[Ubuntu-SG] Starting a collection of tips for newbs for after they install jaunty...

Fri Jul 24 05:10:57 UTC 2009

Because Linux means "here is an OS , go screw it up" attitude which isn't
exactly how students here are brought up. I remember in my poly I did a 3D
game using a commercial game engine I bought for FYP but I got much much
lower result than my friends doing generic auction/sales websites with
javascript using dreamweaver. I guess I was trying to be cool but then I
thought hey , maybe I  could do something amazing with existing technology
instead of manually hand typping some basic html/javascript , which everyone
does for FYP cause they have no idea what a game engine is. That FYP really
pulled down my result enough not to enter to local U.

The moral of the story? Never try to be cool. Its one thing to make a 3d
game and another to get bad result for it. I believe its not so much the
students problems but the lecturers. Most know nothing but windows
technologies. Give them a project for emacs AI plugin using elisp and I am
pretty sure they will give you lower result than a javascript website
because it isn't pretty.

regards
Billy

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Ho Yi Hao <hounited1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Having a student group in Polytechnics and Universities could have promote
> Linux.
> Since there is no or few official courses that teach proper Linux usage,
> having such group would be able to promote Linux to the mass.
>
> The problem with Singaporean teens is that, alot of software that they need
> can be downloaded illegally. So the cost factor of Linux does not appeal to
> them at all.
>
> Furthermore, the majority of Singaporean Teen still do not know how to
> solve even simple windows problems. Let alone the problem one would
> encounter when moving to Linux.
>
> What i suggest now is to compile a list of software alternatives to windows
> software. What are the benefits of moving on to Linux and other stuff that
> anyone thinks can attract people to the Linux community. Be it localised
> installation or virtulization.
>
> cheers,
> with regards,
> Yi hao
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Billy AM <billy at ubuntu.sg> wrote:
>
>> Although I wonder why do we have to push Linux onto University students in
>> 2009. It is a bread and butter of so many of their seniors isn't it? No
>> seniors ever go back and tell them about their jobs? No lecturers tell them
>> too? My experience with my peers tell me they are either interested or they
>> are not at all unless you point a gun at their head. So this is a good idea
>> to put it on a website but I hardly think giving it away as fliers would
>> make even a small change in the Linux usage.
>>
>> The key to successful implementation of new ideas in Singapore , I'm
>> afraid , is from above. Ask one of the lecturers to do the spamming. The
>> problem with helping people is like getting a girlfriend by giving her gucci
>> bags. Once the gifts stop , she will stop seeing you too. So , either force
>> people to use Linux , by scaring them with the necessarity of knowing it for
>> jobs or getting the school to teach Linux in the syllabus.
>>
>> BTW , I once did gave a presentation at Ngee Ann Poly for Linux Day event
>> with support from LUGS around 2003 , I was the vice-prez there before
>> joining LUGS , about how using and joining Linux groups help them with their
>> resume , by gaining real-life experience , and blah blah ... which is ,  I
>> suppose ,  true in US? David , do companies in US only look at working
>> experience at companies only or volunteering experience , such as membership
>> in user groups , as well? And the crowd only make some noise at the end of
>> my talk.
>>
>> That was when I showed them tuxracer.
>>
>> regards
>> Billy
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Ho Yi Hao <hounited1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> What i would suggest it that we compile a list of things for newbie to
>>> linux to transfer from windows.
>>> We could also tell them the software alternatives on windows. This not
>>> only promote linux but also become an attraction point for windows user to
>>> migrate the linux without any major problem.
>>>
>>> We could also offer people who have just transfer to linux some
>>> configuration guide to make sure that linux is working fine on their pc.
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> with regards,
>>> Yi hao
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:24 AM, Daniel , Dao Quang Minh <
>>> dqminh89 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi guys,
>>>>
>>>> linuxNUS is thinking of having something like X number of tips for
>>>> Ubuntu beginner ( i.e what do you do after installing Ubuntu , tips to
>>>> migrate from Windows to Linux/ Ubuntu ) printed and distributed as fliers to
>>>> new students during our upcoming matric fair.
>>>>
>>>> We can also advertise for the upcoming Software Freedom Day too.
>>>>
>>>> What do you think about it ? Sorry but the fair is next week so it's
>>>> quite urgent ;(
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Daniel, Dao Quang Minh.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 12:17 PM, David Widder <daveco-inc at hotmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  This is the first Draft, tell me what you think: and add to it if you
>>>>> want.
>>>>>
>>>>> Things to prefect Ubuntu after installing Jaunty Jackalope
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Install the package ubuntu-restricted-extras to play flash, like
>>>>> youtube, as well as being able to play mp3 and wma files.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>             sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Install Gnome-Do, a great time saving program that allows you to launch
>>>>> programs with specific parameters, for example, you might select a word,
>>>>> launch it with the key combination <super> (windows logo) and space, and
>>>>> type “define” and it will guess that you want to define the text that you
>>>>> selected. If it got it wrong, then you press the down arrow, and it will
>>>>> give you more things to do with the thing that you selected. It can also be
>>>>> used as a simple program launcher. Follow this link, and click on “Download”
>>>>> in the top right. Once it downloads, install it and try it out by pressing
>>>>> <super> space. After you install, you should enable all of the add-ons by
>>>>> typing preferences in to Gnome-Do, and in the tab “Add-ons” enable all of
>>>>> the add ones in the dropdown box, and then tick all of the boxes, or just
>>>>> enable the ones you are likely to use.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>             http://do.davebsd.com/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Make Firefox obey jaunty's new notification's system by installing the
>>>>> ad-on from the below link. You must make sure that you tick the box “let me
>>>>> install this experimental add-on” then click “add to Firefox”, restart
>>>>> firefox, and watch as that pesky and ugly “all downloads are complete”
>>>>> notification slides nicely in to Jaunty's awesome new click-through
>>>>> notification system.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>             https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9622
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you are using Ubuntu on a small screen, you might want to use a more
>>>>> compact theme. Download one of the two files on the screen, one uses
>>>>> standard icons and compacts the rest of the interface, the other uses
>>>>> smaller icons.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Get it here
>>>>> http://martin.ankerl.com/2008/11/04/human-compact-themes-for-ubuntu-810/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> After you install, you must run this to make the theme apply for
>>>>> applications that run as root also.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   sudo cp /home/username/.themes/Human\ Compact/gtk-2.0/gtkrc /root/.gtkrc-2.0
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you live in Singapore, the default Bit-Torrent Client will not work
>>>>> by default. Go to add/remove in the Applications menu, uncheck
>>>>> “Transmission”, and tick “Deluge” and click apply, and you will have
>>>>> uninstalled Transmission, and replaced it with Deluge, a great Bit-Torrent
>>>>> that works well in Singapore.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Even though Jaunty vastly improves the boot speed, there are ways to
>>>>> make it go faster. When you start up your computer, you should see something
>>>>> that says “press ESC to enter grub”. What the hell is grub and why would I
>>>>> want to enter it? Well, it is the boot loader that can help you boot into
>>>>> recovery mode, and if you have other operating systems installed, then this
>>>>> is where you chose which one to boot. Back to the point, you can make your
>>>>> boot faster by pressing “e” in the grub menu while you have the default
>>>>> selection highlighted, and then after you press “e” press it again in the
>>>>> new menu. You should have a cursor, and you need to type the word “profile”,
>>>>> and that will help the computer realize what is needed to boot to make the
>>>>> boot go more efficiently.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> By David Widder
>>>>>
>>>>> © DaveCo Inc
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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