Hello everyone
Although I can't participate, but I'm really excited about this too. I just wish if I could be there and help. Anyways, good luck all the way from the land of the rising sun. Mohammad Khashashneh On Dec 27, 4:23 am, "Kefah Issa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Salam All, > > It was a wonderful meeting today... I am really excited about this > event, and hope it would turn as wonderful as we wish to. > > One request that I wish who ever can fullfill to do so ... > a request that will surely make a difference ... > > PLEASE SHOW UP! > > We need every help possible, even if it is for only two or three hours > during the event. > > We need you to help and guide visitors and to show them all whats good > about linux. > > For now I leave you with this photo from the event hall taken couple > of hours ago. > > Regards, > - Kefah. > > Even if it is for > > On 12/26/07, Kefah Issa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Salam Moayyad, > > > Wonderful email, many thanks. > > > Unfortunately its only you and Jad who seem to have good ubuntu experience. > > > I will be preparing the similar for Fedora. > > > If you like, you can pass by freesoft on friday and use the internet > > to complete your preparations. > > > Regards, > > - Kefah. > > > On 12/26/07, moayyad sadi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I suppose we are going to distribute Ubuntu > > > > there are two kinds of people > > > those who classify people into two kinds and those who don't, > > > just kidding! people who have xDSL Internet connection and those who don't > > > > for the first kind of people we should show them > > > who to use synaptic > > > how to use add/remove menu item from applications menu (main menu in > > Gnome) > > > how to show extra application, which are not supported directly by > > > ubuntu, restricted drivers > > > how to add medibuntu.org repository and their GPG > > > from GUI or through the following two commands > > > # sudo wgethttp://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/gutsy.list-O > > > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list > > > Then, add the GPG Key: > > > # wget -qhttp://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg-O- | sudo > > > apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update > > > > tell them about the sites likehttp://help.ubuntu.com/ > > >http://ubuntuforums.org > > > ubuntuME google group ..etc. > > > > tell them the name and the function of main software > > > Drivers: > > > nVidia (glx-new, glx, legendary) > > > ATI > > > Themes and Desktop candies: > > > SphereCrystal and/or nuvola > > > cursers > > > gdesklets > > > do any one know about multimedia hotkeys > > > GL Desktop: > > > all compiz related, gnome-compiz-manager or something like that > > > > Wine: > > > wine and we tell them how to configure it > > > (what is the new name for winex, I don't suggest it, I suggest wine) > > > > Multimedia: > > > Gnome baker (DVD/CD RW) > > > Gnome CD Master (CD RW) > > > gst plugins: ugly ffmpeg pitfdll (and the codecs) and maybe > > > nonlinear > > > xine or gxine > > > mplayer > > > flash # player > > > realplayer > > > Graphics: > > > Inkscape > > > Blender > > > fontforge > > > > Multimedia Advanced Editors: > > > EasyTAG, > > > ubuntu-studio > > > Subtitleeditor, > > > Avidemux, DeVeDe, DVD::rip, sweep, audacity,..etc. > > > (mencoder and transcode will be installed by dependency) > > > ...etc. > > > > Games (no GL): > > > frozenbubbles, super tux, (a must) > > > solarwolf, heroes, pingus, (good games) > > > enigma, atomix, (good puzzles) > > > freecraft (a must for strategy lovers) > > > abuse (platform jump, shooting ..etc. ) > > > barrage (becomes boring later) > > > Games (needs GL): > > > tuxracer (a must, but what's its new name ?) > > > Armegatron or GlTron (same, I suggest the first) > > > FooBillard or Billard GL (same idea, I suggest the first) > > > Gl117 (I don't love this kind of games but some do, it's a) > > > Crack Attack, Chromium, GNUbik puzzle (not good looking but they are > > > good time killing) > > > Trackballs or both [neverball and neverputt] (I suggest the later > > > two) > > > ############# > > > # I did not try those below but they seems good, you choose > > > Alien Arena, Open Arena, Enimylines7, > > > WarZone 2100 (for strategy lovers) > > > Torcs or Trigger > > > 3D RPG games: (I consider them all pooring but anyway) > > > Egoboo > > > Arkrpg and some of its games > > > Chess (with GL): > > > add the 3D support to the already installed glchess (I don't know > > > the > > > package name) > > > maybe dream chess but any one use synaptic to search for chess > > > Dos Emu and Doom: > > > Dosbox (we tell them how to make it fast) > > > lxdoom (or any other doom, and we tell them where to put the .WAD) > > > > Qemu: Qemu and its kernel module (only for advanced people) > > > and we tell them about pcsx (I tried it and it works for me) > > > and at last > > > Development basic and basic docs: > > > missing info pages > > > gtk2+devel ..etc. (other by dependency) > > > Development advanced: > > > anjuta (or whatever, I don't use IDEs) > > > Servers: > > > mysql, apache2, hdcp, etherial, ..etc. > > > > and for those who don't have those ADSL Internet like almost every body! > > > (this is the idea behind shipit because if people in 3rd world have > > > good Internet they would download linux) > > > so I suggest we prepare off-line packages for them before the feast, > > > ready to be taken on their flash Memories or CDs > > > using this procedure (before the meeting) > > > > preparing those extra files is simple, one install a fresh ubuntu 7.10 > > > PC and leave it (ignore any update) > > > then open synaptic then check kubuntu-desktop and make sure that > > > dependencies include Kaffein, amaroK > > > and add koffice > > > then after installing them, type > > > mkdir -p ~/pkgs/kde > > > sudo mv /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb ~/pkgs/kde/ > > > sudo chown myname ~/pkgs/kde/* > > > > then move that folder to a flash or something like that then > > > someone should remove ubunto and reinstall it to get a fresh clean > > > ubuntu (or let some one do it on another PC) > > > or even better not to use synaptic but use apt-get --download-only > > > apt-get --download-only install kubuntu-desktop ...etc. > > > then MOVE (not copy) the cache to a folder named KDE on the flash > > > memory, and we still have a fresh clean ubuntu > > > > then from a clean ubuntu we do the following: > > > for every software section I have mentioned we make a folder and put > > > all the packages there > > > (ie. installing then moving or installing them with --download-only > > > flag then move them) > > > KDE/ > > > Games/ > > > Wine/ > > > Multimedia-Basic/ > > > Multimedia-Advanced/ > > > ..etc/ > > > > anyway, this is size efficient because most games have same dependency > > > (SDL ..etc.) > > > and most multimedia have common gst.. mplayer, mencoder,..etc. > > > > and in the feast we show people how to install them by typing > > > sudo dpkg -i [without enter] > > > then go to "Games" folder and drag and drop the packages to > > > the command line then press Enter > > > > and in case there were some dependency failure I type > > > find ./ -iname 'lib*something*' > > > > and I suggest having the new Arabeyes fonts 2.0 ready and having > > > and having flash plugin tarball as the deb package only work on-line > > > > that's all, so who is going to do this homework > > > we may divide it on many of us, > > > we should do it right, ie. on an out-the-box-ubuntu 7.10 PC or PC64 > > > (Note: I don't have Internet, I can't help you, > > > but I did it before on my Ubuntu 7.04, I downloaded several packages > > > on a system that have net then get it to my home and I installed > > > whatever I want from them) > > > -- > > Kefah T. 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