Linux User Group

A Linux User Group LUG short, is a group of Linux - interested individuals who meet regularly. Most LUG can be found in towns or districts and hold regular meetings or organize events around Linux, such as installation parties. However, the issues are usually not limited to Linux, but Linux is a symbol of freedom.

Analogous to the Bangla there are also Unix User Groups ( UUG ), which deal about Linux also going well with other Unix derivatives, such as the freely available BSD (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD ), but also other commercial Unices.

Groups of countries

In Germany there is the German Linux User Group ( Delug ), which supports the individual LUG's in Germany. In Austria, the Linux User Group Austria ( LUGA ) and single LUG exist in larger cities (Salzburg, St. Pölten, Linz, Graz) and in all states except Burgenland ( there but there is a subset of the Internet Club Burgenland, which plays a similar role ). The Austrian LUG organize together with other clubs once a year Linuxwochen. In Switzerland, next to the LUGS (Linux User Group Switzerland ) regional User Groups exist in larger cities (Basel, Bern, etc.) or in larger regions ( Upper Valais, Canton Aargau, etc.). Once a year, alternately an LUG LUG the camp at which to meet the German LUG regularly.

In Italy there are LUG in many cities, they are (Italian Linux Society) summarized in the ILS. They organize every year (since 2006 in late October ) a nationwide LinuxDay.