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Your first Linux experiment (Linux.com training videos)
By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller
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June 28, 2006 (8:00:00 AM)
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This group of three short videos shows you how to
download GNU/Linux, make a bootable Linux CD, and how to boot Linux on your computer without going through a tedious installation routine. We used Ubuntu for this demonstration, but the steps shown apply to all live CD Linux distributions.
About the videos: They're in AVI format, encoded with the free XviD codec, compatible with media players available for almost all popular desktop PC operating systems. If your computer does not have the XviD codec installed, you can get it here or through your favorite free operating system's software repository. Windows and Mac users can find easy-to-install XviD binaries here.
Video 1 - How to download Ubuntu GNU/Linux
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http://www.linux.com/var/slashimages/b0f30c4805c22d072f48076088eb3533.wmv
Links in Video 1:
Ubuntu.comUbuntu download page
ISO Recorder
BIOS instructions
Video 2 - Burning your Ubuntu GNU/Linux Live CD
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http://www.linux.com//var/slashimages/f3de932d6d3da29e201059a3041f1f6a.wmv
Link in Video 2:
Video 3 - Booting Ubuntu from a live CD
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http://www.linux.com//var/slashimages/bb79b454adb600f8227ee850fc6210eb.wmv
Links in Video 3:
SlashdotLinux.com
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One topic that would be great to present would be "getting started with the LAMP server install option" - this is a new feature, and could have appeal not just to new users, but users new to the LAMP stack, and the idea of running their own dedicated web server.
Ken
Ken
Very interesting - Where's the Source on Ubuntu?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 02, 2006 12:03 PM
I really like these videos a lot.
The only thing wrong I can see and it isn't really your problem: Ubuntu doesn't have a link to the source code at the download site you brought us to.
It would be nice if that site had at least a link to the source therethere, at least just to mention that if you are a programmer you have the freedom to customize and change your operating system but 99.9% of the time you don't need it.
The only thing wrong I can see and it isn't really your problem: Ubuntu doesn't have a link to the source code at the download site you brought us to.
It would be nice if that site had at least a link to the source therethere, at least just to mention that if you are a programmer you have the freedom to customize and change your operating system but 99.9% of the time you don't need it.
Ogg Theora is in all Linux distros , it's free and patent free.
And also Theora has codecs for Windows and Macs.
<a href="http://www.theora.org/" title="theora.org">http://www.theora.org/</a theora.org>
And also Theora has codecs for Windows and Macs.
<a href="http://www.theora.org/" title="theora.org">http://www.theora.org/</a theora.org>
Really great videos I would reccommend them to anyone who is interesting learning Linux. Are there any more advanced videos you could reccommend for intermediate to expert users?
Interesting article with one major problem. The intended audience is someone that has not used Linux before, but the software you note at the beginning (Xvid) links to the source code. Great, but if I am on Windows, never used Linux before, don't know how to compile the Xvid source (and don't have MS VC++ 6 or 7), and just want the codecs to play the videos, I'm pretty much SOL. I am none of the above, but I would have liked to recommend this article to some students that are just learning Linux.<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:(
Belay that. Stupid me, I didn't wait long enough for the download of the video. They seem to play just peachy with Windows Media player. Don't I feel stupid right now...<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)
i am a ''newbie'' and those videos were more than helpfull to me.Because i have not learned linux i still use windows til the day to throw them away
Your first Linux experiment (Linux.com training videos)
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 189.138.186.90] on March 03, 2008 06:18 PM
Good day.
The links to the videos that are post in here, links to the same video. Can´t see videos no. 2, 3
Thanks
The links to the videos that are post in here, links to the same video. Can´t see videos no. 2, 3
Thanks
Re:More videos?
Posted by: roblimo on July 05, 2006 10:39 PM- Robin
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