Jacksonville Linux Users' Group (JaxLUG)
The JaxLUG is a diverse assembly of Linux users from beginners, casual desktop users, system administrators, developers, and IT professionals.
The group has a passion for supporting Linux and Free Open Source Software (FOSS) and live in the Jacksonville Florida Area.
The JaxLUG, originally started by Daniel Stringfield in 1996, and is led by Officers, who are elected annually.
To get to know the group become a member of the JaxLUG, join our Discord Server, Mailing List, Social Media plataforms, OR participate in our Monthly Meetings.
JaxLUG Meetings
The JaxLUG meets every 3rd Wednesday of every month, conditions permiting.
We are temporarily meeting at the SouthEast Regional Library 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32256.
The meeting begins with social intermingling at 6:00PM, fallowed by introductions, then the presentations start at 6:30 PM. JaxLUG meeting presenters and topics vary,
from month to month, you can take a look at our Past Meeting History to see some of the topics. The presentation for the current month will be displayed in the
"Next Meeting" section of this page.
The (Linux Users Social Hour) LUSH is a gathering of the members after each meeting. Is held at a local restaurant determined by the presentor. We gather to continue conversations on a wide range of topics. Have some food, drinks and conversations.
Be a Presenter at a meeting 
Anyone, be it local, outsider, hobbyist, professional, student, or other, is welcome to be a presenter at any of our monthly meetings. With a topic of their choosing, or one the group has requested. Simply provide a Title and a Synopsis of the presentation to Christian, Ralph, or Ramon. Please, provide adequate time for us to post the presentation Title and Synopsis in our many plataforms for social media.
Post a question in Google Groups 
If you are New to Linux, don't worry, we have a google groups to answer all your basic questions. You can also meet people with similar hobbies, interests, and backgrounds. Learn about a topic your interested and join a discussions in the JaxLUG Google Group. The Group receives announcements and event updates thru the Google Groups. So, you can keep up to date with the group events.
We have a Discord Server where you can get event information, contacts, tech news, and other events in the area. You can also become part of the comminuty by joining the JaxLUG server. Use this link to enter the server page directly; JaxLUG Server. You can also join via invitation, from one of our members.
Meeting Format
- 6:00 PM - Regular arrival, Setup
- 6:15 PM - JaxLUG Old/New biz, Other local events, Introductions.
- 6:30 PM - Presentation, Topics, Q&A time.
- 8:30 PM - Conclusion, Summary, and clean-up.
- 8:45 PM - Linux Users' Social Hour (LUSH)
Join us afterwards for more conversations and discussions. Presenter's place of choice.
Next Meeting
| When | Sep 17th 2025 (The 3rd Wednesday of every month) Presenter arrives at 6:00 to setup. Old/New Business and Introductions at 6:15. Presentation starts at 6:30 PM |
| Where | Southeast Regional Public Library, Room D,
10599 Deerwood Park Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32256 |
| Topic | Python for Shell scripters. |
| Synopsis | Python is basically a scripting language, much like bash, fish and ksh. This talk will demonstrate the parallels and how to port shell scripts into python code using built-in tools and libraries. |
| Presented By | Yehuda (uda) Deutsch |
| Food Sponsor | Public Library rules, No food. LUSH is at Presenters discrecion. |
Last Meeting
| When | Aug 17th 2025 (The 3rd Wednesday of every month) Presenter arrives at 6:30 to setup. Introductions and New Business starts at 6:45. Presentation starts at 7:00 PM |
| Where | Southeast Regional Public Library, Room C, 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32256 |
| Topic | Differential Backups with Restic and Demo. |
| Synopsis | Restic is a cross-platform backup application for fast and secure backups. This talk will provide an introduction to Restic that will cover the basics of using Restic. From performing differential backups of your systems and using those to restore files from snapshots. |
| Presented By | Travis from Secure Ideas. |
| Food Sponsor | Public Library rules, No food. |
JaxLUG Newsletter
The JaxLUG Newsletter is a page in old newspaper motiif that displays some Linux news clips taken from various free publications.
To access the newsletter click on this hyperlink: JaxLUG Newsletter.
NOTE: The newsletter has no return link to the JaxLUG Main page. Just press back on your web browser.
Past Events
If you are interested in some of our older meetings and presentations you can visit our Meeting History for a list of past yearly events. The list is cronological order and soon will have the actual presentations as a viewable file. Some of the presentations will be linked to the YouTube channel for the coresponding recorded presentation.
To view previous recorded presentations please visit the youtube channel: Official JaxLUG Youtube channel
Command Line Corner
This page has a usefull list of Linux command line functions. The list is divided in tables with the name of the command and it's options.
Select the Command Line Corner to view the page.
Usefull Links
This is a list of usefull websites that focus on Linux use, distrubution, and education.