up my Ubuntu install and possibly get taught the basics by
> someone who knows a little more about Linux than I do. I know a few basic
> things, but not much. Thanks!
>
> -Stephen
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:25:24 -0400
From: John Goodman <jmgoodm2@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Re: Beginning user
Message-ID: <CAPRYR23eK7TKA9+P1TPbzA6Xv+fm9dfezfF2CUAhCs3Nqt4w7g@mail.gmail.[redacted]>
I can't agree more with Srinath that you should learn the linux command
line. There are a ton of resources available online, and a good place to
ask questions is reddit. Some of my most frequently used tools in the
terminal include man, apropos, grep, nano, less and sudo (but you probably
shouldn't use sudo until you're more familiar with this). Also pipes, IO
redirection and file descriptors are very valuable tools and are worth the
effort of learning in my opinion.
On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Srinath Krishna Ananthakrishnan <
sananth5@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
> Hey Stephen,
>
> Congrats on starting to use Linux. It'll be truly an exhilarating
> experience. There are 3 common steps involved.
>
> 1. Partition
> You need a partition for Ubuntu to be installed on. While this is usually
> a logical volume that you create, there is a high chance that you might
> break something if you don't know what you are doing. So, I advice you to
> install Ubuntu through WUBI. It's a means of installing Ubuntu through
> Windows. The entire Ubuntu partition is just a single file in Windows.
> While this might hamper performance slightly, it's awesome for most tasks
> that you'll need. Another means to install would be to do it on a virtual
> machine. You can use virtualbox or vmware player for that.
>
> 2. Installing
> This is a fairly straightforward process. You just specify your
> credentials and the packages you want to install and the installer obliges.
>
> 3. Setting up the bootloader (mostly GRUB)
> This is again a critical step. But, I think most distributions these days
> make it a no-hassle. So, you shouldn't have any issues here.
>
> Once you're done, you can boot to your new machine and you'll see the
> desktop. The UI is fairly straightforward and you can figure it out pretty
> easily. The power however lies beneath the veil. Learn to use the terminal
> effectively. Most systems come with the bash shell these days. Learn bash.
> Learn using some UNIX utilities like grep, find, ps. You can find a lot of
> resources about these utilities on the Internet or you can always consult
> the man page of these utilities on the terminal.
>
> Start rolling and do share your experiences with us.
> --
> Thanks,
> Srinath Krishna Ananthakrishnan
> North Carolina State University
>
> http://www4.ncsu.edu/~sananth5
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 1:30 AM, Stephen Schneider <smschnei@ncsu.[redacted]>wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Beginning Linux user here. I was hoping that I'd be able to get
>> some help setting up my Ubuntu install and possibly get taught the basics
>> by someone who knows a little more about Linux than I do. I know a few
>> basic things, but not much. Thanks!
>>
>> -Stephen
>
>
>
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:41:37 -0400
From: Barry Peddycord III <bwpeddyc@ncsu.[redacted]>
To: lug@lists.ncsu.[redacted]
Subject: Tuesday Meeting: 10/16 @ 19:00 in SAS 1108
Message-ID: <507C3CC1.7030905@ncsu.[redacted]>
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Hai Lugz:
Tomorrow night, leafstorm ("Matthew Frasier" in meatspace) and I will
be giving practice runs of our PyCarolinas talks starting at 19:00 in
SAS 1108. If you're too cheap/poor to fork over $20 to attend
PyCarolinas, you can at least come and see the two of us talk for free.
Leafstorm gave a great couple of abstracts for what we're talking about:
- - Matthew "leafstorm" Frazier, Treasurer, giving a tutorial about
iterators and generators for those new to Python (which he still needs
to finish).
- - Barry "IsharaComix" Peddycord III, Secretary, (that's me!) giving a
talk on teaching introductory programming courses with Python (aka a
rant about Java [ed. yeah, pretty much]).
Join the rest of the LUG in heckling us!
Barry Peddycord III
Secretary and PR Dude
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