SULUG Wiki
Welcome to the Stellenbosch University Linux User Group Wiki, running on MoinMoin. Feel free to contribute (see HelpForBeginners). The aim is to make this wiki the repository for all the Linux-related information specific to the University of Stellenbosch.
Contents
SULUG Online Services
When posting to the lists, please keep the list policy described in SULUG/ListPolicy in mind.
HOW-TO/AskForHelp How to ask for help on the list and have a reasonable chance of getting a useful response.
- The official sulug irc channel is #linux on irc.sun.ac.za. It is, however, very quiet and very few people use it. This shouldn't discourage people from actually trying to make it a useful resource.
Useful Links / Tips
Stellenbosch Ubuntu Wiki lots of information regarding setup for Stellenbosch network, not only applicable to Ubuntu.
Mirror of the Linux Howtos from the linux documentation project on archive.sun.ac.za
archive.sun.ac.za's mirror of the Linux Documentation Project ftp site
TheOpenCD OSS Software for Windows
LaTeX and LyX templates for US Thesis format This links to a page in the DSP WIKI of the University of Stellenbosh and has templates for thesis in the US format for LaTeX and LyX
psinetkey GUI Front-end for pynetkey (might contain traces of bugs)
SULUG News / Events
Software Freedom Day Summary of SFD 2011.
BeerEvening - Friendly get together of SULUG members, usually held on the second Monday of each month.
About SULUG
Cheat Sheet For Apps
Distributions
Distribution |
Description |
Level of difficulty |
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Ubuntu is a Debian based distribution sponsored by Mark Shuttleworth through Canonical. |
Easy |
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A LiveCD designed for security testing. |
Hacking! |
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A distribution started by Ian Murdoch which has the much acclaimed "apt" package repository management system. |
Easy |
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Fedora Core 3 has been released. We also have mirrors of DAG, Dries, FreshRPMS, NewRPMS, Livna.org and updates for Fedora Core 3. |
Easy |
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A source-based distro (meaning that all packages are compiled from their original source, maybe with a few added patches), aimed at users who want to optimise (through custom compiling) and customise (install only what you need) their system. |
Very hard |
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A RPM-based distro. The RPMs are managed by urpmi. |
Easy |
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Ubuntu-based distro known for its elegance. |
Easy |
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Slackware-based distro developed by Novel. |
Easy |
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The oldest distro still being maintained |
Hard |
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