New linux users: ubuntu user days

IKT · 28th January 2011, 9:50 AM

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDays

Many topics newbies might like!

I'll probably be going over the topics just to see if there's anything I might have missed

CaptainBlame · 28th January 2011, 9:58 AM

What's wrong with just telling noobies to RTFM? It works for us in the BSD world.

elvis · 28th January 2011, 10:02 AM

Good idea, but I have to question the concept of doing it over IRC if it's aimed at "total newbies".

I'd have thought some video tutorials would have been a better start.

kogi · 28th January 2011, 10:18 AM

There's a manual?

elvis · 28th January 2011, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by kogi

There's a manual?

Indeed there is:

https://help.ubuntu.com/

And it's a bloody good one, too.

IKT · 28th January 2011, 1:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elvis

Good idea, but I have to question the concept of doing it over IRC if it's aimed at "total newbies".

Yeah I had to question the idea of having the "Using IRC" class 3/4ths through the day, there is:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDays/JoiningIn

IRC in your browser, and when I was last at one of these things there was a large number of browser irc client users.

They also had this:

http://www.jonobacon.org/2009/11/25/introducing-lernid/
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lernid

Which was brilliant, but looks like it's died, might see if I can poke some people to wake it up.

tr3nton · 28th January 2011, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by elvis

Good idea, but I have to question the concept of doing it over IRC if it's aimed at "total newbies"..

Nah, it's ok. The session at 1900 is about using IRC

elvis · 28th January 2011, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tr3nton

Nah, it's ok. The session at 1900 is about using IRC

man man

stmok · 29th January 2011, 5:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elvis

I'd have thought some video tutorials would have been a better start.

I would've have thought Canonical would:

* Set up a Youtube channel where they have an introduction with animation to describe the basic concepts. (Like what Google did when they introduced the idea of Chrome OS.)

* Follow this up with install (video) guides for the current version of Ubuntu.
=> Clean install
=> Wubi

* Then introduce "familiarisation" video guide that explains how to do the common things. (Enable firewall, install/remove applications, etc.)

...That's how I would do it.

IKT · 30th January 2011, 2:58 PM

bump, just cause the last of the sessions is happening.

tr3nton · 30th January 2011, 7:06 PM

Just had a read of the chat logs for the future session.

Some cool stuff.

-http://developer.ubuntu.com/ - for getting started developing. (dont think its officially launched yet)
-Planned API for Ubuntu One - could be good :-)
-Introduction of Cobbler - a linux deployment server

28th January 2011, 10:02 AM	#3
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tr3nton Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,192	Just had a read of the chat logs for the future session. Some cool stuff. -http://developer.ubuntu.com/ - for getting started developing. (dont think its officially launched yet) -Planned API for Ubuntu One - could be good :-) -Introduction of Cobbler - a linux deployment server __________________ Microsoft gives you windows, linux gives you the whole house

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