[luau] Seminar: Linux Tips & Tricks - March 21st

[Warren Togami]

http://www.mplug.org/phpwiki/index.php?MPLUGSeminar9

Seminar: Linux Tips & Tricks

 Date: Thursday, March 21st, 2002
 Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
 Food: Please RSVP and bring $5 if you want pizza and soda.

 Location: Mid-Pacific Institute Linux Computer Lab
 Kawaiahao Building, 3rd floor, room K303

 Mid-Pacific Institute is located next door to UH Manoa.
 Drive up University Ave. and turn Right into Kaala St.
 Marked "KAWAIAHAO" near the center of this map.
 http://www.midpac.edu/cm1.gif

At this seminar Warren Togami will be presenting many Linux tips & tricks,
things you will want to know in order to use your Linux system after the
installation.  Software installation and configuration of selected desktop
and server software will be covered.  This seminar will be held in the new
Linux Thin Client Computer Lab, and you will be able to practice some of the
examples on those machines.

Topics to be covered:

*Linux Configuration Tools
** Network configuration
** XFree86 configuration
** Linuxconf
** setup and drakconf (Red Hat and Mandrake respectively)
** Manual editing of key config files
** chkconfig and service

*Software Installation and Maintenance
** Updating your Linux distribution (up2date, rpmdrake, etc.)
** RPM Package Management tips
** tar, gzip and bzip2 tips
** Source package compilation and installation

*Miscellaneous Cool Linux & Open Source Stuff
** Cygwin - Unix tools on Windows demo
** VNC cross platform remote desktop demo
** SSH secure encrypted tunneling demo

Please RSVP e-mail Warren Togami at warren at togami.com with subject "LINUX
SEMINAR 9" if you plan on attending so I can get a general headcount.

 Warren Togami
 warren at togami.com
 Mid-Pacific Linux User's Group
 http://www.mplug.org
 University of Hawaii ICS Club
 http://www2.ics.hawaii.edu/~icsclub