From: Larry Lavins

PASUG.271 - April 22, 2003

TO: All Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group Members
FROM: Larry Lavins, PASUG Leader

Philadelphia Alternate Systems User Group (PASUG) Meeting Thursday, April 24, 2003 7:00-10:00 PM
Bryn Mawr Community Ctr, 9 S.Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA
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R E M I N D E R
. *** THURSDAY APRIL 24 MEETING AGENDA ***
. ** LINUX FILESYSTEM BASICS **

LINUX ORIENTED Q&A SESSION
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In place of the usual short presentation/demo, an extended Q&A session oriented to Linux will be conducted by David Moskowitz. Where possible, a live Linux system may be used to illustrate questions, answers and comments which are brought up for group discussions.

MAIN PRESENTATION
LINUX FILESYSTEM BASICS
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Scott Russell of IBM will conduct a presentation/demo of Linux filesystem basics, one of the most important factors in learning Linux (originally scheduled for the February meeting which was cancelled due to a snowstorm). Understanding of Linux filesystem basics insures that users will get the most out of the system now and well into the future.

Scott's presentation will cover the following items:
o Basic Linux filesystem paradigm
o The mount point philosophy
- Physical/logical disks
- Network shares
o "Well Known" mount points, including ...
- /, /boot, /home, /usr/local, /opt, /etc
o Filesystewm commands to control mount points
- /etc/fstab
- the mount command
o Suggested disk layout: one user's perspective
o The basics of file permissions

An IBM Thinkpad running SuSE 8.0, using Open Office's "Impress" software will be used for the presentation and will provide a glimpse into a real live system's /etc/fstab file setup for both home and business environments.

Scott Russell has more than 20 years experience as an application development & systems programmer. He was employed by Soft-Switch when Lotus bought the company in 1994, which was bought out in turn by IBM in 1995. He currently works in the IBM Lotus support organization where he develops software support tools.

Scott has been associated with our user group for several years. He was a former day-to-day OS/2 user, starting with v.1.2. But turned to Linux as his main desktop 3 or 4 years ago. We're very pleased that he has agreed to do this presentation. All members are urged to come to the April 24th meeting and make a good showing for Scott Russell.
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Other agenda items include announcements, news, Q&A session, and raffles. The usual free refreshments will also be available.

MEETING FORMAT & TIME SCHEDULE
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In order to make our meetings more productive, the following format & time schedule will be in effect. This schedule will be strictly enforced. Everyone is requested to cooperate.
. 7:00 - 7:15 Meeting Start & Announcements
. 7:15 - 8:00 Extended Linux Q&A Session
. 8:00 - 8:15 Break & Raffles
. 8:15 - 9:30 Main Presentation/Demo
. 9:30 -10:00 Close-down, pack-up & exit nlt 10:00pm
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Mark the date and time: Thursday, April 24th at 7:00pm.
PASUG meetings are open and free for all users, their guests and others interested in learning about Linux, OS/2 and associated technologies. We have a very full agenda and tight schedule which will be enforced. Please
be on time promptly by 7:00pm to avoid missing out on the earlier parts of the meeting.

. ** WE SUPPORT OPEN STANDARDS **

PASUG meetings are held at the Bryn Mawr Community Center, next to Ludington Library, at the corner of Lancaster and Bryn Mawr Avenues, Bryn Mawr, PA. on the 4th Thursday of Jan-Oct, and the 3rd Thursday of Nov-Dec.

Directions to the Bryn Mawr Community Center (BMCC) and other useful information about the PASUG activities may be found on our web site at
http://www.phillyos2.org, or contact U/G Leader Larry Lavins: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or phone (215) 878-9609. - -


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