Re: LUG: Welcome to the LUG! First meeting: installfest party - - Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:03:22 -0400

Subject : Re: LUG: Welcome to the LUG! First meeting: installfest party -

From : Joe Bianco <3picide@gmail.[redacted]>

Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:03:22 -0400

Lucas, if you are on campus (or at least can meet me here) and would
like some help, let me know when you are available. I'd be more than
happy to help you partition your disk (I've always seen dual-booting
as the best method for really testing Linux, although I haven't tried
this new Wubi method).

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Brian Cottingham <spiffytech@gmail.[redacted]> wrote:
> No, you don't need to purchase Ubuntu; it, and most other flavors of Linux,
> are free of charge.
>
> If you want to install Linux in a virtual machine, or with the special
> "Wubi" installation method (the easiest ways to install Linux), you don't
> need to do any preparatory work.
>
> If you want to install Linux in a dual-boot mode (so your Linux install is
> completely separate from your Windows install), you'll need to repartition
> your hard drive ahead of time. This web page says you can do it with
> built-in Windows tools. I haven't tried this method (LUG members usually use
> a GParted live CD), but if it works it's probably the easiest way for you to
> do the partitioning. Always back up your data before you repartition your
> hard drive. Hitting the wrong buttons means you lose your whole OS and all
> your data.
>
> -Brian
>
>
> On 9/2/10 9:34 PM, Lucas Bromir wrote:
>
> Hey! I'm new to LUG but I'm excited about the install party; �I had a couple
> questions: Will we need to buy linux or ubuntu? I'm new to all this but I'm
> pretty excited to get into it, I've always wanted to but was unable to.
> Also, is there anything we need to do previously before coming to the event
> to our laptops? I'm running on a pc windows 7 if that will help with
> anything.
> Thank you,
> Lucas Bromir
>
> On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Edward Anderson <nilbus@nilbus.[redacted]> wrote:
>>
>> If you recently found us and signed up for announcements (perhaps during
>> welcome week or CCC), Welcome!
>> You are now part of the coolest engineering group at NC State! (seriously
>> ;-)
>> Our big welcome activity this year is an Installfest, different than we've
>> ever done it before. �It's going down about like this:
>> Teaser�- what are you getting yourself into?! Pendragon is going to show
>> off some cool stuff on his Linux machine.
>> Install - do it yourself. Follow along as we walk you through it on the
>> projector.
>> Food�- free pizza and drinks will be arriving after we get started with
>> the installs.
>> Card Games�- we'll have Settlers of Catan, Flux, and playing cards. The
>> LUG is more a social group than anything else, so have fun and get to know
>> people!
>> Intro to Linux�- we want you to know how to do everything in Linux that
>> you'd normally use your computer for. We'll have these short intros:
>> - Ubuntu Software Center
>> - Searching for and installing software from the command line - install
>> ubutnu-restricted-extras for Flash, codecs, Java, etc
>> - Pidgin for IM and IRC (chatting with us in IRC might soon be a
>> requirement for membership ;-)
>> - Electric Sheep eye candy
>> - OpenOffice
>> - Get the Chrome web browser
>> - Using Google and Ubuntu Forums to find answers
>> - VIM text editor and Eclipse
>> - Scripting in Python
>> LAN Party�- Quake 3! Just bring your computer (weren't you doing that
>> already?)
>> What are the new guys installing?
>> This time, we're focusing on doing quick Ubuntu installs in Windows in
>> virtual machine, via wubi, or as the main OS. Quick and easy.
>> Please think ahead of time about which type of install you want to do:
>> Virtual Machine:�Windows and Linux run at the same time using VirtualBox -
>> we recommend at least 3GB RAM and multiple cores for this to run smoothly.
>> Runs windowed or full-screen.
>> Wubi:�Ubuntu installs from inside Windows. When you turn your computer on,
>> Windows asks if you want to start Linux or Windows. Both run at full native
>> speed. You can uninstall Linux/Wubi later via add/remove programs. If
>> Windows dies for whatever reason, so does your Linux install.
>> Native Install:�Forget Windows... get brave and install Linux as your main
>> OS. You probably won't want to go back anyway ;-) Back up your data first!
>> Dual-boot:�Choose which OS to run at boot, but unlike Wubi, it doesn't
>> rely on Windows working. There's no time to resize partitions during
>> installfest, so you must do any resizing.
>> Upgrade: Of course, you're free to do whatever you want here. This is also
>> a good time to upgrade or try something new. We'll also have Fedora, Open
>> SuSE, Ubuntu64, and others by request.
>> Not installing?�We can definitely use your help with all the people who
>> are. Come enjoy the food, games, and good conversation
>> Time & Place: Riddick 461 - This Tuesday (Sept 7) at 6pm
>> Be there!
>
>
> --
> --Brian
>