Linux User Group Meeting Announcement Date: Monday, January 6, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Barnes & Noble, Annapolis Meeting Details Hybrid Meeting Format: In-person and online options available Online Platform: Jitsi Meet Meeting Link: https://meet.jit.si/Annapolis-Linux About Jitsi Meet Jitsi Meet is a free, open-source video conferencing platform with several key features: Key Features Browser-based video […] →Read more
The Annapolis Linux Users group is a not-for-profit organization that provides support and/or education for Linux users, particularly for inexperienced users. We have a list serve. We also use meetup.com as a means to disseminate our meeting info. As of March 2020, we have been meeting virtual. We use Google Meet as a means to […] →Read more
Linux User Group Meeting Notes Date: December 2, 2024 Location: Barnes & Noble Bookstore Starbucks Attendees: In-person: Jimmy, Bob, Dave D, Dave C, Ben, Ted Remote (from Wisconsin): Brad, Tim, Dave Welcome and Introductions Jimmy introduced as a new member from Columbia LUG Discussion Topics Programming Languages Ben and Bob discussed Fortran. Jimmy shared his […] →Read more
Attendees Dave D. Bob Leroy Brad B. Theodore K. (host) Discussion Topics SSD Questions Leroy inquired about SSDs. It appears some people recommended: To leave 20% of a SSD void of formatting for performance reasons. It appears this was a legacy recommendation which may not apply with modern day SSD driuves. Meeting Notes Brad B. […] →Read more
Dear Members, I wanted to take a moment to inform you that I have decided to discontinue our meetup group due to rising costs associated with maintaining it. Please use the listserv for communication in the future. Join the Listserv →Read more
Linux User Group Meeting Notes Topics Discussed: 1. Dual Boot Systems Discussed considerations for setting up dual boot configurations 2. SSD Drives Talked about historical recommendations for leaving extra space at the end of SSDs Unclear if this practice is still necessary with modern SSDs 3. Open Source Software in Government Brief discussion on the […] →Read more