Request for Sponsorship..
We are forming a 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' in our college. The Final Details can be found here: http://groups.google.co.in/group/kgeclug/browse_thread/thread/43d14f78c94f77c4 We have a 'free media program' for the members of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'. Our group is not receiving any funds for its functioning from the college. So, we have applied one time membership fees and the head of this group from college. If the group fund have less funds, it means less overall activity like organizing workshops. We also have a inauguration + FOSS Event day on 18th April 2009. It also has a FAD ie, Fedora Workshop. link: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraEvents/KGEC_LUG So, we request fedora to sponsor our FAD and the 'Free media Program' of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'. Things we Request: 1) 100 Fedora 10 CDs and/or DVDs. 2) Goodies like stikers and badges. 3) Some Fedora fliers to be given to participants. Regards: Rohit Gupta Fedora Ambassador, Secretary 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' http://groups.google.co.in/group/kgeclug https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Rohit01 -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
Final Details of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'
Date of inauguration Followed by FOSS Events: 18th April, 2009 1. The 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' will be the support and development group for FOSS (Free and Open Source Software). 2. The membership of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' is open to all, even from other colleges. 3. A candidate will have to Register for membership and join the mailing list of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' to be considered as a member. Mailing List: http://groups.google.com/group/kgeclug After completing this process, the candidate will be given the membership certificate. 4. The members of the 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' can request free media (CD's and DVD's) of any available Linux Distribution to the core-committee. 5. The members of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' can post all their Linux related problems in the Mailing List and can also help with the solution of others problem. The Mailing List also has experts from the FOSS community to guide and help with the solution. 6. There will be a core-committee of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' whose members will be sound in Technical Skill. 7. The core-committee will help the Linux users (support) and will use their skills for contribution to FOSS community (Development). 8. The core-committee members will take decisions of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' and carry on FOSS Events. 9. The core-committee members will install and maintain few computers assigned to the 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' in Library and Computer Labs of KGEC. 10. The core-committee members will do their work after the college hour (since it is branch and year independent). 11. The membership of core-committee is open to all KGEC Students. 12. A candidate can get the membership of the core-committee after completing the following process: a. The candidate will have to be a member of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'. b. The candidate will have to register for membership in core-committee. c. The candidate will have to actively participate and work under the guidance of the existing core committee. d. After a month, the candidate will be considered a member of the core-committee if the existing core-committee feels that the candidate has worked for the core-committee and is possessing necessary technical skills for the post. Skills Required: i) The candidate should be able to perform installation and configure a Linux System and use it for all basic needs (music, internet, LAN, CD writing, etc) ii) The candidate should have the knowledge of partitioning and Linux file-systems. iii) The candidate should be able to solve basic problems of users. e. The candidate will be given the core-committee membership certificate. f. If the candidate is still not well suited for the post, he/she will have to continue his/her activities with the core-committee for few more days as a non core-committee member. Eventually the membership will be approved. 13. The Secretary will be the head of core-committee. 14. The President will be the head of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'. 15. The Treasurer will be in charge of all the Funds of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'. Secretary: Rohit Gupta (IT-2nd year, KGEC) President: Mr. Kousik Dasgupta (Lecturer, Dept of CSE) Treasurer: Prof. Satadal Mal (HOD, Dept. of EE) No. of Computers expected and Details: a) 1 (one) in Library (already installed). b) 5 (Five) from every Department (CSE, EE, IT, ME, ECE, MCA). c) The maintainance of computers will be done after college hours (5 pm). d)Each computer will have the label as Maintained by GNU/LUG of KGEC. Work already Done: 1) Having Successfully conducting an installfest in KGEC. Details: http://kgeclug.blog.co.in/ Photo Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/kgec/ http://picasaweb.google.co.in/kgeclug/KGECInstallfest09 http://www.flickr.com/photos/indradg/sets/72157614247371239/ 2) Setting up a computer in the college Library which has public access with a poster as 'Maintained by GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC'. 3) Starting the Linux For You Magazine in college. Starting this month (April '09). 4) We have the full fedora repository (25.7 GB) for Intel architecture. So no internet connection required for installation of additional software. 5) We have loads of many other different distributions (ubuntu, suse, slackware, etc). 6) The setting up of full fedora repo in RBC and VC. Membership Fees: 1. For membership of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' : Rs. 60 2. For membership in core-committee of 'GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC' : Rs. 30 -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
installation problem through yum
I recently installed fedora in our EE HOD (prof. SM) computer and We
are having the following problem.
