Welcome to the OLUG Website.

The Omaha Linux User Group (OLUG) meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 1902 Howard Street. Meetings begin at 6:30 PM and generally consist of a Q&A session, latest news and events session and a presentation. Membership is free (no dues!) and everyone is welcome. Joining OLUG is very simple, show up at a meeting or sign up for the mailing list. If you would like to contact OLUG, please click here.

If you have a linux related topic you wish to present on, please consult the OLUG Schedule.  Contact me off list with your name, topic and month you wish to present.

OLUG Schedule – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hnmCqVu9s7r54ayAT4QAAkzLGHfp18eQYH9kxjUz28w

Thanks!

Jon L.

 

January 2026 OLUG Meeting

Happy New Year! Welcome to another year of Linux and FOSS! Our first meeting is tomorrow night. Here are all the details:

  • OLUG January 2026 Meeting
  • Date: January 6th, 2026
  • Time: 6:30 PM CST
  • Location: AIM Brain Exchange, 1902 Howard Street, Omaha
  • Streaming: https://meet.google.com/nxh-aiay-sad

Topic: “A desktop environment of Cosmic Proportions!”

System 76 released their new desktop environment, Cosmic, on December 11, 2025. I’ll be talking about the Freedesktop standard, Cosmic’s journey to Version1.0, and some of the reviews about the inaugural release. And what kind of meeting would it be without Dave messing up a demo? See you tomorrow night!

November 2025 OLUG Meeting

The November monthly meeting for the Omaha Linux User Group is coming up!

Topic: Image Builder on Rocky Linux by Dave Thacker

Image Builder is a Red Hat project that looks promising, but there be a few dragons. I’ll show what works, what is problematic, and we’ll talk about a guy named Tom.

October 2025 OLUG Meeting

The October monthly meeting for the Omaha Linux User Group is coming up!

Topic: Technitium and Traefik by Dave Thacker

I hope to see you there in person or online.

August 2025 OLUG Meeting

The next monthly meeting of the Omaha Linux User Group is coming up!

Our topic this month is “Sweet, Secure Self-Hosting” presented by Matt Payne.

We’ll also talk about plans for our upcoming Installfest.

I hope to see you there in person or online.

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