Hello all, As the new version of Ubuntu will be with us all soon I was wondering if there are any install parties happening in the London area? I have not been able to find anything yet. If not, I would be interested in organising such an event and am looking for a few helpers and lots of interested people.
I have a few ideas for a location, depending on if the party lasts a few hours or through the day. I would like to include some information for people new to Linux / Ubuntu, some pratical advocacy information, session on managing your ubuntu system, running Ubuntu live from a USB / SD Card, etc. I would also like to include some more advanced stuff such as setting up a private cloud, but this may depend on getting some suitable hardware. I would like to know if 2-3 hours is enough or if you would be interested in an all day event. Tentative dates would be Friday 29th April, Saturday 30th or Tuesday 4th May. This is what I have come up with so far in terms of things to do at the party, I would appreciate any comments on what would be of most interest. Installation of: * Ubuntu desktop / netbook * Kbuntu desktop / netbook * Ubuntu Server * Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud server Themes * Ubuntu for Development - Java, Scala, Clojure - Netbeans, Eclipse - Hudson - Selenium IDE / RC / Grid - MySQL, PostgreSQL - Glassfish / tomcat / jetty * Ubuntu for safe browsing environment - safe browsing in Firefox - isolated desktop - OS on USB / SDCard * Getting started with Ubuntu - Whats in Ubuntu - most popular applications - firefox, OpenOffice, - How to get help - web sites, forums, irc, - sticky issue of multimedia - codecs * Managing your Ubuntu - package manager - installing 3rd party software - file backup - Ubuntu One, etc * Creative applications - GIMP - Open Shot - Audacity -- John Stevenson jr0cket.com leanagilemachine.com
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