Salam Nayef, We *do* need your help. :-)
Please show up for as long as you can. - Kefah. On 12/26/07, Nayef Abu Ebaid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Salam All, > > I am Nayef Abu Ebaid, I work with Ammar, I can help if you need any > help. my desktop at both home and work is Ubuntu. > so it is my pleasure to help. > > Regards, > > Nayef > Mobile: 0777487205 > > Kefah Issa 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 wget http://www.medibuntu.org/sources.list.d/gutsy.list -O > >>> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/medibuntu.list > >>> Then, add the GPG Key: > >>> # wget -q http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg -O- | sudo > >>> apt-key add - && sudo apt-get update > >>> > >>> tell them about the sites like http://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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