recommended: you should read these sections before you come to the workshop

• Why using Linux?
• Computer Hardware Introduction
• How to use a web search engine
• How to find help: Get help | Find out

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System Administration guidelines¶

• official Ubuntu System Administration
• unoffical Ubuntu System Administration
• The System Administrators’ Code of Ethics
• System Administration - An Overview
• book online: Linux System Administrator Guide

Content¶

1. Checking the hardware and reassembling, if necessary
   How to gather hardware information: Information you will need
2. Installing an operating system:
   Ubuntu Installation Guide
   Xubuntu Setup detailed description on how to install Xubuntu and adjust Xubuntu to our needs in the Internet Cafes
3. from CD
4. prepared hard disk
5. Update Xubuntu (Synaptic or Terminal)
6. Edit hardware data sheets on CLI
   

   sudo lshw -html > datasheet-pc.html
   

• Hardware Identification
• Hardware Diagnosis
• our Help&Troubleshooting

further resources:

• Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO