Topic: Apache Guacamole Project and the CIAB (Cloud in a Box) Remote Desktop System.
Presenters: Nick Couchman and Brian Mullan
When: Thursday, 11 April 2019 - 6:45pm to 9:00pm
Where: NCSU College of Textiles, 1020 Main Campus Dr., Room 2207
Parking: Underground parking deck immediately adjacent to the building (see map)
Map: Google Maps
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkQjEUi7SxA
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/trilug/events/zmzvnqyzgbpb/

Summary

This month we will have two exciting presentations for the price of one!

First presentation will be an overview of Guacamole which is a clientless remote desktop gateway (only a web browser required - no plugins, no software installs) which provides

• Remote Desktop: Support for common remote desktop protocols
  • RDP
  • SSH
  • Telnet
  • VNC
• Gateway: Web-based, authentication, and permission control

Next presentation will be a project called CIAB Remote Desktop System which utilizes Guacamole, Tomcat8, NGINX, MySQL and XRDP (as an RDP server for Linux) and LXD containers. This will also include a live demo utilizing the CIAB software installed on an AWS EC2 server instance.

You can participate! This demo system has 75 user accounts pre-configured so all of the TriLUG attendees will be able to use their laptop web browser to access a MATE Desktop running in an LXD container on that EC2 Server. The Guacamole/Tomcat/NGINX/MySQL/XRDP are installed and running in a separate LXD container on that EC2 Server.

Bio

Nick Couchman is a Coty Inc. Linux Systems Engineer and Apache Guacamole Project Engineer

Brian Mullan is a CIAB author/integrator, long-time Linux/LXD user, retired Cisco Worldwide Advanced Service Broadband Manager, and CCIE #1134

Sponsor
TriLUG Members

Topic: Kubernetes from the Trenches
Presenter: Jeff Sloyer
When: Thursday, 14 march 2019 - 6:45pm to 9:00pm
Where: NCSU College of Textiles, 1020 Main Campus Dr., Room 2207
Parking: Underground parking deck immediately adjacent to the building (see map)
Map: Google Maps
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBXI-DfUpEg
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/trilug/events/zmzvnqyzfbsb/

Summary

Deploying a Kubernetes cluster is relatively simple but managing multiple highly available Kubernetes clusters is quite difficult. Come hear straight from the IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service (IKS) team how they run thousands of highly available Kubernetes clusters for IBM customers. Don't worry, this is not going to be a talk filled with sunshine and rainbows. In this talk we will share lessons of the issues we have had to overcome as well as best practices for using Kubernetes to deploy highly available applications. If you ever wanted to learn the real stories around hosting and managing Kubernetes without any sugar coating then this is definitely a talk that you shouldn't miss.

Bio

Jeff Sloyer is currently the core dev lead for IBM Cloud Containers Service. He currently leads multiple squads of developers that build IBM's managed Kubernetes service.

Jeff's previous role at IBM was a Developer Advocate. He promoted IBM's Platform as a Service (PaaS), Bluemix. He's a Node.JS developer most days, but tinkers in Java and Python. Sloyer is a hacker at heart who loves playing with new tech and cobbling together new demos and projects. He's an avid traveler, flying around the world and speaking about Bluemix at conferences and events.

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Topic: Basic Linux Class Part 2
Presenter: Lauren Drew
When: Thursday, 21 February 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: Caktus Group 108 Morris St. Suite 2 - Durham NC
Parking:
Map: Google Maps
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/trilug/events/258111680/

Summary

This will be the part two of the basic Linux class. This will be a continuation of last months class, we will also go into basic system administration from the command line.

Bio
Lauren Drew served 25 years in the US Army, as an electronic maintenance chief. Repairing computers, monitors, printers, Night Vision Goggles and other military electronic systems.

After retiring from the Army, Lauren was hired by EMC Corp, which was later bought by Dell, so he now works for Dell EMC, providing technical support for Dell EMC data center equipment. Most of the system he works on are Linux or Linux based system.

He started using Linux as his only computer in 2008, and has used Linux exclusively since.

Topic: Lightning Talks
Presenter: Various
When: Thursday, 14 Februrary 2019 - 6:45pm to 9:00pm
Where: NCSU College of Textiles, 1020 Main Campus Dr., Room 2207
Parking: Underground parking deck immediately adjacent to the building (see map)
Map: Google Maps
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/trilug/events/258789660/

Summary

Welcome to our latest TriLUG lightning talks!

Quick talks! Member talks! Passionate talks! Open source talks!

Topics range from talking to wireless calipers with Python to other Linux distros you need to learn about. And everything in between.

Bring your questions!

Bring a friend!

Bring your laptop!

Bring a friend's laptop!

Be prepared to be entertained.

