Linux Training Class

THE LINUX BEGINNER'S TRAINING CLASS IS NOW FULL! NO MORE REGISTRATIONS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED THIS YEAR.

SCALE is reprising last year's very successful Linux Training class.   It's an intensive, two-day training class the same weekend as the Linux Expo, co-located with the Expo at the LAX Hilton.

Presented by professional trainers from One Source Course and SCALE volunteers, students will come away with the ability to install and maintain a Linux operating system.  

Cost of the class is 35 dollars, which includes installation media, training handouts, and a pass to the Linux Expo floor.  (Expo seminar access is not included because the training class will occupy all of both Saturday and Sunday).

Attendees are expected to bring a computer suitable for installing Linux.   Laptops are encouraged but desktops are acceptable also.  Installations will be Linux-only; dual-booting is beyond the scope of this class.  So bring a computer you can dedicate to Linux.  

IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not bring a computer running Windows 8.  Microsoft has forced computer makers to implement Secure Boot, which makes installing an alternate OS problematic.

Minimum hardware requirements for Linux installation:*

CPU:  2.0 GHz

Disc Space:  10 Gigabytes for OS installation; recommend 20-30 Gigabytes of additional space for data

RAM: 1 Gigabyte

Network interface:  Wired: mandatory;  Wireless: optional

Speakers: optional

*for a good beginning Linux experience.  More is better, of course.