Hello All,
These are my Notes to Self for the SLO Bytes Linux Session of 11/06/2025
Please note that any links to local files will not work here.  I will play this content in the actual session.  You can then view it in the Recording
Ralph Sutter

Linux Group for November 2025
Stats on Market Share of Computer OSs and More   
https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2025/technology#1-computer-operating-systems

Distrowatch  https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity
Linux File Naming Practices to Avoid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjnSE99-cz0

Slideshow Issues
Eye of Gnome 45.3 includes Slideshow.  Version 46.2 does not. 47.0 includes Slideshow
Download Eye of Gnome 45.3 from https://download.gnome.org/sources/eog/45/
Version 47.0 is reported to be unsafe;
Full file system read/write access-Can read and write all data on the file system 
https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.gnome.eog

Sutter Video of Hall Monitor  (Local file - Not viewable from here)
/home/rsutter/Documents/November 2025 Linux Notes/November Linux Session/Slideshow Demo/Slideshow Demo.mp4

Playlists
Goal is to create audio playlists for VLC
Open a new playlist with ctrl+l  (lower case L)
Drag music files to the playlists
This only works with local music files.  Music files from the network server are ignored
Work around is to copy any desired music files to local drive and then drag into the VLC playlist
/home/rsutter/Documents/November 2025 Linux Notes/VLC Playlist.odt  (Local link, not viewable from here)
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Print Screen
prt scr key did not work
Work around is go to Preferences/Keyboard Shortcuts/double click to erase current shortcut/enter new keystroke combination
I chose  win+shift+d=details  and win+shift+w=whole screen
Update- Could never capture any system screen.  Failed with Graphics and every other category
Slow Chrome Browser Response? ? Go Incognito or disable extensions in Chrome

KDE Connect:  Allows copying images between smartphone and computer; Initiate from KDE Connect on phone and
connect to Fullbean (cf Phonelink in Windows)

Audio Playlists with VLC
Goal is to create audio playlists for VLC
Open a new playlist with ctrl+l  (lower case L)
Drag music files to the playlists
This only works with local music files.  Music files from the network server are ignored
Work around is to copy any desired music files to local drive and then drag into the VLC playlist
VLC Playlists

Create Hyperlinks in Libre Office

Hello All,
This is a re-post of an announcement that I just received from APCUG
Ralph Sutter

APCUG
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
October 22, 2025
9 am PT, 10 am, MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Still on Windows 10? Alan Baker?s Got You Covered
Alan Baker, Chairman and ISP System Administrator
San Jose IBM PC Club
and
Streaming Audio on Your LAN Using VLC
John Krout, Member, Presenter, and Author
Potomac Area Technology And Computer Society
 
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/NrEj5m6fhByVzFwm6
 
 After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration.
You only need to register once. On October 21, 2025, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS:
Still on Windows 10? Alan Baker?s Got You Covered. If you?ve been putting off the upgrade to Windows 11, you?re not alone. In this presentation, Alan walks you through each step of the transition from 10 to 11.
🔧 Preparation & Backup ? Learn how to safeguard your data and prep your system for a smooth upgrade.
 ⬆️ Standard Upgrade Path ? Discover the easiest way to move from Windows 10 to 11 using Microsoft?s recommended tools.
 🧼 Fresh Installation ? Prefer a clean slate? Alan shows you how to do a full install from scratch.
 🚫 Bypassing Hardware Checks ? Got an older PC? No problem. Alan reveals how to install Windows 11 even if your hardware doesn?t pass Microsoft?s health check.
 ✅ Post-Installation Essentials ? From driver updates to personalization tips, make sure your new OS runs smoothly.
 
John Krout - Streaming Audio on Your LAN Using VLC. In this presentation, you will learn how to use the popular, zero-cost VLC media player on a computer to create and play a list of music files, and transmit that music via your Local Area Network (LAN). You will learn how to receive and play the transmitted music on other computers or portable devices connected to your LAN. This is ideal for making holiday music audible throughout your home at an audio level you can control in any room. The transmitting VLC is referred to as a streaming server.
 
Your presenter has done this for years at home during the December season. His holiday music playlist is streamed from VLC running on his basement Windows 11 desktop computer (or his basement Raspberry Pi 400 computer). The streaming server music is received on a retired smartphone plugged into speakers around his Christmas tree in his living room, as well as on his current smartphone.
 
Learn how to make the streaming server computer able to receive connection requests and how to use VLC or Windows Media Player on another computer, or VLC on a smartphone or tablet, to connect to the streaming server and play the playlist music for you wherever you are.
 

