VPL Linux Link (featuring: BASH MY SCRIPT)

Curious about Linux? Join the Vancouver Linux Users Group (VanLUG) for a two-hour drop-in session. Explore Linux's customization, security, and cost-saving benefits with friendly experts and professionals.

Bring your laptop and talk to VanLUG experts about what will work for you. Experience Linux firsthand and enjoy the support of a knowledgeable community.

Find us at The Vancouver Public Library, on the 9th Floor.

Linux Link fosters inclusivity and diversity, welcoming people of all backgrounds and all ages. Embrace open-source computing and unlock your computer's true potential. Join us for a lively Linux session and dive into new digital possibilities. Share this invitation with friends, and see you there!

This is a Drop-in session. No 'registration' required ...(BUT! Registering with Meetup will give you reminders and the ability to schedule this on your calendar.)

Presented in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library and the Vancouver Linux Users Group (VanLUG).

AGENDA:

2:00 to 2:10: Introductions and welcome from VanLUG and VPL.
Then, split into two to three groups based on interest level.

2:10 - 4:00: Linux for Everyone!
Room 1 : Beginners: Introduction to Linux for interested beginners.

Room 2: Intermediate: Detailed talk about some specific topics for more advanced users.

Room 3: Support: Have a problem, want an install? Get together with those
who can assist, with a peer-to-peer support session.

Intermediate Technical Topic: BASH MY SCRIPT: Introducing the Pactools
Speaker: Alex 'Pacman', Hobbyist
Description:
To start the "Bash my Scripts" series, Alex (https://pacman64.neocities.org)
will demo some of the "pactools". This will merely be an overview of a small
subset of these tools, using live examples to explain what they do. Future demos in the series will go into much further detail, focusing on a few tools/scripts the author thinks may be of general interest. As the name of the series suggests with a pun, criticism is welcome, even encouraged.

Desired Outcome:
Exposure to many concrete examples on how to customize the shell, using a combination of "sourceable" shell scripts and regular ones. Seeing a wide variety of small customizations will hopefully inspire the audience to make their own tools/customizations. Some in the audience, especially beginners, will learn new tricks/patterns to use in their shell scripts.

Tool-demo wish-list:
bf, bocler, book, bsbs, bu, ca, cbe, cext, cio, clam, coby, coma, cs, csf,
def, ecoli, gbm, get, hawk, hima, htmlify, hydra, icoma, iecoli, ihima,
leak, links, nh, nn, nt, primes, realign, reprose, rtsv, sbs, si, sn, sym,
vb, waveout, wordnet*
*: maybe