Bahrain Linux User Group -[ re-Plugging Bahrain Linux Users ]-

Our next LUG meeting will be on 4:00PM Saturday, August 9th at the Belle View Apartments (for directions see
LUG Location). the topic will be as follows:

Virtualbox: Run Anything Anywhere

• Presenter: Marwan Al-Sabbagh

• Presentation Type: Technical Presentation

• Summary:
  Virtualbox is open source software that let's you run Linux in Windows
  or Mac, and Windows in Linux. It's very mature and easy to use.

  • Installation: Overview of Windows and Linux installation

  • Virtual OS Setup: Basic installation steps

  • Virtual Disk Manager: Creating Hard disk, CD Images

  • Clipboard Setup: Bi-directional clipboard setup

  • Network Setup: Basic NAT, and more advanced host interface

  • Shared Folders Setup and accessing them

  • Advanced Discussion: Portable virtual machines, using existing partitions, snapshots, USB Support

We are almost there.. the phone that every body was waiting for, some without even knowing that they are waiting.. will soon be available.

Neo FreeRunner, 'The One', is the most (only?) phone that is free to the bones. You can get the source of all the software components as well as the hardware diagram design. It has more features than almost any other phone while at $399 it is still reasonably priced.

You can see it in 3D here.

for all of you programmers here, put your skill to work... specially the python guys here :-)

If you re interested, add your name to the Buying Interest List. If we can get an order for a 10 units package we will get a discount (US$369, instead of $399) in addition to other goodies like headsets.

and for the big question.... yes.. it runs GNU/Linux, and only that :-)

you can even use it to ssh into your computer and restart your webserver

It is the time for you to decide what pill you will take

What are you waiting for?

We have been waiting enough

Let Us Free Our Phones Today.

the photos are up and the video is up. You can find the photos at Image Gallery
 The video and presentation notes can be found on this wiki page 

 Enjoy the photos and video.

Dear All,
Our next LUG meeting will be on 4:00PM Saturday, June 14th at the Belle View Apartments (for directions see
LUG Location). the topic will be as follows:

Happy Birthday LUG!

We're celebrating our one year anniversary with some tasty LUG cake.
Yum yum, and I don't mean the Fedora package manager either.

Linux Tag Presentation

I've recently attended a Linux Conference in Germany called Linux Tag,
and I'll be discussing all the different people I met and technology I
saw. For more details on Linux Tag visit their website. Some of the presentations I'll be discussing are as follows:

• KDE 4: some amazing new technologies and features coming out in KDE
• Ian Murdock at Sun: The creator of Debian is spicing up OpenSolaris in exciting new ways
• Nat Friedman at Novell: Linux appliances galore at Suse
• SugarCRM: Feature packed CRM solution
• KVM: virtualization built into the kernel
• LinuxMCE: home automation, media, security, and much more

So come enjoy the cake and the presentation.

If you want to get your free copy of the latest Ubuntu 8.04 just come to our upcoming meeting in Saturday May 10th.

Everyone is welcome.

Dear All,
Our next LUG meeting will be on 4:00PM Saturday, May 10th at the Belle View Apartments (for directions see
LUG Location). the topic will be as follows:

VPN: Secure Remote Connections

General discussion on VPN, how they work and the functionality derived by them. There will be a review of the different software and protocols that are available in different OSes. A live VPN demonstration will also be presented using some of these technologies.

Dear All,
Our next LUG meeting will be on 4:00PM Saturday, April 12th at the Belle View Apartments (for directions see
LUG Location). the topic will be as follows:

Linux Help Session

   All participants are encouraged to submit questions, problems, and desires related to Linux. We will then try and find resolutions and possible ways to get what you want out of Linux. Below are some examples of the types of questions would love to hear about:

Some examples

• How can I do this in Linux?  (e.g. Copy a DVD, connect an ipod, edit videos)
• How can I fix this problem I had?  (e.g. Wireless Network, Suspend)
• What is this thing? (e.g. the Linux Kernel, GNOME)

Dear All,
Our next LUG meeting will be on 4:00PM Saturday, March 8th at the Belle View Apartments (for directions see
LUG Location). the topic will be as follows:

LTSP Term 1000 PXE: Thin Client Madness

• Presenter: Hasan Al-Eid

• Presentation Type: Technical Presentation

• Summary: The LTSP Term 1000 PXE is an amazing 50BD PC. It's ideally suited as a thin client that boots it's OS off the network. Some of the machines specs are as follows:

  • CPU: Vortex86 SoC-200MHz (Fanless, x86 compatable)

  • Memory: 128MB SDRAM onboard

  • Display: 1280 x 1024 / up to 85 Hz/ 32 Bit

  • for more detailed specs