01 May - Virtual AZLOCO/PLUG Installfest/Linux Workshop

• 6 attendees
• Discussed upcoming events and Ubuntu 21.04
• Conducted a demonstration of Linux based astro tracking programs

02 May - AZLOCO Team meeting chaired by Rex Bouwense

• 3 attendees
• Disseminated Linux news links and information on Linux job opportunities and future AZLOCO and state LUG events.

• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings/May%2002%2C%202021%20Meeting

06 May - Virtual Tempe Ubuntu Hour hosted by Paul Kairis

• 4 attendees
• Conducted a demonstration of astronomy software to control telescope and track/follow stars
• Discussed various facts about the Moon, the far side, its rotation, and tidal locking
• Reminisced about the uucp protocol, email, and file transfer (uucp!azloco!user)

13 May - Sierra Vista Ubuntu Hour hosted by Rex Bouwense

• 8 attendees
• Announced that Ubuntu 21.04 has been released. New features: Wayland is now the default. Your home folder is now private by default. There is now a recovery key for encrypted installs. Comes with Linux Kernel 5.11 and Python 3.9. However, it is not a LTS release.
• Announced that there will be no more point releases for Ubuntu 18.04 after the August 2020 release of Ubuntu 18.04.5. However, Canonical will continue to release updates. All “flavors” of 18.04 have reached their EOL last April.
• Discussed the possibility of using a Ubuntu mini-install at our installfests.
• Discussed the possible dates for our next Linux Workshop/mini-installfest.
• Discussed Manjaro vs Endeavour and their relationship to Arch Linux.
• Discussed alternatives to Firefox browser, specifically Chromium and Brave

13 May - Virtual Phoenix Ubuntu Hour hosted by Todd Cole

• 2 attendees
• Discussed upcoming events

15 May - Virtual AZLOCO/PLUG Installfest/Linux Workshop

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16 May - AZLOCO Team meeting chaired by Rex Bouwense

• 4 attendees
• Disseminated Linux news links and information on Linux job opportunities and future AZLOCO and state LUG events.

• https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArizonaTeam/Meetings/May%2016%2C%202021%20Meeting

27 May – Virtual Tempe Ubuntu Hour hosted by Paul Kairis

• 4 attendees
• Discussed Team IRC move from Freenode to Libera and how to get cloaks for members
• Used stellarium app to track Starlink satellites and ngc 7000
• Continued astronomy discussion on Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Polaris