Linux Users Group Manipal » Install Fest http://www.lugmanipal.org The Best Things in Life are Free Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:41:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Linux Install Fest http://www.lugmanipal.org/2009/10/06/linux-install-fest-3/ http://www.lugmanipal.org/2009/10/06/linux-install-fest-3/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:37:59 +0000 Kartik Mandaville http://www.lugmanipal.org/?p=173 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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This will be a 3 days install fest Starting on 3rd of November 2008  at 5:30pm at NLH 103 MIT.

3rd – Introduction to OpenSource and GNU/Linux and Preparation for Install Fest

*4th – InstallFest Day1 with proper directives for installation.

5th – InstallFest Day2 and Post Installation Interaction.

*Please come with an empty 10 GB parition and 2 BLANK CDs

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