Palmerston North Linux Users Group

02/05/2025

Our take on the PewDiePie video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVI_smLgTY0

The PewDiePie Effect The popular YouTuber Felix Kjellberg, better-known as “PewDiePie”, posted a video on April 27th, 2025 with the title “I installed Linux (so should you)”, emphasising it as a replacement for Microsoft Windows and its increasing abuse of user freedom, and having a lot of f...

26/11/2024

https://www.plug.org.nz/2024/11/december-pizza-again/

December: Pizza again! It’s been another great year for PLUG, and you’re again invited to celebrate with us, with some pizza and good company! Weather permitting, we will meet at The Esplanade, at the tables near the paddling pool, on Wednesday December 11th, at 6:30pm. If the weather is looking...

21/09/2022

https://www.plug.org.nz/2022/09/network-migration-with-plugs-man-at-arms/

PLUG members Richard Barlow and John Eyres co-operated on moving a cabinet for a care client of John’s earlier this year. Thank you to Richard for the assistance, and to John for the photos below!

Network migration with PLUG’s Man-at-Arms PLUG members Richard Barlow and John Eyres co-operated on moving a cabinet for a care client of John’s earlier this year. Thank you to Richard for the assistance, and to John for the photos below! Author Posted on Categories News

18/08/2022

Chris Winkworth has set up a Discord server for the PLUG, if anyone would like to join. All the important stuff including meeting announcements will still be posted on the website and sent via email.

https://discord.gg/hmkUtB6bMb

Check out the P . L . U . G community on Discord - hang out with 5 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

30/08/2021

The Palmerston North Linux Users Group will not have its usual monthly meeting for September, due to uncertainty around the timing of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. We hope to see you all in October.

https://www.plug.org.nz/2021/08/september-null/

17/06/2021

Job: NextCloud support: https://www.plug.org.nz/2021/06/job-nextcloud-support/

Job: NextCloud support Rob Elshire writes: I am a long time (20+ years) Free Software user—desktop, server, cloud, scientific, business, and personal uses. I am based in Palmerston North. I have recently taken on the role of science advisor for a Māori agribusiness collective. At the moment, I am...

13/03/2021

We have a MeetUp group! https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-lnpqfkkv/

A group for those interested in Linux and other open source software.we have a monthly meetup on the second Wednesday of each monthat there Milson community center in Palmerston North.

05/10/2019

08/11/2017

Saw this in travels around the internet. Sweet looking application for a raspberry pi type device. -Nic

Thanks to Kano for sponsoring this video! Kano Computer Kits are 20% off both in-store and online through 11/10. Learn more or buy one today: http://getkano....

08/11/2017

Good afternoon from the desk of the chairman.

Our second Wednesday of the month meetup is on in a smaller fashion this month as sadly we have no presentations lined up. Calfsmart are opening their doors to us again from 7.30pm tonight (Wed 8 Nov) to come down, have a yarn and discuss anything linux or computer related and just have a good time. Sadly I personally will not be there due to extenuating circumstances at work tonight (those same circumstances are why this is late. Oops. Sorry about that -.- ).

ALSO: PLUG End of Year BBQ
Last year the timing was well off and really didn’t work out so I’d like to have one earlier, so to accommodate this, I’ve created a poll over at Strawpoll to get some feedback on a date. The link is http://www.strawpoll.me/14351768 - Select a preferred date and week, and I’ll make it so.

Vote Now! [Friday Evening?] [Saturday Evening?] [Sunday Evening?] [Weekend of Sat 18th (next week)] [Weekend of Sat 25th (Week after)]

09/10/2017

THIS MONTH IS ON!

THIS WEDNESDAY. Details here:

https://www.plug.org.nz/2017/10/09/plug-2017-october-meeting-workshops/

12/09/2017

--FROM THE CHAIRMANS DESK--

Hi All.

Sadly as the subject reads, we need a venue. Don is overseas currently so can’t get us into the cossie, and sadly Digital Ocean have integrated with B&M and have vacated their premesis so we can no longer use that.

I’m looking for a stable reoccurring venue. Ideally it needs to have some form of internet access, good wall for a projector/decent sized television for presentations, as close to free as possible, be relatively quiet so even those most softly spoken can be heard and ideally as close to town as we can get. The cossie is OK but can get a wee bit noisy which is bad for those who haven’t got the most powerful of voices, and at the moment it relies on a single point of contact to be around. If anyone can assist with this, my contact details are at the bottom of this email. Please get back to me ASAP if you can help.

As for subjects for the next meetup, it’s shaping up to be a session on scripting the linux shell, and a multiplatform open source video streaming project called OBS.

Thanks! I’m hoping we can get the venue situation rectified ASAP and inject some stability.

Nick, Chairman