Making and using LIVE CDs should be a topic as well. Good idea Horst!
I'm going to collect these and hopefully we can have some discussion at
thursday's meeting.
-Mike
On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 15:44 -0700, horst wrote:
> Re topic:
> Hard Disk setup, partitioning, maintenance INTERMEDIATE
>
> And let's add boot loader(s) configuration to this.
> Yes, in a way that may be INTERMEDIATE, but the problem is that before
> there can be Linux, there has to be some Linux partition(s) and a boot
> loader that reflects it all.(*) It's easy to slap some installation onto
> someone's hard drive by clicking OK at the default suggestions --but will
> she/he be happy with it on the long run?
> For instance, many newbies may want to keep their box dual-boot. They may
> then try to use the gimp for editing their photos on their NTFS partition
> (can be risky from what I understand from running Knoppix on XP boxes).
> This is just an example, and may be technically solved (I am not
> interested in discussing this here and diverting the planning thread), but
> my point is that we need to spend some time analyzing their needs and help
> them implementing what *they* want (not what we think is good for them).
>
> I always felt that time spent planning a customized partition layout is
> time well spent (the opposite may haunt you for a long time).
>
> (*) Of course, above does not apply (or only to a small extend) to Live
> CDs --should that be a topic too?
>
> - Horst
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:59:36 -0800
> > From: Mike Cherba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > Suggested topics so far with my impressions of what level of skill they
> > require:
> >
> > Hard Disk setup, partitioning, maintenance INTERMEDIATE
> > Linux Versions pros and cons (no religious wars allowed!) BEGINNER
> > Installing Linux apps issues using the various tools.methods
> > Otherwise known as compile vs Apt vs rpm, vs... INTERMEDIATE
> > Getting on the net with Linux (connections, Surf, email) BEGINNER
> > Wireless setup BEGINNER
> > Troubleshooting hardware problems/drivers ADVANCED
> > General troubleshooting INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
> > Scheduling tasks INTERMEDIATE
> >
> > Free software series:
> > OpenOffice Installing and running (Win & lin & Mac) BEGINNER
> > Firefox BEGINNER
> >
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