I have connected the computer through local mirror and everything gets
downloaded, dependencies resolved. It just cannot install the
package.
[r...@satadal satadal]# yum install vlc
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30975) from dbenv-open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal
error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30975)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
Traceback (most recent call last):
File /usr/bin/yum, line 29, in module
yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True)
File /usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py, line 229, in user_main
errcode = main(args)
File /usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py, line 84, in main
base.getOptionsConfig(args)
File /usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py, line 184, in getOptionsConfig
enabled_plugins=self.optparser._splitArg(opts.enableplugins))
File /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py, line 192,
in _getConfig
self._conf = config.readMainConfig(startupconf)
File /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/config.py, line 758, in
readMainConfig
yumvars['releasever'] = _getsysver(startupconf.installroot,
startupconf.distroverpkg)
File /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/config.py, line 828, in
_getsysver
idx = ts.dbMatch('provides', distroverpkg)
TypeError: rpmdb open failed
[r...@satadal satadal]#
I also tried with the simple rpm file.
[r...@satadal Download]# rpm -Uvh fuse-sshfs-2.1-1.fc10.i386.rpm
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30975) from dbenv-open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal
error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30975)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
warning: fuse-sshfs-2.1-1.fc10.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature:
NOKEY, key ID 4ebfc273
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30975) from dbenv-open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal
error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
[r...@satadal Download]#
Please add CC while replying as : rohit.k...@gmail.com
Regards:
Rohit Gupta
KGEC
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installation problem through yum
I recently installed fedora in our EE HOD (prof. SM) computer and We
are having the following problem.
I have connected the computer through local mirror and everything gets
downloaded, dependencies resolved. It just cannot install the
package.
[r...@satadal satadal]# yum install vlc
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30975) from dbenv-open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal
error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30975)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
Traceback (most recent call last):
File /usr/bin/yum, line 29, in module
yummain.user_main(sys.argv[1:], exit_code=True)
File /usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py, line 229, in user_main
errcode = main(args)
File /usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py, line 84, in main
base.getOptionsConfig(args)
File /usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py, line 184, in getOptionsConfig
enabled_plugins=self.optparser._splitArg(opts.enableplugins))
File /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py, line 192,
in _getConfig
self._conf = config.readMainConfig(startupconf)
File /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/config.py, line 758, in
readMainConfig
yumvars['releasever'] = _getsysver(startupconf.installroot,
startupconf.distroverpkg)
File /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/config.py, line 828, in
_getsysver
idx = ts.dbMatch('provides', distroverpkg)
TypeError: rpmdb open failed
[r...@satadal satadal]#
I also tried with the simple rpm file.
[r...@satadal Download]# rpm -Uvh fuse-sshfs-2.1-1.fc10.i386.rpm
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30975) from dbenv-open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal
error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30975)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
warning: fuse-sshfs-2.1-1.fc10.i386.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature:
NOKEY, key ID 4ebfc273
rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
error: db4 error(-30975) from dbenv-open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal
error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
[r...@satadal Download]#
Please add CC while replying as : rohit.k...@gmail.com
Regards:
Rohit Gupta
KGEC
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Formation of GNU/LUG of KGEC..
