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<h1 align="center">PLUG Meeting for January 10<sup>th</sup></h1>
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der.hans will present "Software Management for Debian and
Ubuntu" for us.</b></font></span></b><b><span
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!important; float: none;"><b>der.hans: Software Management for
Debian and Ubuntu</b><br>
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<b>Description</b>:<br>
Debian-based package management has been rock solid for many
years.<br>
Still, there are complexities and nuances to explore.<br>
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This talk will be a tour of distribution provided software
management tools and features in Debian and Ubuntu.<br>
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Attendees will learn about:<br>
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* common software management tools<br>
* features of debian packages<br>
* parts of debian packages<br>
* helper tools<br>
* configuring and reconfiguring software<br>
* prioritizing and pinning software<br>
* upgrades<br>
* snaps<br>
* some differences between Debian and Ubuntu<br>
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<b>About der.hans</b>:<br>
der.hans is a Free Software consultant, community veteran,
presenter and author. He is the founder of the Free Software
Stammtisch, BoF organizer for the Southern California Linux Expo
(SCaLE) and chairman of the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG).<br>
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As a technology and entrepreneurial veteran, roles have included
director of engineering, engineering manager, IS manager, system
administrator, community college instructor, developer and DBA.<br>
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He presents regularly at large community-led conferences (SCaLE,
SeaGL, LibrePlanet, LFNW) and many local groups. </span></font><font
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</span></span>The meeting will start at 7pm at The Desert Breeze
Substation. People start arriving as early as 6pm, so if you would
like to help setup and/or chat for a while, arrive a little early.<br>
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<td valign="top"><b>Meeting Location</b>:<br>
Desert Breeze Substation<br>
251 North Desert Breeze Blvd West<br>
Chandler, AZ 85226<br>
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The Desert Breeze Substation is on Chandler Blvd and Desert
Breeze Blvd, which is half way between McClintock and
Rural. It is very close to both the south 202 and 101
freeways. Public transportation is<br>
available into the late hours.<br>
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For more information see <a
href="http://phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">the meeting information on our web
site</a> <br>
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Contact PLUG:<br>
Email: <a
href="https://phxlinux.org/index.php/email-lists.html"
target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
class="ot-anchor aaTEdf" dir="ltr" style="color:
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3px;" moz-do-not-send="true">https://phxlinux.org/index.php/email-lists.html</a><br>
IRC: <a href="https://phxlinux.org/index.php/chat.html"
target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
class="ot-anchor aaTEdf" dir="ltr" style="color:
rgb(19,
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3px;" moz-do-not-send="true">https://phxlinux.org/index.php/chat.html</a><br>
Google+: <a href="https://plus.google.com/+PhxlinuxOrg"
target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
class="ot-anchor aaTEdf" dir="ltr" style="color:
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3px;" moz-do-not-send="true">https://plus.google.com/+PhxlinuxOrg</a><br>
Meetup: <a
href="http://www.meetup.com/Phoenix-Linux-Users-Group/"
target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"
class="ot-anchor aaTEdf" dir="ltr" style="color:
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3px;
 outline: 0px;" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.meetup.com/Phoenix-Linux-Users-Group/</a><br>
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<p>We will go for food to BJs at the Chandler Fashion Center Mall
after the meeting so we can chat with each other comfortably.
Please feel free to join us. Please come even if you aren't
hungry, the food is not mandatory.</p>
<p> See you there,<br>
Brian Cluff<br>
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