We are a group of Ubuntu Linux enthusiasts (Ubuntu, Edubuntu, Kubuntu or any other derivatives) promoting personal,
educational and organisational use of Ubuntu. If you're new to Ubuntu, please see Ubuntu.com to get more information.
This group is for anyone in Ireland who is interested in or uses Ubuntu.
August Bank Holiday Weekend
WHEN: Sunday 2nd August @ 1pm
WHERE : Farmleigh Park http://www.farmleigh.ie/
WHY: Somewhere different, it is also having a farmers market that day,
http://www.farmleigh.ie/culturalevents/foodmarket/#d.en.1506
HOW TO GET THERE: http://www.farmleigh.ie/visitorinformation/gettingtofarmleigh/
We had a great turn out at the last Geeknic and it was a change from the pub, so looking forward to seeing people at this event!
Hi everybody,
We are having a translation/bug jam and BBQ at Laura Czajkowki's house (Smithfield Dublin 7).
Bring your food and beer and help out the community.
For directions email Laura Czajkowski
Hope to see you there should be a fun day out :)
Hi guys and gals!!
We are applying for official loco status. Come and show your support on #ubuntu-meeting on freenode.
You can see the page with or application here https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrishTeam/IrishTeamApprovalApplication
We need as many people there as we can get so please be sure to come along and show your support for our loco.
Hope to see you there
Wow, we even out did our previous release party! Thanks to all those who came along! For those would missed out, we went to Jimmy Chung's a Chinese Buffet Restaurant in Dublin along the Quays. I arrived early (it's a pattern that is emerging), we had no idea how many were coming but I figured we'd get at least 8 rang Maciej and he said at least 3 from TOG were coming along, so the nice water guy added 2 more chairs. More and more arrived and it was great to see loads of new faces, some who didn't know any of us and yes, the usual regulars popped in.
In the end, we were 13 very stuffed and happy ubunteros and we had planned to to go to Messrrs for afternoon drinks. What started at 13 soon became 18 and that became over 20+ more and more kept dropping in. Folks turned up and started to burn CD's of differnt flavours of Ubuntu. Others got out their laptops and showed off what theirs could do. Was great to see such interaction between the new folks who arrived and had heard about our meet ups.
Later on (we were there a while) we had a pub quiz, I'll post the questions & answers here really got folks thinking, a great idea by Maciej who then gave some t-shirts he got as prizes! It was a great day and loads of interaction and so many people now looking forward to our next meet up and event. So we shall have to do something else before Karmic :)
Thanks to all those who came along, and brought CD's and signed up to the news letter, don't forget you can always find us on ubuntu-ie on irc.freenode.net or drop us a line on the mailing list.
I took some photos and in case folks want them you can get them here
We at ubuntu-ie are delighted at the release of ubuntu 9.04.
Ubuntu desktop:
"Shorter boot speeds, some as short as 25 seconds, ensure faster access to a full computing environment on most desktop, laptop and netbook models. Enhanced suspend-and-resume features also give users more time between charges along with immediate access after hibernation. Intelligent switching between Wi-Fi and 3G environments has been broadened to support more wireless devices and 3G cards, resulting in a smoother experience for most users." "A new integrated notification system appears in Ubuntu 9.04 for the first time. This system combines the notification methods of various applications and presents that information in a simple, unobtrusive manner. New icons and artwork also appear in this release, part of the continual improvement of the Ubuntu user experience. " Source http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-desktop
Ubuntu server:
"Ubuntu Server Edition enables businesses to deploy and manage their common workloads – web, print, file, database and mail servers – more efficiently. Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition integrates the latest, stable Open Source applications from across the community, packaged and ready for users to deploy. New enhancements include improved virtualization with the latest KVM features, clustering support in Samba file server and easier mail server setup with out-of-the-box Dovecot-Postfix integration. "
"In addition, Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition will preview Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC). Ubuntu is the first commercially-supported distribution to enable businesses to build cloud environments inside their firewalls. With Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition, organisations can explore the benefits of cloud computing without the data or security issues associated with moving data to an external cloud provider. Following a successful beta programme last year, Ubuntu Server Edition 9.04 will also be fully available on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). " Source http://www.ubuntu.com/news/ubuntu-9.04-server
You can get ubuntu from many different sources.
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/getubuntu
We recommend you download via bit torrent.
http://releases.ubuntu.com/9.04/
Kubuntu:
http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu
Ubuntu studio:
Our ubuntu release party will be on Saturday April 25 http://ubuntu-ie.org/node/25