KGEC LUG Details: 1.The KGEC LUG will maintain college computers assigned to them. 2.There will be core committee of LUG whose members will be sound in Technical Skill. 3.The core committee will maintain all the college computers and all they will do their work after the college hour. (since it is branch and year independent) 4.The core committee will the soul of the LUG, will help the Linux users and carry on FOSS events. 5.The President will be the head of this core committee followed by a vice president. 6.The core committee is open to all and anyone can join it after completing a process. The participant will have to qualify the following criteria: i) He/She will have to register for membership in core committee. ii) He/She will have to actively participate and work under the guidance of the existing core committee. iii) After a month, the participant will be considered a member of the core committee if the core committee feels that the participant has acquired necessary skills iv) He/she will be given a membership certificate. iv) If the participant is still not well suited for the post, he/she will have to continue his activities with the core-committee for few more days as non core-committee member. Eventually the participation will be approved. 6.The membership of LUG is open to all, even from other colleges. 7.Every member of the LUG will have to join the mailing list. *8. The members of the LUG can request free media of any available Distribution to the core committee. (This is only possible if the FOSS Community helps by providing CD's and DVD's, else interested candidates will have to get blank CD's or DVD's) 9.The members of LUG can post all their Linux related problems in the Mailing List and can also help with the solution of others problem. The Mailing List will have even experts from the FOSS community to guide and help with the solution. What is there for a LUG Member? 1. Feedback from better people 2. Solutions to problems that he himself can not fix 3. Industry standard skills in documentation and planning 4. Online code portfolio for potential recruiters 5. Extending the skills acquired to grab fellowships/Summers of Code Work already Done: 1) Having Successfully conducting an installfest in KGEC. Details: http://kgeclug.blog.co.in/ Photo Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/kgec/ http://picasaweb.google.co.in/kgeclug/KGECInstallfest09 http://www.flickr.com/photos/indradg/sets/72157614247371239/ 2) Setting up a computer in the college Library which has public access with a poster as Maintained by GNU/LUG of KGEC. It is under our full control. Link for Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.co.in/lh/sredir?uname=rohit.kgectarget=ALBUMid=5314781943074716337authkey=Gv1sRgCLO2v5LL6LqD-wEinvite=CPPxsZAJfeat=email 3) Getting the support of college and there will be no objections. (but with no funds. We may have to manage funds even for Workshops) 4) No. of Computers expected: a) 15-20 in CSE Lab. b) more than 5 in EE Lab. We will approach with this concepts to other departments also for their labs. (IT, MCA, ECE, ME) Each computer will have the label as Maintained by GNU/LUG of KGEC. 5) Starting the Linux For You Magazine in college. starting next month. 6) We have the full fedora repo (25 GB) for Intel architecture. 7) We have loads of many other different distributions. 8) We already have few interested members for the core committee. (They are also Linux users but with not sufficient knowledge.) 9) I am a Fedora Ambassador and am trying to help them. 10) The Official Inauguration will be done in the 2nd week of April (date not yet Fixed, Proposals welcome) 11) To manage the required funds, there's a option to apply membership fees. Pros and Cons We think: Pro's: 1) The core-Committee members can have live experimentation on the college computers and get things working. 2) Students who don't have computers or is not willing to experiment, will also get the opportunity to gain the knowledge and necessary skills. 3) We can deploy industry standard mechanisms to help maintain machines easier. 4) The core-committee members become experts and there is a chain effect followed by them. 5) Free Publicity through Posters about KGEC LUG. Con's: 1) The LUG will be more like an organization and not a group. 2) If we lack response, it may be difficult. We are also thinking of organizing classes and workshops which depends on response and interest in core-committee. We have seen the enthusiasm in students during installfest and so, we are hoping for a Success.. The Official Inauguration will be done in the 2nd week of April (date not yet Fixed, Proposals welcome). We will also include FOSS events during this time and I also request the FOSS community to help me out with the events Suggestions are Welcome as reply.. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe:
Formation of GNU/LUG of KGEC..
