BLUG was started in 1998 by a small group of computer geeks in Bellingham, Washington who wanted to get off Windows and learn from local Unix gurus. Our focus is on Linux and all Open Source software.
We hold a presentation meeting the first Thursday of the month at Bellingham Technical College in Campus Center room 201 (CC201). On the third Wednesday, we hold an informal organization meeting with the time and location being Bellingham Makerspace (located in the Bellisfair Mall, next to Dicks Sporting Goods). We also put on special events including the regional LinuxFest Northwest in the Spring.
Next Meeting
Security in the modern Environment
08/20/2025 at 05:30 PM
Josh will be discussing (and demonstrating!!) security tools, software, and hardware for the modern environment. Expect HAK5 gadgets and anything Defcon had in their store in the last few years.
Past Meetings
Install/hardware fest – Debian focus
06/09/2003 at 12:00 AM
The next meeting will be an install fest / hardware type of meeting with a special emphasis on Debian. Anyone who wants help installing or configuring Linux can bring their machine and get lots of help and encouragement. We are hoping to encourage some Debian gurus to attend and help people install and work with Debian. We also expect to have some discussion regarding the next LFNW 2004.
An Introduction to Debian GNU/Linux
06/05/2003 at 12:00 AM
A crash course in the “Debian Way”(tm). Learn all that can be mentally digested about GNU, free software, the most heavenly packaging tool on the planet, and how to create order from complete choas! …in a one hour time span. Topics to be covered include:
(a) The flashy debian install process – featuring a floppy-based installation demonstration
(b) Debian social and development structures
(c) System management the painless way
What sets debian apart from the lesser unices? Come, and you will find out.
Remote Desktops with VNC
05/01/2003 at 12:00 AM
VNC is cross-platform application used to remotely control a computer desktop. You’ve probably seen PC Anywhere–VNC is not limited to Win32 platforms in the slightest! Jed Reynolds will be covering install and usage. He will finish up with a overview of some of the advanced tricks VNC server can perform on Unix platforms.
Blug linux fest participation planning
04/03/2003 at 12:00 AM
This is probably one of the most important BLUG meetings of the year. We’ll have regular announcements, Linux Q&A and other info.In addition, however, we’ll be organizing our participation in the annual linux fest and figuring out how we can help the fest be a success.
INSTALL FEST!!!!!
03/06/2003 at 12:00 AM
There will be regular announcements, question and answer, as well as general discussion, followed by
an install fest. Bring your computer or linux related project and have BLUG help you install Linux for the 1st time or get help configuring an existing system. These have been a lot of fun in the past. Join in or just watch the fun. Distro’s will be available.
Wirless ‘Green Box’
02/06/2003 at 12:00 AM
Mike DeMan from Open Access will talk about the base stations his company has designed to run 802.11b securely. It combines BSD, IPSec and many other features in hardware and software. Looks cool.
Running Windoze apps in Linux
01/02/2003 at 12:00 AM
Want to know how to run Internet Exploder, Office, Quicken, or Kazaa Lite within Linux? I’ll go over the Crossover office tool and plugin tool. If we have enough time I’ll show how to run games in linux as well.
BLUG Christmass Party
12/05/2002 at 12:00 AM
At the Fairhaven park pavillion, potluck and pizza, raffle prizes
Linux Thin Client Computing using the LTSP
10/03/2002 at 12:00 AM
The open source Linux Terminal Server Project (http://www.ltsp.org/) has put together some easy to use packages that make use of the remote desktop facilities built into X that allow you to create simple and inexpensive thin client solutions using Linux.
Programs run on the central server, but are displayed on the desktops of disk less client systems that boot from the network. The clients can be striped down thin client computers, or just recycled older desktop systems. The result is simmalr to Ctrix or MS Terminal server, but with better perfomance and stability, at a fraction of the cost!
I will go over the theory of how it all works, and show how to configure the server. Then we will boot up a client and try out some desktop applications to see how well it performs.
Rolling your own RPMs
09/05/2002 at 12:00 AM
Bill Weston, from Fiber Cloud, presenting a “How To” on “rolling your own” RPM’s.
Plus, the regular BLUG format of QA, new, etc.