Hazelwood Linux Users Group

Prairie Commons Branch Library,
915 Utz Lane (between Howdershell and Dunn),
Hazelwood, Missouri 63042-2739

For the newcomer, anyone new to Linux.

MISSION: To provide a group dedicated to helping the new Linux user (the "newcomer") in the City of Hazelwood and the greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area.

GOALS: To provide a technically non-threating environment for new comers to Linux for asking questions, demonstrating applications and teaching Linux related topics. To promote use of free open source GNU/Linux computer network operating systems for PC desktops, workstations and servers. To help computer users evaluate, use and enjoy free non-commercial Internet capable Unix-like computer operating systems and applications.

PURPOSE: This group will be a not for profit, vendor-independent organization dedicated to promoting the Linux operating system. It will be oriented toward and geared to the needs of the new Linux user (the newcomer) by providing introductory level information and one on one assistance. It will provide a forum for exchanging information about systems, products, services and architectures related to Linux.

MEMBERSHIP: Show up, look, listen, learn, participate and you will be a member. All meetings are free and open to the public. A one dollar donation may be made toward the cost of the room; otherwise, we have no membership dues.

Whatever the newest user needs to know.

Our meetings will usually be held from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM ( Room reserved from 6:30 for setup ) on the 4th Tuesday of each month. Specific dates are listed below.

After a quick welcome, introduction and administrative announcements we have a Questions and Answer Period. Then we may have a short application demonstration or slide presentation to start. We may stay on that topic or go on to whatever topic the Linux Newcomers want. So, please join us at our next meeting or event for fun, knowledge and networking.

The next few Hazelwood LUG meetings will be:

  • 27 May 2008.
  • 24 June 2008.
  • 22 July 2008.

    • The last few Hazelwood LUG meetings were:

  • 22 April 2008. TOPIC: Reviewed contents of updated Information CDROM disc with new HTML menu.
  • 25 March 2008, we continued with TOPIC: Various.
  • 26 February 2008, will offer updated TOPIC: Introduction to Partitions.
  • 22 January 2008, due to room schedule mix-up, TOPIC: Introduction to Partitions presentation was NOT given.
  • 18 December 2007, 3rd Tuesday (Holiday Schedule), TOPIC: Virtualization - Discussed Basic Concepts - NO DEMO.
  • 27 November 2007, TOPIC: GRUB Bootloader and the Master Boot Record.
  • 30 October 2007, 5th Tuesday (due to schedule conflict), TOPIC: Network Connections.
  • 25 September 2007, TOPIC: Partitioning Schemes.
  • 28 August 2007, TOPIC: Various, to include using X Window System display across LAN connections.
  • 24 July 2007, TOPIC: Reviewed contents of updated Information CDROM disc.
  • 26 June 2007, (Due to location conflict this meeting was cancelled).
  • 22 May 2007.
  • 24 April 2007, TOPIC: Using DSL Grub to chainload other Linux Distributions
  • 27 March 2007, TOPIC: Boot Loaders and Partitioning Hard Drives
  • 27 February 2007, TOPIC: Information CDROM disc
  • 23 January 2007, TOPIC: Floppy Disks
  • 19 December 2006, 3rd Tuesday (Holiday Schedule) TOPIC: Finding Linux Resources
  • 28 November 2006, TOPIC: Konqueror the Swiss Army Knife by Carl Fitch
  • 24 October 2006, TOPIC: Setting Up Wireless Networks (With Or Without Encryption Keys) by Carl Fitch
  • 26 September 2006, TOPIC: Finding Linux Applications
  • 22 August 2006, TOPIC: Review of Package Managers and Comparing Distributions

    • Here is our introductory brochure (~375K PDF) for newcomers to Linux. Note that all the URLs in the PDF are hot links (you can just click on them).

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