[sf-lug] sf-lug Digest, Vol 129, Issue 1

Ron W wellmanron at gmail.com
Thu Sep 1 14:27:01 PDT 2016


One of each?

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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Re: sf-lug Digest, Vol 127, Issue 1 + note on Salix
>      (Bobbie Sellers)
>   2. Re: Equipment donations needed (Christian Einfeldt)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:20:27 -0700
> From: Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com>
> To: sf-lug at linuxmafia.com
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] sf-lug Digest, Vol 127, Issue 1 + note on Salix
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>> On 08/30/2016 11:10 AM, Ron W wrote:
>> Bobbie,
>> 
>> Can I get the System Rescue  and Kali discs on Sunday? Yes I will show up.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Ron
> 
>         Please when you request a disk please notify me as to the desired
> CPU architecture 32 or 64 bit.
>     I sent a reply to Ron and to the mailing list earlier but it has 
> not shown
> up on the list.   I am sending this to the mailing list and sent a 
> separate note
> to Ron.
> 
>     In other news I got a copy of Salix64-xfce-14.2 and have installed 
> it to
> the Dell test machine.  Anyone who wants to see what it looks like can
> see this at least at the Sunday meeting.  Very clean visuals but some
> problems with xfce and configuration of fonts used.  It is running an
> earlier 4.4 kernel.  Grub2 finds it as Slackware.
> 
>     Bobbie Sellers
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> 
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>> On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 12:00 PM, <sf-lug-request at linuxmafia.com 
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>>       1. SF-LUG Meets Sunday September 4. 2016 (Bobbie Sellers)
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>>    Message: 1
>>    Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 21:07:10 -0700
>>    From: Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com
>>    <mailto:bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com>>
>>    To: SF-LUG <sf-lug at linuxmafia.com <mailto:sf-lug at linuxmafia.com>>
>>    Subject: [sf-lug] SF-LUG Meets Sunday September 4. 2016
>>    Message-ID: <7440f1d2-7481-eb03-c963-0fbf75086424 at dslextreme.com
>>    <mailto:7440f1d2-7481-eb03-c963-0fbf75086424 at dslextreme.com>>
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>>    Hi LUGers,
>> 
>>       SF-LUG meets every first Sunday from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M.
>>    and every third Monday from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M.
>>    at the Cafe Enchante, 26th and Geary Boulevard.
>> 
>>         These meetings are usually lightly attended with a high for the
>>    year so far of 7 members.   If you have a problem come along
>>    and maybe we can help but if not we can usually find someone
>>    who can.
>> 
>>       Come early to the meeting and you will have a easier time raising
>>    your own agenda.
>> 
>>    System Rescue CD
>>    New release of  version 4.8.1 for x86 computers.
>>    Will have at least one extra copy at meeting but if you want to make
>>    sure of getting a copy let me know early so that I can write it before
>>    the meeting.
>> 
>>         I had a request for Kali Linux from a party with my e-mail
>>    address
>>    and will have copies at the meeting of both 64 and 32 bit versions.
>>    If you want to try it out the version is 2016.01 as the Kali krew have
>>    gone to a Rolling Release model.
>> 
>>         Ubuntu 16.10 Beta 1 is out for testing,
>>    The upcoming release of Ubuntu 16.10 is getting closer as the
>>    developers deliver the first beta build. Five of the official
>>    Ubuntu sub-projects participate in the testing - Lubuntu,
>>      Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Kylin, Ubuntu MATE and Ubuntu Studio.
>> 
>>         I was able somehow to produce a GRUB menu that lets me boot
>>    up the later kernels and get the system to use those 4.6.x kernels
>>    on both PCLinux OS and Mageia on this Pavilion.
>> 
>>          Mageia 5 is somehow messed up and will only boot if I use the
>>    Super Grub Disk2 which i installed to a Flash Drive this on my
>>    production machine.  Did the same for the Dell E6420 but did
>>    not need the SGD2.
>> 
>>         So if something new is released this week or if I get a copy
>>    of the September Linux Pro magazine I will make a followup
>>    post about it.
>> 
>>         I decided to post tonight as I am rather busy tomorrow
>>    and might forget in the rush.
>> 
>>         Hope to see some of us at the meeting,
>> 
>>         Happy Labor Day Weekend to all whether you show up or not.
>> 
>>         Bobbie Sellers
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 11:14:09 -0700
> From: Christian Einfeldt <einfeldt at gmail.com>
> To: Sf Lug <sf-lug at linuxmafia.com>
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] Equipment donations needed
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> Hi,
> 
> Partimus is still looking for USB keyboards and USB optical mice, if anyone
> has a few of these to spare for a homeless shelter in SF!  Thanks!
> 
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 10:40 AM, Christian Einfeldt <einfeldt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>> 
>> Partimus is placing Lubuntu machines in low income shelters in San
>> Francisco.  We are looking for 64-bit machines for this purpose.  They will
>> just be desktops, but we know that the end of 32-bit is coming, and so we
>> want to deploy all of our remaining 32-bit machines and then start
>> transitioning to 64-bit only.
>> 
>> We also need USB keyboards (only) and USB optical mice only.  Also, any
>> flat screen monitors would be welcome.  We would like to pick up lots of at
>> least 5, as opposed to onesies and twosies.  Thanks so much in advance!
>> 
>> --
>> Christian Einfeldt
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> -- 
> Christian Einfeldt
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