Proposed

Seminar/Workshop
Topics & Event Details

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proposed topics of the seminar & workshop that is to be
conducted in your college.

“LinuxFest-2010”
“Understand the freedom of Open Source Software world,
and become a day to day Linux user/programmer.”

There are two levels of the event:

1. Beginner Level (1 day seminar + live demonstrations)

 Summary: Introduction, Installation, Configuration, Day to Day

usage, Programming tools, Understanding of the system & its
maintenance, Learning commands, File System and much more fun.

2. Advanced Level (1 day seminar + workshop)

 Summary: Apache Web server, LAMP Framework, Becoming

superuser, Linux security, mounting/unmounting filesystems, tips and
tricks for working with vi/vim, file permissions, system administration
basics, Installing/Uninstalling applications, Printing, Internet Access,
mp3 issues, and much more geeky fun.

We have designed the content of both – beginner and advanced level events very
simple, so that students can grab them easily and start working with Linux.

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Beginner Level – “One Day Event”

Proposed Content:
 What is Linux?
o Why should we use Linux?
o What is Open Source and myths about Open Source?
o Why major companies are relying on Linux servers? Few examples:

Sectors Abroad India

Morgan Stanley, New York
Stock Exchange, CITI, HDFC, Axis, SBI Life, India Bulls,
Finance & Banking Reuters IDBI, Canara, LIC
Amazon.com, Papa John's,
Retail & E-Commerce Tommy Hilfiger IRCTC, ClearTrip, JustDial , Naukri.com,
Air Force US, Department of Govt of Maharashtra, Kerala, AP and
Energy, Dept. of Defence, others on various e-commerce projects,
Govt US Postal Service ePosts by Dept of Posts
Reliance ADA Data Center, VSNL, Airtel,
Technology & Communication Google TATA Communications

 Installing Linux - Partitioning, reboot & basic configuration

o Complete step by step demo of installing Fedora Linux
o Installation and Configuration issues
 Understanding Files and Folders
o Easy ways to understand the files & folder structure under any Linux
distribution
 The Linux file system
 Understanding users and permissions
 Who and What is root
 Working as another user
 Day to Day with Linux
 Text Editors in Linux
 Command Shell
 Your first Linux commands - cp, mv, mkdir, rm
 More basic commands - grep, whoami, whereis, which, echo, wc
 Basics of Programming in C and C++ using gcc.
 How to do programming easily in Java using Eclipse & Netbeans on Linux
 Basics of „How to develop web apps using LAMP framework‟

Doubt Clearing Session: Complete session from start till end will be an interactive
one, where students can raise doubts and ask multiple questions from the speaker.
At the end of the event, students can also discuss their problems, interest and
doubts in Linux with the speaker.

Workshop goodies: Fedora and Ubuntu Linux DVDs, Misc Apps DVDs,
Seminar/Workshop slide notes, Seminar videos on web, prizes, gifts, and more
surprises.

Other Benefits: 1 year free email support from iWillStudy.com for solving any
doubts related to Linux & Open Source software world.

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Advanced Level – “One Day Event”

Proposed Content:
 Learn in-depth knowledge about the Apache Web Server
 Configuring LAMP framework
 Linux Security
o Keeping your Linux system secure
o Roles of a superuser
 Command line tools for system administration
o Mounting file systems
o Unmounting file systems
o File Permissions in Linux – chmod, chown
o Backing up your files
o Untarring & unzipping files
o Installing new programs – (generic installation from source, not using
a package manager)
o Printing under Linux
 Programming section –
o Using version Control System
o How to do programming easily in PHP, Bash, C, C++ & Java
 Learn VI and VIM editor tricks & tips
 Using Linux to access the Internet
 Getting Linux to play sound, mp3
 Learn the differences in the available Linux distributions
 Learn Operating System concepts, like processes, multithreading, paging,
etc
 Explore the career options in Linux & Open Source world

Doubt Clearing Session: Complete session from start till end will be an
interactive one, where students can raise doubts and ask multiple questions from
the speaker. At the end of the event, students can also discuss their problems,
interest and doubts in Linux with the speaker.

We will be conducting practical workshop in this event where we will provide hands
on experience for every participant to work on Linux-box in lab.

Workshop goodies: Fedora and Ubuntu Linux DVDs, Misc Apps DVDs,
Seminar/Workshop slide notes, Seminar videos on web, prizes, gifts, and more
surprises.

Other Benefits: Life-time free email support from iWillStudy.com for solving any
doubts related to Linux & Open Source software world. Free email & SMS
newsletter subscription for all the participants.

For more information, please contact:

Mobile: +91-8980472625
Email: info@iwillstudy.com

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