Brian Byrne
Brian Byrne is a veteran of the IT industry, with over 30 years of experience managing, cajoling and installing Mainframes and operating systems. He is a passionate advocate for free and open source software and began using Linux in the 1990s.
Talks I've Given
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Special workshop: Linux from scratch and Linux 103 - the CLI and beyond
Featuring Brian Byrne
Want to understand Linux? Want to master the operating system that powers the Internet? Worried about installing it? Don’t want to repartition your hard drive? Running a Mac? Windows 7 or later? This special free workshop is just for you!
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Linuxing in London April
Featuring Brian Byrne
Interested in operating systems? Enraptured by Linux or technology? Have an old laptop? Want to make that first step into technology? Wondering how to get started as a dev? Don't miss this month's Linuxing in London event!
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Beyond Raspbian
Featuring Brian Byrne
Brian will provide a very quick introduction to some operating system alternatives for single board computers.
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Meltdown/Spectre and Linux in 5 Minutes
Featuring Brian Byrne
Brian gives us a quick overview of what Meltdown and Spectre are exactly. Check it out!
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Raspberry Pi 101, Installing From Scratch and the Theory Behind It
Featuring Brian Byrne
Interested in operating systems? Have a Raspberry Pi and wonder what to do with it? This free hands-on class, by Brian Byrne, maybe just what you need! Brian will teach you about installing a Raspberry Pi 101 and the theory behind operating systems and the Internet of Things (IoT).
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Spoilt for choice? Computer Languages Through The Ages
Featuring Brian Byrne
Check out Brian Byrne's talk on computer languages through the ages, and how they've developed!
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Linux 101
Featuring Brian Byrne
Interested in operating systems? Enraptured by Linux or technology? Have an old laptop? Want to make that first step into technology? Wondering how to get started as a dev?
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The New Year with Linuxing In London
Featuring Brian Byrne and David Ross
Xmas is over and we are finally in 2017, time for more Linux, more open source software and great talks. Tonight we look at the Go language and Docker. Don't miss it!
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Tinkering with a Banana Pi
Featuring Brian Byrne
A few observations by Brian Byrne on Banana Pi at this festive edition of Linuxing in London!
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Linux 101
Featuring Brian Byrne
Linux 101, installing the operating system from scratch and rejuvenating an old laptop. Interested in operating systems? Enraptured by Linux or technology? Have an old laptop? Want to make that first step into technology? Wondering how to get started as a dev?
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Setting up the new Raspberry Pi Zero and Linux
Featuring Brian Byrne
Have you got a new Raspberry Pi Zero? Or are about to? Confused how best to set it up? Worried about Debian or Linux? Do you need to understand the gotchas?
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