Ubuntu Wiki

Goals Pending

• convert someone from Windows to Ubuntu

• create custom distribution of Ubuntu (see Custom Distribution below), because...

• I want to give back by helping with Ubuntu Studio in packaging and maintaining the repositories

Goals in Progress

• create recording studio
• create file server using NFS for home network
• create data back-up for home network

Goals Accomplished

• start using Ubuntu
• create web server
• create wiki for work
• create bbs
• start blogging

Goals Scrubbed

• create mail server - got most of it together but realized, hey, I use gmail, why bother?

Custom Distribution

I figured I would start with this on something singular without a rigid time frame so that I can develop as my time allows. I was intrigued by a project to develop a specialized flavour of Ubuntu for the office. See the following links for info:

• Ubuntu Forums - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=786949&highlight=office+distribution

• Enterprise Linux - http://go-techo.com/forum/index.php - Nevermind these guys, ADHD on kids is wicked

Concept

I was trying to help the kids with their Enterprise Linux but for various reasons have broken from them. I think a better approach (besides actually working on the distribution itself instead of reconfiguring a forum multiple times) would be to avoid the 'Enterprise' nomenclature as this presents certain connotations with it, e.g. stability, reliability, experienced, a whole freaking army of people working on it. This isn't any of those things, well certainly not guaranteed.

I think Linux Small Business (LSB) sounds nice. A nice distribution for a small office, say five or ten machines, that a start up company can implement without expending valuable capital resources and is completely fully featured.

A few singular features might include a preconfigured server option/edition to allow the creation of a file server (with backup) that would automatically connect to any other machines in the office and the option to install various specialized metapackages for office specificity.

USplash

Been working on this and I think that not only do I have the mechanics down but I also understand them also. I hate not understanding things!

Currently working on the artwork with Gimp for the USplash background, throbber foreground and throbber background. While I understand some of the basics, I've really been learning a few things also about the Gimp too.

Desktop Wallpaper

I've had a few ideas, haven't even put them down on paper yet, I've got is sussed out pretty good in my head though. Will need to deepen my abilities with the Gimp though. That's okay since I enjoy not only a challenge but also acquiring new knowledge.

Packages

I've got a list, a really big list, of all the different types of applications that an office, any office, might want. It's certainly not complete, but it's what I could come up with given my limited abilities.

Now, I'll use the bell curve approach and reduce the number of duplicates so that they would provide the greatest amount of function to the greatest amount of people.

Also, have a pre-configured network (or sharing enabled) that would be extremely beneficial also.

Metapackages for Specialization

The plain vanilla distribution would include the ubiquitous office products for word processing, spreadsheets, etc. But there are many, many types of offices...say, graphic artists, scientific, CAD. And each of these different types of offices would require some select different applications to be installed.

Perchance, with some cunning research, I could manage to have these programs installed much the same way that the Ubuntu server edition installs print server, LAMP server, mail server, etc.

Well see. I might change my approach as I get to this portion.

Creating ISO Image

I've done some research and I think I'll be using Remastersys to create the ISO image.