Thu 22.10.2020 17:30 - 21:30 | University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland, Y01-F-49 | register
All Corona safety measures can be implemented, and the room reservation is confirmed.
Get started with Linux by installing it on your computer.
Of course, we'll help you: Bring your laptop and charger and we will personally assist you with the installation of Linux as well as with your first steps and basic customization.
You can choose to keep your existing operating system and install Linux next to it.
Still, it's important to back up your data before you come, just to be on the safe side.
You may of course stay longer than the indicated time should we encounter issues with installing Linux on your laptop.
ChromeBooks (all versions), Apple MacBook Pros (after Oct. 2016) and Apple MacBooks (12" model) are not well supported by Linux due to hardware restrictions, and we do not recommend installing Linux on those devices.
If you intend to buy a new laptop to install Linux on, stay away from these devices altogether.
Mon 26.10.2020 17:15 - 19:00 | ETH Zürich, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland, HG F 1 | register
All Corona safety measures can be implemented, and the room reservation is confirmed.
Now that you have your Linux system up and running, it's time to make the best out of it.
Learn how to utilize the console and work towards mastering it in this two-part course.
We will start with the basics, and present you some useful terminal applications designed to simplify your workflow.
Furthermore, you may directly solidify the abilities you learn by solving short exercises.
This way, you will feel comfortable with using the console in no time!
Thu 29.10.2020 17:30 - 19:00 | ETH Zürich, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland, E 7 | register
All Corona safety measures can be implemented, and the room reservation is confirmed.
Now that you have your Linux system up and running, it's time to make the best out of it.
Learn how to utilize the console and work towards mastering it in this two-part course.
We will start with the basics, and present you some useful terminal applications designed to simplify your workflow.
Furthermore, you may directly solidify the abilities you learn by solving short exercises.
This way, you will feel comfortable with using the console in no time!
Mon 02.11.2020 17:30 - 19:00 | ETH Zürich, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland, HG F 1 | register
All Corona safety measures can be implemented, and the room reservation is confirmed.
Take your new abilities a step further: Learn how you can use Bash to program simple scripts that can save you a lot of work. Bash is a scripting language that is designed to interact with other programs and your system easily. Whether you want to backup your newest files to a hard drive or quickly download a lot of PDFs - with Bash, you can do it at a keystroke.
Note that we highly recommend visiting "The Console Toolkit" if you have no prior experience with the Linux terminal.
Wed 04.11.2020 17:30 - 19:00 | ETH Zürich, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland, HG F 1 | register
All Corona safety measures can be implemented, and the room reservation is confirmed.
Learn about the origins of Unix, one of the predecessors of Linux which is still very much relevant and in use today.
Tue 10.11.2020 17:30 - 19:00 | ETH Zürich, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland, HG E 7 | register
All Corona safety measures can be implemented, and the room reservation is confirmed.
The year is 2020 AD. All writing is entirely dominated by modern text editors. All writing? No! An unfaltering editor by the name of Vim still resists capitulation.
In this talk we show why a 29-year-old text editor is still highly relevant and discuss its design, features and future. We start with an introduction to Vim and then delve into some of its more advanced features.
