Omaha Linux User Group

Welcome to the OLUG Website.

by Jon on Sep. 23, 2013, under Meeting

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.

March 2026 OLUG Meeting

by Dave Thacker on Mar. 1, 2026, under Meeting

The Omaha Linux Users Group monthly meeting is coming up! Here are the the important details:

OLUG March 2026 Meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM CST
Location AIM Brain Exchange, 1902 Howard Street, Omaha
Streaming: https://meet.google.com/nhx-aiay-sad

Speaker: Chris C.

Topic: Bootstrapping Kubernetes with Talos Linux

Talos is a secure, immutable and minimal operating systems. See how you can use it bootstrap K8.

February 2026 OLUG Meeting

by Dave Thacker on Feb. 2, 2026, under Meeting

Our February meeting will be tomorrow night! Aaron has an interesting talk on the Ubuntu Micro Cloud. Here’s all the details:

OLUG February Meeting
Date: Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM CST
Location: AIM Brain Exchange, 1902 Howard Street, Omaha
Streaming: https://meet.google.com/nxh-aiay-sad

Topic: “Ubuntu Micro Cloud” Need some cloud? You don’t need AWS! Roll your own with Ubuntu, MicroCeph and friends!

Hope to see you online or in person!

January 2026 OLUG Meeting

by Dave Thacker on Jan. 5, 2026, under 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

by Dave Thacker on Nov. 2, 2025, under Meeting

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

OLUG November 2025 Meeting
Date: Tuesday, November 4th
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: AIM Brain Exchange, 1902 Howard Street. Omaha
Streaming: https://meet.google.com/nhx-aiay-sad

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.