oxlug-announce November 2001

oxlug-announce@lists.oxlug.org

1 participants
3 discussions

Linux Package menagement - Sun 2nd Dec 6.30pm
by Alasdair G Kergon 30 Nov '01

30 Nov '01

Topic: Linux Package Management Speaker: Piercarlo Grandi (MathEngine) Date: Sunday 2nd December Time: 6.30pm Venue: Comlab Followed by drinks at the Lamb and Flag (as always). The Comlab entrance is from Parks Road and there are maps at http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/ox/maps.html Synopsis: * Filesystem structure * Multidimensional view * Hierarchical view * Which view? * Package structure * Files * Scripts * Metadata * Build prereqs * Runtime prereqs * Install provides * Info * How to map packages onto filesystems * Requirements * The problem with overlapping packages * Some solutions * 'depot' * Lots of others ('stow' etc.) * Major Linux ones * RPM * DPKG * POSIX * Package building * Why * How The topic for January's meeting will be wireless networking (including consume.net). Martin Ling, Sun 6th Jan 2002. Alasdair -- agk(a)oxlug.org

1 0

BCS meeting tonight (Met Office)
by Alasdair G Kergon 08 Nov '01

08 Nov '01

7.30pm tonight, Comlab (Thurs 8th Nov) ----- Forwarded message from BCS Oxon Events <events(a)bcsoxon.org> ----- We are very pleased to have Mr Peter Kaminski, Civil Applications Group Manager of the Meteorlogical Office, Bracknell who will be presenting what the Met Office does, how it utilises the latest technology to assist all aspects of modern society, and the computational techniques involved to weather forecasting and prediction. http://www.bcsoxon.org/dynamic.htm?/calendar/autumn2001-detail.htm#nov

1 0

Linux Games Programming - Mark 'Nurgle' Collins - Sun 4th Nov
by Alasdair G Kergon 02 Nov '01

02 Nov '01

Mark 'Nurgle' Collins, author of 'Linux Games Programming' (ISBN 0761532552), will present an introduction to games programming under Linux, covering SDL, OpenGL and OpenAL. He will also discuss getting the maximum performance out of games. Date: Sunday 4th November Time: 6.30pm Venue: Comlab The meeting will be followed by drinks at the Lamb and Flag (as always). The Comlab entrance is from Parks Road and there are maps at http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/ox/maps.html Alasdair -- agk(a)oxlug.org

1 0

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

oxlug-announce November 2001