See https://www.stllinux.org/ for current information.

ONLINE MEETINGS ONLY until further notice. Will use a remote video meeting srvc.
HOW TO CONNECT instructions will be on https://www.stllinux.org/ page & our mailing lists. Note your browser cache may need to be refreshed each time you check page for the instructions.
We'll open the remote session at ~6:00 PM, so you can join early to test your mic, screen & video sharing.

RIP CentOS… Now what?

"Oracle Linux,tracking RHEL for over 15 years”

On 12/31/2021 IBM/Red Hat end-of-lifed CentOS 8. CentOS has historically been a downstream rebuild of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. CentOS Stream 8 is designated an upstream (development) branch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux - a continual Beta release.

Oracle Linux has been a tracking release of RHEL since 2006. This presentation will review the Oracle Linux operating environment and how it is a great CentOS alternative. We will also cover Oracle’s involvement and commitment to Open Source software.

Bio:

David Gilpin is a Principal Product Manager in the Oracle Linux & Virtualization Team. He has been with Oracle for over 12 years. His background includes many years in IT including hardware, storage, networking and software. David has a BS in Computer Science from Sam Houston State University. His hobbies include electronics and amateur radio (Amateur Extra, callsign K5GIL)

The Saint Louis MO, STL Linux Users Group (STLLUG) meets monthly to talk about Linux. This GNU/Linux Users Group usually holds its meetings on the third Thursday of every month. Meetings are free and open to everyone.

At 6:45 PM we start with introductions, announcements, current events of interest, and a general CALL FOR HELP segment. Then we will go into the presentation of our main topic, sometime around or after 7:00 PM.