SGVLUG
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San Gabriel Valley LUG Meeting
When/Where/etc
August 14 7-9pm, 107 Downs at Cal Tech University, in Pasadena http://sgvlug.org/
Brainstormish topics/Summary
We get one hour:
Nathan Haines is a computer consultant and instructor who enjoys programming in Python and is an advocate of Free software and digital freedom. Neal Bussett is an electrical engineer and leader of the California Ubuntu LoCo team. Both are Ubuntu Members and (advocacy thingy in LoCo). Ubuntu is the biggest thing in desktop Linux, but Neal and Nathan are here to cut through the hype and show you how Ubuntu can simplify your life and make your computer more fun and simple to use every day. They will discuss various aspects of Ubuntu, from the basics and everyday system maintenance to how to customize your system. They will also discuss what makes Ubuntu unique from Debian and other distros, explain the various flavors of Ubuntu, and show you how Ubuntu can supercharge your server. Their presentation will cover various aspects of Ubuntu Linux, including X Y and Z. Ubuntu is a [adjective] Linux distribution with a number of flavors, 1. General Information Target Audience (Linux for Human Beings) One-Edition-Fits-All, Fresh and stable software Community/CoCo/et al Release Schedule Development Codenames Different Flavors (sysreq, usage, etc) 2. GUI Tools for system maintenence Add/Remove for easy packages Synaptic for all packages Update Manager for security and bugfix updates Network Manager for wireless connectivity (wired Just Works) Hardware drivers for automatic proprietary driver installation "Restricted codecs... doohickey <- this is just a metapackage for Flash, (no longer) Java, and some weird codecs ubuntu-restricted-extras <- that's the one Automatic Codec installation support in Totem Distro-managed Firefox Plugins. 3. Differentiators from other distro (Debian in particular) It "Just Works" Sane defaults Frequent Updates Focus on desktop end-user for extra polish Useful derivatives that can be used by installing metapackages ubuntu-desktop kubuntu-desktop ubuntu-studio-desktop (* not just this metapackage) 4. Ubuntu as a server LTS** JeOS? Preconfigured Options: (install CD/tasksel) LAMP DNS Mail SSH Postgres Print Samba http://www.ubuntu.com/files/server/UbuntuserverBrochure804LTS.pdf