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[[Image:Installfest.jpg|thumb|300px|Installfest hosted by the [[Rutgers University]] Student Linux Users' Group in 2005.]]
A '''Linux User Group''' or '''Linux Users' Group''' ('''LUG''') or '''GNU/Linux User Group''' ('''GLUG''') is a private, generally non-profit or [[Nonprofit organization|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 that do not organize, or are not dependent on, physical meetings. Many LUGs encompass [[FreeBSD]] and other [[Free software|free-software]] / [[open source]] Unix-based [[operating system]]s.
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LUGs sometimes are gifted with surplus books, back issues of Linux magazines, copies of CDs/DVDs, and other promotional items to give away to their members.
Other than these "official" LUG activities, the meetings provide opportunities for users to socialize. Members often exchange e-mail addresses, URLs, and phone numbers, and provide technical support or collaborate on study or development projects together. Some local LUGs share characteristics of online LUGs, meeting on [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] or hosting support [[mailing lists]], in addition to the physical meetings. LUGs may also have an online blog presence; for example OCLUG, OSU LUG, and Nottingham LUG host "Planet" pages aggregating members' blogs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://planet.oclug.on.ca/|title=Planet OCLUG|work=Ottawa Canada LUG|access-date=2014-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lug.oregonstate.edu |title=lug.oregonstate.edu |publisher=lug.oregonstate.edu |access-date=2012-07-12}}</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060213082905/http://www.planetnottslug.org/ planetnottslug.org]}}</ref>
LUGs can also be a natural place for local organizations to find Linux expertise. Professors for [[Unix]] classes at [[San Jose State University]] came to SVLUG in the early days of Linux to find guest lecturers for their classes; some LUGs provide computer help to schools and non-profit organizations, and perform other community outreach services.
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