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Mtg. Oct 27, Thurs., virtual or in-person?
by Ted Pomeroy 02 Nov '22

02 Nov '22

NMGLUGers, We are scheduled to meet on Thursday, tomorrow, the 27th at 5:30 pm MDT. Will it be virtual or in-person? I have had a brief bout of some flu, so I will not be going out. I am fine, but may be contagious for a few more days. I can tune in virtually. Is there any interest in physically meeting? It is more interesting and productive. Let others know. Thank you, Ted P.

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PLSS data
by Kaypo Keepr 28 Oct '22

28 Oct '22

OT I think, but someone here might know. Is there a C#/Python/SQL library that can give PLSS data (Township, Range, Section) given a lat/lon?

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Upgrading RAM
by Brian O'Keefe 26 Oct '22

26 Oct '22

Hi All I have an Asus F505ZA, 15.5" laptop running Ubuntu 20.04. It seems to choke when I am using several apps and browser tabs open and just stops responding. I have to do a hard shutdown and reboot. It came w/ 4GB RAM and I thought that upgrading that would help so I have a 16GB stick to install into the expansion slot. I've done this on several laptops as well as replacing SSD and HD. The most difficult was my old TiBook but I succeeded. However, Asus made adding RAM not an easy thing as evidenced in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lyEEAZdYwo and I am not confident about doing the job so I'm looking for a guru to whom this is easy, to install the RAM. I'll pay for the time. Anyone interested? Hope all of you are safe and protected! Best Brian --

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Gnome calendars disappeared
by J. Marsden DeLapp 24 Oct '22

24 Oct '22

I have several calendars that are no longer displayed in gnome calendar. The calendars are stored as .ics files on my computer. When I try to add a calendar, it creates a .source file under .config/evolution/sources/ but the calendar does not display. Gnome calendar version is 43.1. This also was an issue with 43.0 I have 43.0 on other computers and the other computers work. I tried to compare the config files and can't find any differences that make a difference. Doing an internet search does not turn up anything helpful. This has me totally stumped. Any ideas on how to trouble shoot this issue? Mars PS. I hate when then give software a generic name. It makes internet searches hard. I guess I should be grateful they named it "calendar" and did not name the package "software". -- ============================================================= J. Marsden DeLapp, PE President DeLapp & Associates, Inc. dba DeLapp Engineering. Providing lighting and power planning, design and analysis services for commercial, industrial and large residential facilities. 1190 Harrison Road Ste 3a Santa Fe NM 87507 (505) 983-5557 https://DeLapp.com =============================================================

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Meeting: Virtual or In-Person?
by Ted Pomeroy 13 Oct '22

13 Oct '22

NMGLUGers, We have been shifting to in-person meeting, but not publishing our plans. I did attend one recent meeting, but tonight I will return to the Virtual site, as I can leave early without any ado. I do hope the in person meeting will get a good restart and that, if so, we can publish the fact and draw new members. Spreading the word is a part of the goal of the group, "We meet every other Thursday to broaden our own, and others, knowledge of computing in regard to the GNU/Linux OS." Let's keep our meetings open and published. Thank you, Ted P.

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Sept. 29 Meeting
by Ted Pomeroy 28 Sep '22

28 Sep '22

NMGLUGers, I have posted a short account of out Sept. 15th meet up on the NMGLUG website <https://nmglug.org/latest-news/>. We were in person at Violet Crown in the Railyard. It was a good start. Is there interest in repeating the in-person event this week? I have not changed to meeting announcement on the webpage, but we might consider that. Due to my personal health issues I may not attend this week's meeting. Can you attend and how shall we post the information about meeting? I am guessing there is some interest in the meet-up. Thank you, Ted P

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A Real Meeting on Sept 15th?
by Ted Pomeroy 19 Sep '22

19 Sep '22

NMGLugers, Mark and I discussed at the the last virtual meeting the potential to have a face to face meet up at Violet Crown on Thursday Sept. 15th at 5:30 p.m. The location is convenient for Mark and is a public eatery with enough seating for a group to gather. I have not been there for several years, but in the past I did meet a group there at about this hour. And it was a good enough space for a group. Perhaps people could respond to this thread to give us all an idea of whether some are ready to start up in person again. Thank you, Ted P.

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this evening - return to "in person" at the Violet Crown
by Mark Galassi 15 Sep '22

15 Sep '22

Dear all, This evening remember to try our "return to in person" at the violet crown. Any chance to update the calendar on that? Our meeting times are 5:30pm to 7pm. See you there!

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New Linux Computer Day; see folks tomorrow
by Art Barnes 14 Sep '22

14 Sep '22

Hi all, The ThinkPad x280 I’d ordered came in earlier this week. It came pre-installed with Windows 10, and made it quite clear to me that it’s unapproved for Windows 11 and installing Windows 11 just isn’t going to happen (Microsoft’s ploy to appease shareholders by attempting to continue the COVID-era uptick of PC sales by making everyone’s hardware obsolete). So perhaps we will see an uptick of Linux installs come 2025 when Windows 10 goes EOL. I’ll make a bold statement and say that I’m one of the few people who actually like Windows 10, so the whole Windows 11 nonsense is still a bit annoying to me, silver lining and all. I’m attempting to clone my Xubuntu install off my old ThinkPad x131e via CloneZilla. We’ll see how that goes. The ThinkPad x131e was the Windows version of one of the earlier generations of Chromebooks. Unlike later generations, it has a Real Proper SATA SSD and Intel core processor instead of the eMMC/Celeron combo that’s become common now. It’s still slow, though. See you all tomorrow! -Art

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to grow the community of GNU/Linux users
by Ted Pomeroy 01 Sep '22

01 Sep '22

NMGLugers, We are schedule to meet today at the virtual spot see https://nmglug.org/ and the Meetings page. Time is 1730 MDT to 1900. We can see if there is enough of a topic to keep going for the full time. I have updated the "Latest" page with a post. I no longer have a laptop computer, having donated one running Linux Mint to a local charity for distribution to someone in need. I chose Mint because it was easier to add languages and I loaded several Spanish sets as New Mexico is almost bilingual. Mint 21 is available, but in broken iso's. I have loaded a usb and play with it, but it is not ready for sharing out just yet. I did upgrade a user to Mint 20.3 and it was smooth enough with the built-in tools. For usability and absence of issues I am more inclined to Mint over Ubuntu for others. At home I am Debian and Xfce, my preferences which are a matter of taste. For anyone with a little skill Debian is the way to go. But for entertainment options I was intrigued by the selections in Hypnotix, a web media streamer in Mint. See you tonight, or have a good holiday weekend. Stay cool. Thank you, Ted P.

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