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ANNOUNCE: WLUG meeting is one week away
by Meeting Reminder Bot 16 Sep '12

16 Sep '12

The Waikato Linux Users Group have a meeting in one week from today: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet up at the university: MS4.G.02 (http://www.waikato.ac.nz/contacts/map?MS4) Time: 7:30pm onwards Topics * TBA

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Lost microsd cable
by Bruce Kingsbury 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

Just wondering if anyone found themselves with a spare microsd cable after Saturday, Verne is short of one and would like it back if it turns up, thanks ..

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Upcoming Event: Real World IT Security
by David Hallett 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

Institute of IT Professionals National Series: Real World IT Security 20 September 2012: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Wintec City Campus Events Room 2 Gallagher Hub Gate 3, Tristram Street Hamilton National Series: Real World IT Security As professionals we're trying our best to protect our customer's information, store it securely, on secure websites, behind layers of firewalls, authentication and encryption. All the while our customers are trying their best to share every personal detail with the world, use the simplest passwords possible, and then run everything from their own device which they refuse to lock-down or patch! No wonder there's a security breach in the news every week! In this session we'll review what attacks are actually happening in the real world, show how they're being put together and see what's the biggest risk - technology or people? About The Speaker Andy Prow is Managing Director of security specialists Aura Information Security, is an ITCP Certified Professional and holds a BSc(Hons) in Computer Science and Software Engineering. With over 19 years of IT experience Andy has designed and written software for companies including IBM, Telecom, Vodafone, Ericsson and Microsoft. Andy launched the Aura group of companies in 2001 and Aura InfoSec has developed into one of NZ's leading IT Security Consulting practices with many significant clients including the NZ Government, Xero, TradeMe and Banking and Corporate companies in New Zealand and overseas. Note: Light lunch provided. Free for IITP members, inexpensive for others. Registration required at the following URL: http://www.iitp.org.nz/events/waikato_bop/633-Real_World_IT_Security Regards, David Hallett, BSc, MIITP ITCP P.O. Box 15-516 Hamilton, New Zealand Mobile: +64-21-802 256

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Software Freedom Day 2012
by Peter Reutemann 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Hi everyone Just a friendly reminder (since the bot didn't seem to send out anything), that we'll be celebrating Software Freedom Day 2012 tomorrow! For more information visit this URL: http://wlug.org.nz/sfd Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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University Team Builds Lego and Raspberry Pi Cluster
by Peter Reutemann 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

"A team of computational engineers over at the University of Southampton led by Professor Simon Cox have built a supercomputer using Raspberry Pi and Lego. The supercomputer is comprised of 64 processors, 1TB of storage (16GB SD cards in each of the Raspberry Pis) and can be powered on using just a single 13-amp mains socket. MPI is used for communications between the nodes through the ethernet port. The team managed to build the core of the supercomputer for under £2500. Named 'Iridis-Pi' after University of Southampton's supercomputer Iridis, the supercomputer runs software that was built using Python and Scratch. Professor Cox used the free plug-in 'Python Tools for Visual Studio' to develop code for the Raspberry Pi." -- source: http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/09/12/145256/university-team-builds-l… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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netlink_family=31
by LIBCHABER, JACQUES (JACQUES) 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Hello, I am studying some code involving NETLINK sockets. The code involves a call to socket: sock_fd = socket (AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, 31) looking at NETLINK(7) or '/usr/include/bits/socket.h' I can't find any documentation for netlink_family=31 Could you point me to some answers. Thanks

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Debian Download
by Wolfgang 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Hi Can somebody advise me how to download Debian Wheezy? I want to get away from Ubuntu 12.4, which the developers have locked down hard enough that I am unable to set it up the way I like my Linux to function. Key issue is of course Unity, which I regard as excellent for all those who prefer small screens (i.e. Smartphones and Tablets), but for those of us who have bought large screens, Unity is a regression back towards the ugly side of DOS. (You had to remember each command before you could use it. Menus may be slow to work with, but their use is quick to learn, and for infrequently used commands they are simply superior.) I need the amd64 edition, and I do not want to download just a basic system to try whether my knowledge is good enough to get it running, not reams after reams of iso's that eventually I never use. A further complication is that my wi-fi adaptor, D-link DWA-131 (Realtek RTL 8192SU), is not correctly installed by Suse 12.1 or Mageia-2-x86-64, and perusal of the fora indicated that I will have to wait until kernel 3.4 (3.2 is currently used) becomes standard before I can use any rpm based distribution. I have tried Linux Mint XFCE as well, as another possible way to escape Canonical's lockdown into Unity, but that does not install at all on my machine for reasons apparently not connected to my hardware. What is the most appropriate server here in NZ to download Debian? Thank you Wolfgang Vogelbein

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Fritzing, the Hot New Electronics Designer for Real People
by Peter Reutemann 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

"Fritzing is the sophisticated new electronics application with the funny name. It is a powerful tool for making schematics, prototyping circuits, and designing printed circuit boards." -- source: http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/631016-fritzing-the-hot-new-electronic… Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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First beta of Ubuntu 12.10 released
by Peter Reutemann 10 Sep '12

10 Sep '12

"The first beta version of Ubuntu 12.10, code-named "Quantal Quetzal", has been released for testing ahead of its October final release. The new version brings together a range of enhancements the developers have been working on, from reducing the number of install images, to making 3D accelerated desktops run on non-3D hardware, and switching to Python 3.0." -- source: http://h-online.com/-1702021 Cheers, Peter -- Peter Reutemann, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Waikato, NZ http://www.cms.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ Ph. +64 (7) 858-5174

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slight problem with disk publisher
by Bruce Kingsbury 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

slight problem with disk publisher, after about the first ten disks, the labels are printing very faint and getting worse with every disk. black and white cartridge not printing at all, and colour one is a bit sketchy. If anyone has a pair of lexmark cartridges I could borrow to test 53335 and 53336 that would be good, otherwise we'll just use the machine for burning the disks (which works well, it's very fast) and have to sort out something else for labelling them.

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