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Linux Installation

A beginner's workshop aimed at those who wish to learn the advantages and benefits of GNU/Linux. Participants will install and base configure a system ready for desktop use.

On completion of this workshop, participants will be able to install a PC with a fully functional desktop system that includes a selective range of OpenSource applications. They will have also gained the basic skills needed to be able to use and improve their knowledge of a GNU/Linux system.

You will learn:-

• What is GNU/Linux? The principles of Open Source.
• Minimum System/Hardware Requirements.
• Harddisk formatting and partitioning.
• Different Filesystem types.
• Pre-Installation checks.
• Choosing base installation media.
• Installation procedure.
• Set-Up/Administration Tools (YAST)
• Selection of Applications.
• Hardware configuration.
• What is a root user?
• Configuring X-windows.
• Choice of Window Manager
• Dual-booting and log-ins.

An ideal starter for those with little or no experience of GNU/Linux and who wish to discover the current capabilities of the system for themselves in an environment where the system is in use 24/7.