[EdLUG] October Meetup | GNU/Linux on your Android with Termux

[Tai Kedzierski]

Hi all

January's slot has been filled graciously by Paul Broadfield, who will
give us a talk somewhat from the Other Side.

He'll be talking about the open source edition of Chocolatey, a
package manager for .... Windows !

> "Wait, EdLUG will talk about a Windows tool ??"

It is, more generally, an Open Source tool (Apache 2.0 license), which
also enables a new way of discovering and installing applications.
Introducing CLI package management to Windows users can be a helpful
way to ease them into the idea of using a terminal - and make the case
for Linux that much easier to present.

It runs on the command line, typically in PowerShell, and behaves
pretty much like package managers you know like APT, dnf/yum or npm.
In fact, it is more like 'yaourt' and the Arch User Repository in that
the packages are community-curated. You can even install graphical
apps like Firefox and Filezilla with it.

Definitely something interesting for this talk !

Tai




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Tai Kedzierski
Linux Operations and Deployments Engineer


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On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 at 13:50, Tai Kedzierski <dch.tai at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> TL;DR:
>
> 1. Next talk is 1st October, at Akva, 7:15pm start, with JB talking about Termux
> 2. Our venue is Akva until February inclusive, with microphone for
> speakers (except if we get booked over)
> 3. Plans for the next few months
>   * November talk on Jupyter and Kubernetes
>   * December needs planning - Tai won't do it
>   * January - call for talks
>   * February - Linux intro, install demo, distro showcase. Bring lots
> of new people please, spread the Joy of Linux
>
> +++
> October Talk
>
> Tuesday 1st of October's talk is going to be about Termux, an Android
> app that provides a GNU/Linux environment with bash, GNU coreutils,
> APT package management... the whole shebang! It can do quite a bit,
> including running local webservers, serve as an SSH client.... and
> more that our speaker JB will be regaling us with.
>
> Akva, 7pm, for a 7:15pm start.
>
> +++
> Venues
>
> I had a chat with the staff after the last meetup, and it turns out we
> *can* use amplification in that area - they'll even give us the
> microphone! So terribly sorry to the previous speakers!
>
> In light of this, I've confirmed that we will be using the space up
> until February inclusive (which is the anniversary of changing venues
> last year). The caveat that somebody could book over us with a paid
> reservation still stands, in which case we'll use a fallback solution.
> I am thinking of Sofi's Southside for this, although it is not
> "accessible," and I still have to scope the place out in person.
>
> +++
> Future dates
>
> November's talk is planned to be on Jupyter Notebooks and Deploying
> with Kubernetes, with Ian Stuart
>
> December as per tradition will be a Christmas-related thing ; I'm
> leaving it open to someone else to look after that, as I tend to shy
> away from such events myself.
>
> First meetup of 2020 will be the 7th of January - this has
> traditionally been a celebration/commiseration social event, but I'd
> like to change that. The slot is open to whoever would like to give a
> talk ; if none, I will ensure there is an engaging session on some
> Linux/BSD/tech topic ;-)
>
> 4th of February 2020 - I intend to do something that probably hasn't
> been done in a while (at all??) A general introduction to Linux, quick
> install demo, and a distro-hop/showcase. Suggestions of distros to
> highlight welcome, and please bring as many new people along as you
> can - this session is intended to bring the Joys of Linux to
> newcomers!
>
>
> All the best, and see you in a few weeks time!
>
> Tai
>
> ===
> Tai Kedzierski
> Linux Operations and Deployments Engineer
>
>
> I use LibreOffice , a free, Freedom-respecting replacement for MS Office
>
> Open Source Free Software is a matter of liberty, not price.
> https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software