LUG Manipal is organising a Linux Install Fest aiming to introduce GNU/Linux to people who haven’t experienced a type of operating system which is crash-free , virus-free , with power of absolute customization and which is also being used by Google , NASA ,NSA and others.
This will be a 3 days install fest Starting on 6th of October 2009 at 5:30pm at NLH 103 MIT.
Distro – Ubuntu 9.04
We are providing with a re-mastered Ubuntu 9.04 which contains the commonly used packages .
6th – Introduction to OpenSource and GNU/Linux and Preparation for Install Fest ( Burning of DVD’s and defragmentation )
7th – Installing Linux (Ubutu 9.04 ) and explaining the basic softwares ( VLC, Gimp,Rhythmbox ,OpenOffice,Synaptic, Geany, Gedit,Transmission,Brasero,Pidgin,gcc/g++ )
8th -Talk about various open source projects like Firefox etc .
*Please come with your laptop and 1 BLANK DVD
NOTE : You can have Windows and Linux both simultaneously running on your laptop.Also ,there will be no problems with your warranty .
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