Hello All,
What follows is a re-poost of an announcement that I received today from APCUG
Ralph Sutter

APCUG
October 15, 2025
LINUX WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
9 am PT, 10 am, MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Customizing Your New Linux Install, Part 1
Cal Esneault, Program Chair
Cajun Clickers Computer Club
 
Dual-Booting Windows and Linux, Pt. 1
Alan German, Meeting Coordinator
Ottawa PC Users? Group
 
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/uz1k1GauVRXJaoXH6
 
 After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. You only need to register once. On October 14, 2025, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS:
Customizing Your New Linux Install, Part 1. So, you now have (or shortly will have) a new Linux computer.  Now what do you do with it? Users transitioning from Windows often don't realize the extent of customization available on Linux.  Join Cal as he shares his recommendations for initial Linux customization with new and limited-experienced users, using a new install of Linux Mint. He will show you how to start the process using the "Welcome" guide app and then move on to some additional options using the "System Settings (Preferences)."
 
In this first of a two-part presentation, he will cover areas you can customize, including the Desktop, Date and Time, Screen Saver, Power Management, Software Management, Firewalls, and several other key system settings. Then join him next month as he moves on to some more intermediate customizing.
 
Dual-Booting Windows and Linux, Pt. 1. You've decided that you need to keep your Windows operating system running because of specific software, and don't want to use methods previously presented to run your Microsoft software within Linux. Or you're hesitant to use Windows online due to security concerns. You want to run both Linux and Windows. You need to use Dual-Boot, which involves installing Linux alongside Windows on the same computer.
 
In Part 1 of a two-part presentation, learn from Alan how to easily and safely install Linux and still have access to your Windows operating system to access those needed programs/apps, either online or offline. Then join John Kennedy next month for Part 2 on Dual-Booting, where you will learn about two other, more advanced options.

HJello All,
This is a re-post of an announcement that I received from APCUG
Ralph Sutter


APCUG
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
September 24, 2025
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET

USING WINDOWS PROGRAMS ON LINUX FOR MICROSOFT USERS
Mike Ungerman, Director
Central Florida Computer Society
 
Alan German, Program Coordinator
Ottawa PC Users? Group
 
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/grpioZ1ErcDFDAsq7
 
 After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. You only need to register once. On September 23, 2025, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION. Many Windows users have started considering the use of Linux as their "daily driver" central computer operating system. Either because they have computers that can't upgrade to Windows 11, or they don't want to upgrade because their computers are still functioning correctly. However, for some Windows users, there are programs they still want to use that do not have a Linux version. Although almost every possible program is available on Linux to meet your needs, for various reasons, the Windows version remains necessary.
 
Today's workshop will show users who need to run proprietary Windows programs how to do so on Linux. Alan and Mike will demonstrate several methods for installing and running those programs on your Linux computers.
 

Hello All,
This is a re-post of an APCUG announcement
Ralph Sutter

APCUG
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
September 10, 2025
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Using KVM/QEMU to Create a Windows 10 VM in Linux
Joel Ewing, President
 Bella Vista Computer Club
 
Butt, Neck, Eyes, Oh My! Surviving Screen Time
Judy Taylour, President
SCV Computer Club

Registration Link:  https://forms.gle/8NQEiEMSkE3WheteA
 
 After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. (see below). You only need to register once. On September 9, 2025, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
 
 
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS
KVM/QEMU Virtual Machines Under Linux by Joel Ewing. How do you run multiple different PC operating systems at the same time if you don't have multiple computers? PC hardware today includes support for efficiently running an independent instance of an operating system as a "virtual machine" under another operating system. Virtual machines help try out different operating systems, supporting apps that only run under a specific operating system, and for testing potentially dangerous things in an isolated environment without exposing your primary system to security risks. The virtual machine appears much like a separate hardware platform to the guest operating system installed on it. Still, when running, it is merely an app executing on the host operating system. A guest operating system can only see and modify those host resources that have been explicitly granted to it. Guest virtual machines are supported under Linux, Windows, and macOS.
There are multiple ways to run virtual machines under Linux. This presentation will take a detailed examination of utilizing the "Virtual Manager" interface to define and manage a Windows 10 VM that leverages Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) and Quick EMUlator (QEMU) support.
Suppose you avoid using a Windows 10 VM for higher-risk Internet activities, such as email or browsing the web, and instead use it only for running reliably tested local apps. In that case, it should be relatively safe to use that instance of Windows 10 well past its end-of-service date. On hardware that doesn't support Windows 11, this could provide an alternative migration path to Linux as your primary system, while continuing to use some favorite and essential Windows-only local apps in a restricted-use virtual machine that can be isolated from the Internet.
 
