Date: Saturday, June 14th, 1:30 p.m.
Location: DACS Resource Center
To give participants time for installing Ubuntu on their machines, the first part of the workshop will be a slide show, including screen shots of the installation process which typically takes about 45 minutes otherwise.
Part 1 – Why and How
- Why Microsoft has ceased support of Windows XP
- Windows Product Life Cycle Dates
- Why keep an XP machine?
- Why You (probably) can’t upgrade an XP-era machine to newer Windows OS
- What is Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS?
- What is Dual Boot?
- Steps to prepare for Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS
- Delete temp files
- Uninstall Abandoned Applications
- Disable Internet access
- Partition hard disk
- Install Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS
Part 2: Live demonstration of using Ubuntu
Desktop
- LibreOffice (Microsoft Office compatible – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and more.)
- Internet (Web browsing, e-mail, etc.)
- Multi-Media (music, videos, digital photos, etc.)
- Read/Write access to files on XP partition
Part 3: Installation Assistance
DACS Linux SIG members will assist participants with installing Ubuntu on their machine. Note that we will not be able to provide displays, keyboards, mice etc. for desktop machines.
System Requirements
RAM: 512 MB (minimum)
Hard Disk: 5 GB (minimum)
Video: SVGA (1024×768)
Optical Drive: DVD reader for installation media