GNU/Linux Residential Workshops - learn linux in the mountains of France

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30 July 2007 - 5 August 2007

A beginner's workshop aimed at those who wish to learn the advantages and benefits of GNU/Linux. Participants will install and base configure a system ready for desktop use.

On completion of this workshop, participants will be able to install a PC with a fully functional desktop system that includes a selective range of OpenSource applications. They will have also gained the basic skills needed to be able to use and improve their knowledge of a GNU/Linux system.

You will learn:-

What is GNU/Linux? The principles of Open Source.
Minimum System/Hardware Requirements.
Harddisk formatting and partitioning.
Different Filesystem types.
Pre-Installation checks.
Choosing base installation media.
Base Installation procedure.
Set-Up/Administration Tools (YAST)
Selection of Applications.
Hardware configuration.
What is a root user?
Configuring X-windows.
Choice of Window Manager
Lilo, dual-booting and log-ins.

An ideal starter for those with little or no experience of GNU/Linux and who wish to discover the current capabilities of the system for themselves in an environment where the system is in use 24/7.

Holiday Workshop:	Installing GNU/Linux
Start Date:	30 July 2007
Duration:	7
End Date:	5 August 2007
Price:	617.40 €
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