[Liverpool] MFS Meeting. Tue, 20 Aug "Debian 10 new features: nftables, driverless printing and more"

Daniel daniel at manlug.org
Tue Aug 20 08:39:27 UTC 2019


Hi Mike, 

Unfortunately I won't be able to make it, I was looking forward to the subject matter. 

Have a nice time. 

Cheers 
Daniel 

Manlug Organiser

---- Michael Dorrington via Liverpool wrote ----

>Please forward this notice to those that would welcome it.
>
>You can subscribe to the Manchester Free Software mailing list at:
>https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsuk-manchester
>
>* Event: Manchester Free Software's August Meeting
>* What: Debian 10 new features: nftables, driverless printing and more
>* Date: Tuesday, 20th August 2019 (3rd Tuesday of the month)
>* Start time: 19:00 (Doors close at 19:15)
>* Finish time: 21:00
>
>* Location: Manchester Technology Centre
>  - https://mspl.co.uk/campuses/manchester-technology-centre/
>* Address: Oxford Road, Manchester. M1 7ED.
>  - By the Mancunian Way flyover.
>  - https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/53.47222/-2.23792
>
>
>== Details ==
>
>=== MFS Introduction and Key Signing ===
>
>The purpose of Manchester Free Software is to promote the Free Software
>philosophy.
>
>Every meeting we start with an opportunity for informal key signing.
>For this you'll need to bring paper OpenPGP fingerprint slips, see
>`gpg-key2ps` from the `signing-party` package (or equivalent in your
>GNU/Linux distro):
>https://packages.debian.org/signing-party
>
>
>=== Topic details ===
>
>This month's topics are the new features in Debian 10 (Buster).
>
>With the recent release of Debian Buster this gives us an opportunity to
>cover some interesting topics that are mostly applicable to all
>GNU/Linux distributions.
>
>What exactly we cover and how much time we spend on each topic will be
>determined by the participants at the meeting.
>
>Topics of interest are:
>
>* nftables (the new iptables and more!)
>** https://packages.debian.org/buster/nftables
>* "Driverless printing with CUPS 2.2.10"
>** https://wiki.debian.org/DriverlessPrinting
>* "Merged /usr"
>* LUKS2
>* Wayland (for GNOME)
>* AppArmor (enabled by default)
>* Secure Boot
>
>Further information:
>
>* https://wiki.debian.org/NewInBuster
>*
>https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-whats-new.en.html
>*
>https://www.debian.org/releases/buster/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html
>
>
>== Location ==
>
>The meeting will take place at our new venue of Manchester Technology
>Centre, details above.
>
>
>== Transport ==
>
>
>=== Parking ===
>
>Please research and decide where to park before heading on your journey
>and have a Plan B.
>
>There are paid parking lots around the venue, they are marked by a blue
>P in OpenStreetMap centred on Manchester Technology Centre:
>https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=16/53.4722/-2.2379
>
>Most of those parking lots are owned by NCP:
>http://www.ncp.co.uk/
>
>In some of the side streets in the venue surrounding area there are
>parking meter bays that become zero cost after 8pm on Tuesday so you
>will have to pay up until then and the maximum stay is 2 hours BUT MAKE
>SURE YOU VERIFY ALL THIS on parking.  This is probably only a good
>option if you know the area.
>
>If you can't decide where to park then ask me for advice.
>
>
>=== Public Transport ===
>
>Closest train stations to the venue are:
>
>* Manchester Oxford Road (MCO) train station
>* Manchester Piccadilly (MAN) train station
>
>For other public transport see OpenStreetMap using the "Transport" layer
>centred on Manchester Technology Centre:
>https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/53.4722/-2.2379&layers=T
>
>
>== More Information ==
>
>Information about Manchester Free Software can be found on the
>Manchester Free Software pages on LibrePlanet:
>https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Manchester
>
>Regards,
>Mike.
>MFS Chair.
>
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