KGEC LUG Details: 1.The KGEC LUG will maintain college computers assigned to them. 2.There will be core committee of LUG whose members will be sound in Technical Skill. 3.The core committee will maintain all the college computers and all they will do their work after the college hour. (since it is branch and year independent) 4.The core committee will the soul of the LUG, will help the Linux users and carry on FOSS events. 5.The President will be the head of this core committee followed by a vice president. 6.The core committee is open to all and anyone can join it after completing a process. The participant will have to qualify the following criteria: i) He/She will have to register for membership in core committee. ii) He/She will have to actively participate and work under the guidance of the existing core committee. iii) After a month, the participant will be considered a member of the core committee if the core committee feels that the participant has acquired necessary skills iv) He/she will be given a membership certificate. iv) If the participant is still not well suited for the post, he/she will have to continue his activities with the core-committee for few more days as non core-committee member. Eventually the participation will be approved. 6.The membership of LUG is open to all, even from other colleges. 7.Every member of the LUG will have to join the mailing list. *8. The members of the LUG can request free media of any available Distribution to the core committee. (This is only possible if the FOSS Community helps by providing CD's and DVD's, else interested candidates will have to get blank CD's or DVD's) 9.The members of LUG can post all their Linux related problems in the Mailing List and can also help with the solution of others problem. The Mailing List will have even experts from the FOSS community to guide and help with the solution. What is there for a LUG Member? 1. Feedback from better people 2. Solutions to problems that he himself can not fix 3. Industry standard skills in documentation and planning 4. Online code portfolio for potential recruiters 5. Extending the skills acquired to grab fellowships/Summers of Code Work already Done: 1) Having Successfully conducting an installfest in KGEC. Details: http://kgeclug.blog.co.in/ Photo Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/kgec/ http://picasaweb.google.co.in/kgeclug/KGECInstallfest09 http://www.flickr.com/photos/indradg/sets/72157614247371239/ 2) Setting up a computer in the college Library which has public access with a poster as Maintained by GNU/LUG of KGEC. It is under our full control. Link for Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.co.in/lh/sredir?uname=rohit.kgectarget=ALBUMid=5314781943074716337authkey=Gv1sRgCLO2v5LL6LqD-wEinvite=CPPxsZAJfeat=email 3) Getting the support of college and there will be no objections. (but with no funds. We may have to manage funds even for Workshops) 4) No. of Computers expected: a) 15-20 in CSE Lab. b) more than 5 in EE Lab. We will approach with this concepts to other departments also for their labs. (IT, MCA, ECE, ME) Each computer will have the label as Maintained by GNU/LUG of KGEC. 5) Starting the Linux For You Magazine in college. starting next month. 6) We have the full fedora repo (25 GB) for Intel architecture. 7) We have loads of many other different distributions. 8) We already have few interested members for the core committee. (They are also Linux users but with not sufficient knowledge.) 9) I am a Fedora Ambassador and am trying to help them. 10) The Official Inauguration will be done in the 2nd week of April (date not yet Fixed, Proposals welcome) 11) To manage the required funds, there's a option to apply membership fees. Pros and Cons We think: Pro's: 1) The core-Committee members can have live experimentation on the college computers and get things working. 2) Students who don't have computers or is not willing to experiment, will also get the opportunity to gain the knowledge and necessary skills. 3) We can deploy industry standard mechanisms to help maintain machines easier. 4) The core-committee members become experts and there is a chain effect followed by them. 5) Free Publicity through Posters about KGEC LUG. Con's: 1) The LUG will be more like an organization and not a group. 2) If we lack response, it may be difficult. We are also thinking of organizing classes and workshops which depends on response and interest in core-committee. We have seen the enthusiasm in students during installfest and so, we are hoping for a Success.. The Official Inauguration will be done in the 2nd week of April (date not yet Fixed, Proposals welcome). We will also include FOSS events during this time and I also request the FOSS community to help me out with the events Suggestions are Welcome as reply.. -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com
Re: Want to start a LUG with all fedora support.
This should not be the case. There should be people using different distros in a LUG. Only then learning new things is possible. Doesn't matter even if you are a Fedora Ambassador. Other distros should also get representation in a LUG. I agree that LUGs should be distro-neutral, in terms of welcoming everyone who wants to learn and participate. I restarted the LUG in my area, for instance, and we are open to people of all distros -- we have users of Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, Slax, Ubuntu, RHEL, and a few others. That's the way all LUGs should be, in my opinion. I agree with all the arguments above I will definitely include different Distributions in the LUG. the fact that I am giving Emphasis on fedora is that I am able to give support in fedora and its just a begining. Maximum students (users) here have not even used a single distribution till now. The internet speed is also a problem here. It takes a whole day after install to initially setup and install software's from the internet. I have many different distributions which will be incorporated in the LUG but for the time being I have decided to promote fedora more because I have the fedora mirror and know how. one more success: We have installed and setup the library computer with fedora 10. This computer is used by students for searching the books and their status. There's also a banner : Maintained by GNU/Linux User Group of KGEC Regards: Rohit Gupta (Fedora Ambassador) (KGEC) -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
