Tech Events by Linux Users' Group Edinburgh

EdLUG's monthly Saturday meeting, back at Old College for December. This one has a theme: a round-table on using Linux in robotics research, alongside the usual open format where people bring laptops and work through whatever is broken. Hosted by Douglas Ian Scott. Expect talk on distros, shell scripting, desktop customisation, server management and self-hosting, plus show-and-tell on hardware projects and open-source replacements for everyday software. Beginners moving off Windows or macOS are explicitly welcome. Teaching Room 10, second floor (three floors up from ground). Take the first entrance on the right as you enter the quad, the Edinburgh Law School door. Free, two hours. Why go: a themed robotics round-table on top of the usual fix-it table, where you can turn up with a broken GRUB and leave with it sorted. Best for robotics researchers, sysadmins and self-hosters.

EdLUG's monthly Edinburgh meeting. It moved venue in late October: now the study space at the Futures Institute, entered through the Canopy Cafe door off Middle Meadow Walk, not Old College. The format is open: people bring laptops and work through whatever is broken, and the group trades notes on distros, shell scripting, desktop customisation, server management and self-hosting. There is a show-and-tell strand too: hardware projects, open-source replacements for everyday software, and which machines run Linux cleanly. Beginners are explicitly welcome — several regulars arrived wanting help moving off Windows or macOS. The group also runs a public mailing list at lists.edlug.org.uk. Free, two hours, no speaker list and no programme. Why go: one of the few Edinburgh rooms where you can turn up with a broken GRUB or a driver problem and leave with it fixed by someone who has seen it before. Best for sysadmins, self-hosters and anyone moving a daily driver to Linux.

This month's Linux Users' Group Edinburgh meetup is a round-table on Linux in robotics research, alongside the group's usual knowledge sharing, troubleshooting and show-and-tell. Bring a laptop if you're stuck on a driver or a broken GRUB and someone may be able to help. Expect talk of shell scripting, self-hosting, distro choice and Linux-friendly hardware. Beginners curious about switching from Windows or macOS are explicitly welcome. Free. It meets in Teaching Room 10, on the second floor of a University of Edinburgh building; use the first entrance on the right as you enter the quad. The organiser's Luma page links the campus map. Why go: a hands-on, unpretentious room where seasoned sysadmins and first-time installers help each other. The robotics theme makes this edition especially worthwhile for researchers and engineers running Linux on real hardware.