Looks great. Thanks heaps! On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Sridhar Dhanapalan <srid...@dhanapalan.com > wrote:
> This may be of interest to some of our participants. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Donna Benjamin <do...@cc.com.au> > Date: 9 February 2010 09:55 > Subject: Free online Linux 101 course > To: luv-beginners <luv-beginn...@luv.asn.au>, edu-sig > <edu-...@luv.asn.au>, Open Source Software Mailing List > <opensou...@edulists.com.au>, The Moodle Users' in Schools Mailing > List <moo...@edulists.com.au> > > > Hey People :) > > Just stumbled across this free online course being offered by the HP > learning center - and thought some of you might be interested in it! > > http://bit.ly/b79y0g > Linux 101: a beginner's guide > This class is a primer for those who are unfamiliar with the Linux > operating system. You'll learn the concepts and issues around Linux, as > well as how to accomplish basic software installation, desktop use and > administration tasks. The Linux distribution used throughout the class > for purposes of illustration and example is Debian 5 (aka Lenny). > > What you'll learn: > * Understand Linux and Linux distributions > * Install Linux > * Become familiar with the Linux desktop and tools, and > productivity applications such as OpenOffice.org > * Understand simple system administration, such as managing user > accounts and filesystem permissions > * Set up a simple network > * Update the system and add software packages > > You can check out the first lesson without having to register - and > registration is free if you decide to take the whole course. > > cheers > Donna > > -- > Donna Benjamin > Linux Users of Victoria > http://www.luv.asn.au > > > > > -- > Bring choice back to your computer. > http://www.linux.org.au/linux > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