Topic: Basic Linux Course
Presenter: Lauren Drew
When: Thursday, 24 January 2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Where: Caktus Group 108 Morris St. Suite 2 - Durham NC
Parking:
Map: Google Maps
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/trilug/events/258111680/

Summary

In this meeting we will start covering basic Linux command line commands. This will be a hands on class, so you will need to have a laptop with Linux installed or as a virtual machine (VM) so you can work along with the training.

Bio
Lauren Drew served 25 years in the US Army, as an electronic maintenance chief. Repairing computers, monitors, printers, Night Vision Goggles and other military electronic systems.

After retiring from the Army, Lauren was hired by EMC Corp, which was later bought by Dell, so he now works for Dell EMC, providing technical support for Dell EMC data center equipment. Most of the system he works on are Linux or Linux based system.

He started using Linux as his only computer in 2008, and has used Linux exclusively since.

Topic: Getting started with Linux
Presenter: Lauren Drew
When: Thursday, 10 January 2019 - 6:45pm to 9:00pm
Where: NCSU College of Textiles, 1020 Main Campus Dr., Room 2207
Parking: Underground parking deck immediately adjacent to the building (see map)
Map: Google Maps
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/trilug/events/257683387/

Summary

In this meeting we will have a discussion of what Linux is and some of the different Linux distributions.

If you have never used Linux or are just starting with Linux this is the meeting to attend. It will be the starting point for a series of hack nights where we will go over beginning command line Linux. Don't know what a hack night is? We will cover that.

If you have friends/co-workers who are trying to learn Linux, bring them with you.

Would you like to ask them to bring their laptops and we would help them install Linux on them as a VM?

Bio
Lauren Drew served 25 years in the US Army, as an electronic maintenance chief. Repairing computers, monitors, printers, Night Vision Goggles and other military electronic systems.

After retiring from the Army, Lauren was hired by EMC Corp, which was later bought by Dell, so he now works for Dell EMC, providing technical support for Dell EMC data center equipment. Most of the system he works on are Linux or Linux based system.

He started using Linux as his only computer in 2008, and has used Linux exclusively since.

Topic: Holiday Demo Social 2018 Edition
Presenter: TDB
When: Thursday, 13 December 2018 - 6:45pm to 9:00pm
Where: NCSU College of Textiles, 1020 Main Campus Dr., Room 2207
Parking: Underground parking deck immediately adjacent to the building (see map)
Map: Google Maps
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/trilug/events/256921714
Video:
Slides:

Summary
TriLUGers Unite!

The time for our world famous Xmas party is almost upon us! And this year it happens on December the 13th!

As a tradition passed down by generations dictates, we invite YOU to come in and not only enjoy our delicious banquet but also show off any interesting project you are doing.

THE TALK

• Can you excite others without using hypnotism? Laser pointers are OK.
• Do you want to create a buzz for a talk you will give at TriLUG next year?
• Do you just want to show something interesting in open source and/or Linux?
• Does your arduino-based robot want to destroy all humans?

If you can answer YES to any of these questions, do sign up using our fancy Form, providing info on what you have in mind!

THE FOOD

Our feast will consist of a combination of main dishes provided by your Steering Committee, and desserts and side dishes provided by YOU, our potluck contributors. We are providing boneless wings from our TriChug hosts, BaDa Wings, and a few pizzas, along with some veggies. Let us know what you can provide by filling out our Form, so that we can make sure that we offer a balanced meal, food for both hands!

THE FORM

Please fill out our Form so we'll know how you want to contribute to our holiday thingie, be it with food or with a demo!

Topic: Zenoss necessary tool for a hybrid IT environment
Presenter: Chris Freeman
When: Thursday, 08 November 2018 - 6:45pm to 9:00pm
Where: NCSU College of Textiles, 1020 Main Campus Dr., Room 2207
Parking: Underground parking deck immediately adjacent to the building (see map)
Map: Google Maps
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/trilug/events/255742959/
Video:
Slides:

Summary
IT is evolving. It isn't a rack of servers and network devices anymore. It doesn't have the traditional administrative roles any more. Why would we continue to use traditional monitoring? As more advanced solutions evolve, so must we. Zenoss started as an open-source project, and has evolved into a necessary tool for a hybrid IT environment. Infrastructure is not what it was - we now talk about containers, orchestration, and consumption models. Applications need to be aware, and 3 9's of uptime isn't the goal - it's the standard expectation. How prepared are you to manage your portfolio in your data center? On someone else's data center? On the cloud?

Bio
Chris Freeman joined NetApp in 2014 to assist in the transition from NetApp's previous monitoring solution to Zenoss Service Dynamics. Previous to NetApp, he helped determine best monitoring practices and designed new monitors for a large financial organization. He developed monitoring tools for a Fortune 50 company, and redesigned the SNMP stack into a consumable API.