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Interested in installing Linux on your box? Are you a beginner, intermediate, or power user? The Oregon State University Linux User Group will be offering free help installing GNU/Linux on Desktops and Laptops. Join the fun for InstallFest7!!!

Contents 1 InstallFest7 Event Info 2 TheOpenCd.org 3 Distros 4 Installers 5 Localizers 6 Greeters 7 Preperation 7.1 Notes on Marketing for classes 8 Install Notes 8.1 Ubuntu 8.1.1 Post Install 8.2 "Let's Get Productive"

InstallFest7 Event Info

• What: InstallFest7
• Who: The Community At Large
• Where: Dearborn 401
• When: Saturday, April 21th, 1-5pm.
• Why: This is a great place to bring your laptop or desktop and get help installing Linux or getting that last device working.

Please BACKUP ALL DATA on your drives before bringing them to the install fest; in the rare event of data corruption. Thank you. Note: Please see the OSLUG Disclaimer

Recommended available hard drive space is 5-10 Gb, (10 for long-term use).

TheOpenCd.org

• Burn some copies of this to hand out to non-Installers

Distros

G-ma (Those that may not be as computer literate as the general public)

• Knoppix
• Ubuntu

User (Those that just want to use the system and not the ins and outs)

• Ubuntu

Hobbyist/H4X0R (Self Explanatory)

• Gentoo
• Slackware
• Ubuntu

For most people we will be offering Ubuntu.

Installers

• JustinGallardo (Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora)
• TrevorHardcastle (Gentoo, Ubuntu, Debian)
• BrandonPhilips (Ubuntu, Debian, SuSE)
• MichaelMarineau (Ubuntu, Gentoo, etc...)
• AbdullahHamed (Ubuntu, etc...)
• JasonSiefken (Gentoo, Ubuntu, etc...)

Localizers

(People who only want to help get 'installees' productive on Linux)

• AbdullahHamed (Ubuntu, other distros)

Greeters

(Determining which distro to recommend.)

• AbdullahHamed (advice to beginners)

Preperation

• Advertisement
  • Posters
    • Poster - 4 per page (PDF) (SVG) (PS)
    • Poster - full page (PDF) (SVG) (PS)
  • Marketing (Details down further)
• Name Tags
• Tech Resources needed
  • Switch
  • Cat5 Cables
  • Monitor/Mouse/Keyboards
  • Etc.
• Ubuntu Mirror
• CD Burns
  • Distros
    • Ubuntu
    • Gentoo
    • Knoppix
• Documentation

Notes on Marketing for classes

• Laptops are very welcome
• Can do dual boots
• You can come even if you are not installing

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Install Notes

1. *find out which monitor/screen resolution the display is*
   • write it down for future reference

Ubuntu

1. pop in disk and start
   • may need to hit F12
   • select cd-rom drive
2. hit enter to boot cd
3. select language settings (most likely just hit enter)
4. try to automatically detect wireless network (if a laptop)
   • if fails, try to automatically detect again
   • if prompted for WEP key, hit enter (we aren´t using one)
   • if fails again, try to manually configure it
   • if all else fails, give up and plug an ethernet cable in :-)
5. select partition to install on
6. watch the pretty red bar work its way across the screen
7. when finishes installing, hit enter (continue)
   • cd will eject
8. reboot

Post Install

1. select timezone
2. type in FULL user's name
   • example: Linus Torvalds
3. type in user name
   • example: linus
4. type in new userś password
5. prompts to download packages from internet
   • select <yes>
6. watch the text go flying by
7. select the correct max resolution
   • you wrote this down, right?
8. press <ok>
9. log in

"Let's Get Productive"

Suggested list of software to install

• Automatix2 [1]
• OpenOffice.org
• Mozilla Firefox
• Mozilla Thunderbird
• K3b
• Gimp
• Other user-specific programs
  • IM and IRC clients (Pidgin, formally known as Gaim)
  • Multimedia player (such as mplayer)

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