We offer two types of courses for those new or nearly-new to using Linux machines.
Type 1 course:
We offer a course for the Linux beginner. We introduce Linux from the three most popular distributions and in the most modern releases. An illustration of the elements of this course is given in the graphic below.
Figure linux-intro1: introductory linux course components.
The course is normally run over a long day (4 sessions). The major topics include:
Installing Redhat/Fedora , SuSE and/or Mandrake Linuxes as standalone and dual boot ( i.e on machines with windows already installed) configurations.
Introduction to KDE, KOffice, the Gimp and OpenOffice and liveCDROMs,
Introduction to the command shell and some basic commands.
introduction to scanning, printing, CD/DVD-burning, audio/DVD-playing in Linux,
Introduction to network programs in Linux: ftp, ssh, CUPS, SAMBA and X-windows.
Bundled with course: Each student receives a pack of downloaded latest versions of SuSE-Linux/Fedora Linux/Mandrake Linux and appropriate liveCDROMS plus a set of high-quality seminar notes.
The course content can be downloaded. If you are interested please use the navigation system (below the b-lux.net logo above ) to fetch it.
(An abbreviated version of this course is shipped with workstation computers sold by Basis Volume. Please browse the
company's website (and click on b-vIT) for details.)
We offer the introductory-course described above with a full Open-Office course bolted on. This course is normally run over 3 days (12 sessions). It is ideal for companies/organisations who want to migrate to Linux/OpenOffice. It is designed for office administrators who are going to train others within their organisations to move to StarOffice/OpenOffice or OpenOffice/Linux.
Figure linux-intro2: Introductory linux course with OpenOffice for training personnel.
The course content can be downloaded. If you are interested please use the navigation system (below the b-lux.net logo above ) to fetch it.
Bundled with course: We offer one box of the current version of the professional -edition of SuSE Linux or prosuite-edition of Mandrake Linux or the 'negotiable' (meaning what-we-can-get reasonably-priced) edition of Redhat Linux to each student. One-for-multiple students or (its converse) multiples-at-reduced rates are also offered.
For information about Linux resources (books, machines and interface cards) available from Basis Volume please browse the
b-vol website. and click on b-vIT.
If you are only interested in training-courses, you can also communicate
your training needs via the web by filling out a form
on-line.
if you are based in Britain, and you are obliged fund the course your-self, we are an approved learning-provider in the government-sponsored
career
development loans (CDL) system.