Butt, Neck, Eyes. Oh My! Surviving Screen Time by Judy Taylour. In our increasingly digital world, our bodies are paying the price for long hours spent in front of screens. This presentation explores the hidden toll of modern technology on physical health, focusing on common but often overlooked conditions, including Computer Neck Syndrome, Tech-Related Eye Strain, Mouse Shoulder Syndrome, Computer Back Issues, Butt Syndrome, and Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI).

Hello All,
I just created a tutorial that shows how I use the Google Lens app on my PC.  Google Lens is usually run from a smart phone
However, by using Windows Snipping Tool on my PC or any other image capturing program, under a PC, MAC or Linux OS, you can use Google Lens to
Identify objects
Capture text
and many other operations

My tutorial can be viewed on my website at https://www.fullbean.com/tutorials/google-lens.html

Ralph Sutter

Hello All,
This is a re-post of an APCUG announcement
Ralph Sutter

SATURDAY SAFARI WORKSHOP
August 23, 2025
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET

Windows 10 EOL, What?s Next?
Alan German, Meeting Coordinator
Ottawa PCUG
 
We took a quick poll at the 8/13 WW and
many attendees were interested in getting answers to their
EOL questions.
Ask your questions.
Attendees will have the answers.
 
REGISTER HERE ? https://forms.gle/66oqJdiTbmpoGkNW7
 
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration. (see below). You only need to register once.
 
 On August 22, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS
Windows 10 EOL, What?s Next? Windows 10 will reach End-of-Life, and hence the end of all support, on October 14, 2025. So, if you have a computer that is currently running Windows 10, what are you going to do?
In this presentation, we will discuss the various options, including carrying on using Windows 10, upgrading to Windows 11, and buying a new computer. However, there is another option. Move up to Linux. It?s free, it?s easy to use, and it works! We will look at Linux and see how it can be used, in conjunction with Windows 10, to keep older machines running for the foreseeable future.
 
Windows 10 EOL Q&A.
Ask your questions, attendees will have the answers.

Hello All,
This is a re-post of an announcement from APCUG
Ralph Sutter
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POTPOURRI: FUN & GAMES 
WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP

July 23, 2025
9 am PT, 10 am MT, 11 am CT, 12 pm ET
 
Capturing the Skies: Fun Vacation Photography
John Krout, Member, Author, and Presenter
Potomac Area And Technology Society
 
PosterMyWall
Hewie Poplock, APCUG Representative
The Sarasota Technology User Group
 
Office Chair Butt
Judy Taylour
APCUG Speakers Bureau Member
President, SCV Computer Club
 
Stump the Techs
Do you have a tech question?
Our attendees will do their best to answer it.
 
Register here ?  https://forms.gle/BAVhCN53Fs59hq6MA   
 
After you click Submit, you will receive a pop-up acknowledgment of your registration.
(see below). You only need to register once. On July 22, after registration closes at 6 pm Pacific Time, you will receive the encrypted Zoom link.
 
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS
Capturing the Skies: A Presentation through Air Shows and Hot Air Balloons. Join John Krout for a visually stunning presentation on the art and technology of photographing some of the most thrilling and colorful events in the skies?air shows and hot air balloon festivals!
From the high-speed flyovers of the Thunderbirds and Blue Angels to the vibrant beauty of balloon-filled mornings, this talk dives into the gear, techniques, and planning needed to capture unforgettable images. Learn how telephoto lenses bring you up close to fast-moving jets, and discover tips for shooting in unique atmospheric conditions, like coastal humidity that creates dramatic contrails and cockpit condensation.
He'll also share online tools for tracking air shows and balloon festival calendars across the US and Canada?perfect for planning your next photography adventure.
Whether you're a seasoned shooter or just getting into tech and photography, this workshop is for you!
 
PosterMyWall. Looking for a fresh and innovative way to promote your group? Hewie Poplock can't be with us in person, so we will learn how to use PMY to create flyers to publicize our meetings via his video tutorial.
 
Office Chair Butt AKA Dead Butt Syndrome. Are you experiencing Office Chair Butt? Do you even know what it is? Judy will discuss this topic and provide us with some exercises to complete.
 
Stump the Techs. Do you have a problem you need help with? Please ask the question at the workshop, and we will do our best to help you.
 
FYI, when I asked AI to give me a short description for the above presentation, this was the response: ?Do you have a problem you need help with? Ask the question at the workshop, and we will try to help you.
That?s a generous offer?thanks! I don't face problems in the way humans do, but I'm great at helping solve them. If I were to bring a "workshop-worthy" challenge, it'd be something like:
 
"How can we help more people embrace AI as a creative partner rather than just a tool?"