Meetings & Location

Since 2020, our meetings are now virtual. We meet the second Thursday of each month through Jitsi Meet and the meetings last from 6:00 – 10:00pm.

2026 RRLug Virtual Meeting Schedule

January 08 2026 <<<< ( Next Virtual Meeting )
February 12 2026
March 12 2026
April 09 2026
May 14 2026
June 11 2026
July 09 2026
August 13 2026
September 10 2026
October 08 2026
November 12 2026
December 10 2026

Future Presentation Topics

( Crossed off topics were given in the month listed )

Automating system deployment and management
Tips and Tricks
Cool Pi/SBC projects
Development toolchains
compilers / linkers, etc
embedded tools
Favorite utilities – tools
have everyone contribute a project that they rely on for their work.
Filesystem deep dive
ZFS, Ext4, BTRFS, XFS etc.
which filesystem is right for your application. ZFS, Ext4, BTRFS, XFS, etc.
Gaming on Linux
Open Source
AAA Games – Steam, etc.
~~GitOps for Fun and Profit– February 2022~~
~~The basic mechanics of GitOps in a Kubernetes context.~~
Home server hosting
how to get away from the cloud
alternatives to Google, O365, etc.SBC based server solutions
Linux Design Tools
CAD
Linux Distribution reviews?
Pick a disto that we all install and review at a next meeting?
Linux friendly gadgets
Linux Media production
Audio/Video editing
Music production – multitrack recording,
Linux Troubleshooting
ML and AI applications on Linux
Open source infrastructure
firewalls
virtualization
containers
load balancing, etc.
Retro emulation on Linux
Old games systems
mini computers, etc.
Techniques for managing Linux
Linux systems at scale
Linux system admin and server setup and deployment
Linux security hardening
Active Directory integration
~~WSL2 – August 2021~~
~~Using WSL2 on Windows~~

Attend The Virtual Meeting

The Jitsi Meeting meeting information is provide in two flavors. First will be on our website in the form of a meeting notice. Second it will be sent out to our LUG email list. You can subscribe to that by clicking on the link below. The list is pretty low traffic so you shouldn’t be spammed in any way.

Subscribe to the LUG list: RRLug+subscribe@groups.io

Directions to our Old Meeting Location at Rasmussen College

Rasmussen College

6000 East State Street (Chase Bank Building)

Fourth Floor

Rockford, Illinois

Note: Corner of State Street and Mulford. Click the Directions link below for specific driving instructions.

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