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

[Tai Kedzierski]

EDIT - I am typing to fast.

The speaker's name is Paul Broadwith

Apologies Paul !


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Tai Kedzierski
Linux Operations and Deployments Engineer


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On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 at 14:08, Tai Kedzierski <dch.tai at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
> ===
> 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
> 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