[wplug] CMU installfest this Friday 7th Feb

Mon Feb 3 15:55:49 EST 2003

Like Apt-get? why not get the RPM version I found it googling.... 

2/3/2003 4:07:30 PM, bgtrio at yahoo.com wrote:

>Here's my 2 cents:
>
>I absolutely love RH 8.  I've been using Redhat pretty consistently since 
>6.1, and although I keep flirting with debian because of apt-get, RH8.0 is 
>a winner.
>
>The new configuration menus work *very* well.  NFS configuration, display 
>settings, etc.  For the first time I can change my display settings from 
>the gui as easily as I can in Windows, which has been a sore spot for 
>years.
>
>The bluecurve theme is nice, and the menu simplification has worked well.  
>I know what the other apps are and can easily start them from a terminal.  
>If you don't already know about all the different word processors 
>available, you probably don't want to find out by trial and error through 
>the menu which one works for you.
>
>New users may be disappointed by the lack of builtin mp3 support, but a 
>simple rpm download fixes that.
>
>6,0?  Dunno.  7.0 was buggy.  8.0 has worked beautifully for me.  What 
>sort of problems have you had with it?
>
>Bryon
>
>
>
>On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Russ Schneider wrote:
>
>> RH 8.0?  Awfully buggy!  Most of the RH x.0's are buggy.  The server 
>> where all my sites/music is located runs 8.0 and I can't stand it.  :)
>> 
>> </2 cents>
>> 
>> Alexandros Papadopoulos wrote:
>> 
>> >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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>> >Hi wplugers!
>> >
>> >The following has been sent to all MISM students of CMU. If you're 
>> >interested, feel free to let me know, so that I can personally notify 
>> >you of the exact time and place of the event (I've put a reservation 
>> >request for Hamburg Hall Auditorium, 17:00).
>> >
>> >Please note that I'm not necessarily skilled (or sufficiently 
>> >multi-threaded...) to take care of very diverse configurations - most 
>> >CMU students have the same laptop as me, and will therefore hit no 
>> >snags during installation. Having said that, if we get technical 
>> >support from wplug gurus, I'm confident that we'll be fine.
>> >
>> >The event as currently planned is a real-time demonstration/installation 
>> >of the Red Hat 8.0 distribution, with a laptop being configured while 
>> >connected to a projector, and everyone in the room replicating the 
>> >steps needed to install. It's completely inflexible, but it's all I can 
>> >handle on my own.
>> >
>> >- ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
>> >
>> >Subject: -- LINUX --  installfest next Friday 7th Feb
>> >Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:46:31 -0500
>> >From: Devin Lee Drew <ddrew at andrew.cmu.edu>
>> >To: mism-students at lists.andrew.cmu.edu
>> >Cc: apapadop+linux at cmu.edu
>> >
>> >Mr. Alexandros Papadopoulos writes the following:
>> >*******************************************************************
>> >Dear all
>> >
>> >The 2nd international linux installfest is on its way. We'll be doing
>> >a  standard installation of the Red Hat 8.0 distribution.
>> >
>> >The procedure followed will be based on the IBM T23 Thinkpad. Other
>> >machines are welcome, but bare in mind that we won't have time to
>> >troubleshoot different configurations.
>> >
>> >To participate, you must do three things:
>> >
>> >[1] Send an email to apapadop+linux at cmu.edu stating that you'll come
>> >next Friday afternoon (after 15:00 for sure)
>> >
>> >[2] Download and burn the CD images of Red Hat 8.0.There are 3 CDs,
>> >which are available here:
>> >
>> >http://linuxbuild.andrew.cmu.edu/iso/8.0-disc1.iso
>> >http://linuxbuild.andrew.cmu.edu/iso/8.0-disc2.iso
>> >http://linuxbuild.andrew.cmu.edu/iso/8.0-disc3.iso
>> >
>> >or here:
>> >
>> >http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/redhat/redhat/linux/
>> >8.0/en/iso/i386/psyche-i386-disc1.iso
>> >
>> >http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/redhat/redhat/linux/
>> >8.0/en/iso/i386/psyche-i386-disc2.iso
>> >
>> >http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/redhat/redhat/linux/
>> >8.0/en/iso/i386/psyche-i386-disc3.iso
>> >
>> >
>> >[3] Backup in any way (thunderbolt - linux servers - CDs) anything on
>> >your disk that would make you cry if it was lost. We haven't had any
>> >information loss previously, but... better safe than sorry. Empty your
>> >D: drive (second disk partition) completely, as we'll delete it to
>> >install linux.
>> >
>> >PARTICIPATION:
>> >If there are less than 15 replies, the event will be cancelled. Please
>> >email me if you plan to attend. To avoid spamming people who don't
>> >want  to participate, further information on the exact place and time
>> >of the  event will be sent individually to all respondents, and NOT to
>> >this  list.
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >
>> >- -A
>> >- -- 
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