About us
We are a group of GNU/Linux novices, experts and enthusiasts from Indianapolis and surrounding areas that enjoy getting together to share ideas and solutions, learn about GNU/Linux and discuss all things Free & Open Source. Meetings are typically held on the first Wednesday of the month.
Our main website is at www.cinlug.org where you will find past and future meeting announcements. We also have various social media sites:
- Subscribe to our mailing lists.
- Follow us on our Facebook group and Facebook page.
- Follow us on Twitter (X.com).
CINLUG meetings are typically held on the first Wednesday of each month. They start at 18:30 (6:30 PM) Eastern Time and the presentations usually last about 1 - 1.5 hours. The meeting is usually followed by an open discussion for any questions you may have about anything.
Membership dues -- while not required to attend the meetings -- are accepted throughout the year. They help fund our events and expenses. Just show up and find out more to see if you want to become a member.
CINLUG is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our tax ID number is 35-2099735. Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent provided by law. Our 501(c)(3) documentation is available for review.
CINLUG is run by an elected Board of Directors and according to the rules laid out in the CINLUG bylaws.
Who do I contact?
- For membership information, contact Membership at membership@cinlug.org.
- To contact us about our educational programs or to give a presentation, contact Education at education@cinlug.org.
- For information relating to events or to request a special event, contact Events at events@cinlug.org.
Upcoming events
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February 2026 CINLUG Meeting -- Command-Line Tools Micro-Talks
Moser Consulting, 6220 Castleway West Drive, Indianapolis, in, USLast month, Mike Slattery introduced us to a new generation of command-line tools. However, there are so many of the `old` tools that we decided for February that we would have a series of micro-talks about some of our attendees' favorite or little-known-about ones!
So come to our Wednesday, February 4th meeting to hear abut them. The meeting starts at 18:30 (6:30 PM) EST.
But don't just come to listen... come and participate! We're still looking for a few more people willing to spend just 5 minutes telling us about an interesting or useful utility. There are literally hundreds from which to choose; run this command on a RPM-based distribution:
rpm -ql coreutils util-linux | grep bin | sort
...or this command on a Debian-based distribution:
dpkg -L coreutils util-linux | grep bin | sort
...to see the list. (If you'd rather talk for 5 minutes about a tool not in those lists, then that is fine, too.) Just let us know[1] which one you want. These commands have already been taken and CINLUG greatly thanks Joe, Max & David for already volunteering:
- awk -- Joe Greene
- base64 -- Bernie Hoefer
- column -- Max O'Cull
- duf -- David Spoelstra
- dnf query -- Terry Bowling
- namei -- Bernie Hoefer
- rclone -- David Spoelstra
- watch -- Max O'Cull
- pcp system tools -- Terry Bowling
CINLUG also thanks Moser Consulting for hosting our meetings at their facility[2]. (There will be a phone number at the entrance to call to be let into the building.) The meeting will be simultaneously broadcast over this Jitsi Meet URL for those who cannot attend in person. (Though in-person attendance is encouraged. After the meeting, we plan to go to the nearby Red Robin restaurant for drinks and camaraderie!)
CINLUG meetings are the 1st Wednesday of every month, so please block that night off in your calendar to keep it available. You are also encouraged to sign up for our mailing lists and to follow us on our various social media sites[3] to receive announcements and participate in discussions.
[1] Send an e-mail to our discussion mailing list.
If you don't want to subscribe to that mailing list to post to it,
then just e-mail me directly and I'll make the post for you.[2] 6220 Castleway West Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46250
[3] https://lists.cinlug.org/listinfo
https://www.facebook.com/pg/cinlug.org/events/
https://www.meetup.com/CINLUG/events/
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