Linux user group A Linux User Group or Linux Users' Group (LUG)
or GNU/Linux User Group (GLUG) is a private, generally non-
profit or not-for-profit organization that provides support
and/or education for Linux users, particularly for inexperienced
users. The term commonly refers to local groups that meet in
person, but is also used to refer to online support groups that
may have members spread over a very wide area and which do not
organize, or which are not based around, physical meetings. Many
LUGs encompass FreeBSD and other free Unix-based operating
systems. Local LUGs  Local Linux User Groups meet (typically
weekly to monthly) to provide support and/or arrange and host
presentations for Linux users, particularly for inexperienced
users. Given that Linux is not dominated by any specific
corporate or institutional entity, LUG meetings typically
encompass a broader range of topics than the meetings of other
users' groups. Linux is predominantly user supported and some
support is vastly easier via phone or i