[Wylug-announce] Next Meeting: Hardy Heron on the EeePC (Monday 12
May 2008)
John Leach
john at johnleach.co.uk
Sat May 10 13:00:44 BST 2008
Hi all,
Our next meeting will be on Monday 12 May 2008 in Leeds University's
Stoner Building.
The meeting room is sign-posted from the main Stoner Building entrance.
The meeting officially starts at 7.00 pm, but the room will be open for
coffee, tea, biscuits and chat from 6.30pm.
Talk: Hardy Heron on the EeePC
Ubuntu's new LTS version Hardy Heron was released last month and James
Holden is going to give a talk on getting it working on the EeePC.
* How to trial it on an SD card
* Backing up the existing OS
* Installation options (netboot, USB CD etc)
* Wireless support
* ACPI
* Sound
* External monitor
* Improving boot speed
* Fonts and cosmetic tweaks
* Visual effects
http://www.wylug.org.uk/2008/05/wylug-monthly-meeting-monday-12th-may-2008/
Location:
Active Learning Lab., (Level 9, near staircase 2)
E.C. Stoner Building (aka Physics/Admin)
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds UK
LS2 9JT
Directions:
Getting to Leeds and Leeds University
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/visitors/getting_here.htm
Campus Map showing entrances and car parks
http://tldynamic.leeds.ac.uk/campusmap/index.asp
Location of E. C. Stoner Building on Campus
http://tldynamic.leeds.ac.uk/campusmap/detail.asp?ID=62
We usually go to the Victoria Hotel pub afterwards for chitter chatter
and drinks.
Victoria Hotel
Great George St, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 3BB
Tel: 0113 245 1386
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=LS1%203BB
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