Perth Linux Users' Group

What is PLUG?

PLUG is the Perth Linux Users' Group, an association of people interested in Linux. We aim to promote Linux and support the users of Linux in Perth, Western Australia.

Linux is a free computer operating system. It runs on a large variety of computer hardware, and can be used for many purposes including desktop machines, small embedded systems and Internet servers. You can find more information about Linux itself on the Linux International and the Linux Australia web sites. The Linux Documentation Project is also a good place to find general information about Linux.

• More about PLUG
• Getting Linux in Perth

Mailing list

One of the main forms of communication between PLUG members is our e-mail list. The list is a good way to get help if you're new to Linux, and also a good place for general discussion—both technical and social—regarding Linux and related topics.

• More about the mailing list (including how to subscribe and unsubscribe)
• Mailing list archives (including a search facility)
• PLUG news server (alternate way of accessing the mailing list)

PLUG events

Next event — June PLUG Seminar

Title: "Websites with Drupal"
When: Tuesday, 9th June 2009, 7:30pm - 9:00pm.
Where: 'Futuresphere', Christ Church Grammar School, Queenslea Drive, Claremont
Presenter: Peter Taekema

"I am planning to talk about web hosting using a Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP (or LAMP) stack in general and Drupal in particular (see http://drupal.org). I'll attempt to provide a general overview of the steps involved in getting a website up and running quickly using Drupal. I should also be able to provide an overview of related stuff like DNS settings, domain registration/hosting, etc.

"For those that have the time and resources (a laptop running linux is fine), I'd be happy to run a mini workshop to help setup a basic website using drupal. Those interested will need to make sure the LAMP components (see above) are installed on their machine before we start. Downloading the latest drupal files (Drupal 6.12) will also help but I'll have them with me just in case.

"About Me? I've been using Linux in one form or another since 1994. For the last 12 years I was employed by the WA government (Agriculture/Health Departments) in I.T. and other technical roles. I have 9 years experience as a Network Administrator and general helpdesk geek. This involved work on up to 450 Windows PC's + some UNIX and Linux stuff along the way. In January this year I started my own business called "Great Southern Computer Services" and have (so far) managed to convince about a third of my customers to load Linux on (some of) their computers (dual boot with Windows in most cases)..... and I'm excited about the current level of interest in Linux in general."

• More information about this event

Other upcoming events

See the events page for details.