I think it is great that you are doing this and even more awesome
that you opened this up to the BLUG. I don't recall hearing anything
back about the times, and I was planning on attending (and maybe even
bringing some people with me). I was wondering if you have come up
with a meeting time as of yet?
Thanks again, and please feel free to let me know if there is
anything I can do to help out.
--Kirk
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 6:53 PM, <arcfide@sacrideo.us> wrote:
> @BLUG: Please feel free to join in on this. We're open to any one who
> is interested in coming. This is an informal Linux meeting group that
> I am doing for some C.S. students at IU. I'd welcome others to it, as
> well as any guest speakers. :-) This is a copy of the announcement that
> I sent out to them detailing the scheduling.
>
> The format for this is really simple, we have about seven sessions that
> will occur every other week starting on Monday, Sept. 6th. They'll cover
> various topics on Linux and the basic idea is to give you a good running
> start on using Linux as your primary desktop platform.
>
> So, here's how the schedule looks so far:
>
> Sept. 6th, 2010
> 1) Basic Installation and Configuration
>
> Sept. 20th, 2010
> 2) Desktop environments and the X Windows system
>
> Oct. 4th, 2010
> 3) Package management
>
> Oct. 18th, 2010
> 4) The command-line essentials and special CLI tricks/tools
>
> Nov. 1st, 2010
> 5) Text Editing and the Programmer's toolchain
>
> Nov. 15, 2010
> 6) Remote access, secure shell, public/private keys
>
> Nov. 22, 2010
> 7) Encryption and Security on Linux
>
> It's designed to get you step by step up and running with your new Linux
> system, and using it as quickly as possible.
>
> Towards the end I have focused on some cool things that I think are
> worthwhile to teach, that you generally won't get in other places.
>
> Here is a bit of a Q&A that I hope will answer your questions:
>
> Q1. What do I need to participate?
>
> If you want to get the most out of these sessions, you should
> bring a computer on which you can either install Linux directly
> (that means to complete wipe the old OS from it), or that
> has enough disk space to run Linux in a virtual machine
> environment. If you don't have either of these, then you can
> still get something from the sessions, but it won't be nearly
> as fun. :-)
>
> My recommendation is that you have a laptop that you can dedicate
> just to Linux, and use that. If you can't do that, then VMWare
> Workstation is your next best bet.
>
> Before you go to the first session, you should have either your
> Laptop ready to wipe and erase, or have VMWare Workstation
> installed. You can go to the VMWare E-Academy and get VMWare
> Workstation 7 for free (Windows, Linux) if you are a student of
> the SoIC.
>
> http://e5.onthehub.com/Webstore/Welcome.aspx?ws=98c9cfcd-8d36-de11-9d57-0030485a8df0
>
> You need to ask for an account though, so do that quickly! Go
> to the following link:
>
> https://help.soic.indiana.edu/request/
>
> And make a request for a VMWare E-Academy account. Once you get
> that you can get VMWare Workstation for Free. Or VMWare Fusion
> if you are on the Mac.
>
> You will also need to have at the ready a DVD of Slackware
> 13.1, either the 64-bit version if you have a modern processor,
> or the 32-bit version if you have a computer that is really
> old. The easiest way to get them is from the torrents page of
> Slackware.com:
>
> http://www.slackware.com/getslack/torrents.php
> 64-bit: http://www.slackware.com/torrents/slackware64-13.1-install-dvd.torrent
> 32-bit: http://www.slackware.com/torrents/slackware-13.1-install-dvd.torrent
>
> Make sure that you download this to your computer early! You want
> to have it ready by the 6th. If you are using VMWare Workstation,
> then you should be able to just have it located somewhere on
> your machine. If you want to do a native installation with a
> complete wipe and erase, then you should burn the DVD to a disc
> first so that you can use it during the installation.
>
> For any machine that you work with, make sure that you have
> at least 20 or 30 GB of space on the machine. This shouldn't
> be a problem if you are going to do a wipe of the computer,
> but if you want to use VMWare Workstation, make sure that you
> have enough disk space to hold Slackware, the DVD, and VMWare. I
> recommend 40GB for a good usable system, but you can get by with
> less. like 20GB or so.
>
> Q2. Where are we meeting?
>
> We should be meeting in Lindley Hall 101, which I will be
> reserving for the above dates assuming that you all can give me
> good times to meet.
>
> Q3. When are we meeting?
>
> Ah, this has yet to be decided. This is important, so please,
> everyone send in your preferences for times on Monday Evening. My
> thoughts are that this would be a one or one and a half hour
> long session that starts at either six or seven o'clock. We can
> also start a little earlier if you would like. Please, everyone,
> send me your time preferences so we can get this worked out.
>
> Q4. What will the meetings be like?
>
> Very information :-) and fairly easy. I'll spend about half the
> time going through the material, and then I'll be working with
> each of you to answer any questions you have. The rest of the
> period after I get done with the walk through is for you guys
> and gals to shoot the breeze and get me to answer any questions
> you have about Linux and other things in general. You should be
> able to follow along with most of the stuff that I show you on
> your own machines, so that should make it easier.
>
> Q5. What if I want to discuss something that is not on the syllabus?
>
> Sure! We can do that. Just let me know what you guys want to
> cover and I'll try to find time to fit it in, either with an
> extra session or as part of the existing sessions.
>
> Q6. What if I run into trouble and I don't know what I'm doing or how to fix things?
>
> Ah, the good news is that there are a lot of help resources
> out there for getting help with these questions, especially
> with Linux.
>
> BLUG Mailing List: http://mailman.cs.indiana.edu/mailman/listinfo/blug
> Slackware IRC Channel: ##slackware on irc.oftc.org (You need to use an IRC client for this one)
> Usenet: alt.os.linux.slackware
> Slackware homepage: http://www.slackware.com
>
> Q7. What if I can't make it to one of the sessions?
>
> Well, we're going to be sorry to miss you. If you have trouble
> making it to many of them, then you should let me know ahead
> of time in case we need to do some rescheduling. On the other
> hand, these will be mostly independent pieces and you can very
> easily pick this stuff up on your own in your own free time if
> you want to do so. So, don't worry about not being able to make
> it to some of the sessions.
>
> Q8. Why Slackware?
>
> If some of you have heard of Linux before and have looked
> around at it, you'll probably wonder why I'm not going to teach
> something like Redhat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, Ubuntu, or
> Mandriva or the like. Well, that's actually pretty simple. This
> is a class that's targeted at getting you to really understand
> Linux, and especially as a computer scientist. In this respect,
> Slackware presents the least extra things you have to know to
> get a good understanding of how the system works. Things are
> stable and consistent, and managing the system doesn't require
> much more than an understanding of the command line and a text
> editor. This can't be said for the other systems. Since you will
> be using the command line a lot in your C.S. careers anyways,
> it's a very good opportunity for you to use Slackware as well.
>
> Slackware also has the advantage that it's very easy to
> customize and has some of the most up-to-date software packages
> around. Combined the its stability, Slackware makes it easier
> for me to discuss the latest and greatest without sacrificing a
> stable system. It also let's you as an user get what you want
> on the system with a minimal of hassle. This is an advantage
> when we're teaching you how to use Linux.
>
> And, possibly the other interesting tidbit: if you come out
> of this knowing how to use Slackware, then you can comfortably
> migrate to any Linux system without trouble. That can't be said
> for the others.
>
> I look forward to seeing you all! Please send me comments, concerns,
> conflicts, questions, and the like.
>
> Aaron W. Hsu
>
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