The Linux Workshop was a success, Intrepid Ibex rawks!

Thanks to those involved in organizing the Linux Workshop in my workplace. The event was a success as things went on smoothly even though there have been few hiccups along the way.

I use Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) to introduce Linux to the audience, and they were surprised to discover that it is easy to install GNU/Linux operating system on their laptop (thanks to Wubi), let alone using it.

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As for the training manual, I use a subset of GNU FDL LPI 101 study guide manual which I found useful during the course of the workshop.

All in all, this event has renewed my faith in FOSS adoption in Malaysia as I saw people happily using GNU/Linux and free software during and after the workshop, without breaking a sweat.

Preparing Training Materials for Linux Workshop in my workplace

Hey there,

I’m given roughly one month to prepare training material for an in-organization Linux training workshop in my workplace. Target audience are mostly from non-IT background who wished to know more about GNU/Linux based operating system.

I was given freedom to choose any Linux distro that I see fit for the workshop and for that matter I choose Ubuntu as it has an ultra friendly Wubi Installer that would simplify the installation exercise during the training session.

Other than that, i’m still struggling with the materials to be included during the one day (8 hours) workshop aside from Ubuntu installation.

Suggestions from Ubuntu’ers are welcomed as I’m pretty swamped with other work while working on this workshop.