VIRTUAL INSTALL FEST

LUCKY DRAW!

1. Install OpenSolaris      2. Submit the feedback form      3. WIN prizes!

What’s an Install Fest?
An InstallFest is an opportunity to get hands on help in installing and/or configuring OpenSolaris on your computer. Unlike the monthly meetings where you can only talk about your Solaris issues, at the install fest you can bring those problems to your peers and show them what is going on. It is also about getting to know your peers in the local Open Source User Group, and being able to share expertise and knowledge in a very informal environment.

What is a Virtual InstallFest?

• You don’t have to move around your precious hardware anywhere! Just be wherever you are and join us in the event!
  
  A virtual install fest is one which is conducted with no physical gathering of the participants, rather one which is done digitally over the network. It is a new means of conducting InstallFests which avoids having to require the participant to take their CPU’s or Laptops anywhere and just participate in the event from the comfort of their Hostel Rooms.
• Technology that will make a Virtual InstallFest possible: Video Streaming, Chat conferencing, File Sharing and Web Service over a LAN!
  
  Web Service: Participants register on a local website, and then get links to:
  • Download OpenSolaris Distro ISO
  • Download the post-install questionnaire
  • Get a link to view the live webcast
  • Get a link to join the chat conference

  Installation on a virtual machine: The host will install OpenSolaris on his system inside of a virtual machine
  
  Live Video Streaming: Host provides a live screencast of his system over the network, for others to see and follow along the installation process on their own systems.
  
  Chat Conferencing: The host and all the participants are in a live chat conference. If anybody has any trouble following the installation, gets stuck with any errors, etc they can immediately prompt the host to pause so that his problem can be resolved. The host responds with the solution over the conference, so that even others can rectify if they encounter a similar problem. The participants can also find it useful to share views, opinions or exchange messages related to their installation experience in the conference, just as they would physically in a standard InstallFest.
  

• It is upto the participant to choose to install either inside a virtual machine or on bare-metal on his system directly. It would be more interesting to install OpenSolaris directly from an install fest-perspective, though, you may install inside of a virtual machine like VirtuaBox or VMware if you don’t have enough space to install it as a separate OS (please note that installing inside of a virtual machine requires substantial amount of RAM.. > 512 MB recommended).

What do I need to do?

1. Open your browser and go to http://installfest (note that you will have to add “installfest” in your browser’s proxy exceptions)
2. Download and Install VirtualBox on your system (from downloads section)
3. Login and join the chat conference at http://installfest/chat
4. Catch the live webcast link and open it in your video player.
5. Wait for the event to start, once all participants have joined.
6. The host starts the installation on his system, which you can see streaming live to your video player. Install along on your system. Ask for any doubts or questions in the chat conference.
   
7. Once the installation is over, download the feedback form, fill it up with useful feedback. This feedback will be sent to the OpenSolaris engineering team to suggest the overall user experience in the installation process and initial use phase. We want to send them this feedback to let them know what university students feel about the OS and what they could do to improve it. This feedback is of utmost importance.
   

What to bring? Where to go?

You don’t have to go anywhere! Just logon to http://installfest at the stipulated time of the event and follow the instructions. Have fun installing Solaris!

What’s an Are there any prizes or giveaways?

Yes! :)

• All participants who successfully install OpenSolaris on their systems (or inside of virtual machines) and fill up and submit the questionnaire to us will be entered into a LUCKY DRAW.
  
  First Prize: An OpenSolaris Mug, Netbeans 6 DVD, and a Cap!
  
  
• Each participant will be given the OpenSolaris Starter Kit. It consists of 2 DVD’s, one with OpenSolaris Community Edition Distro and the other one with various flavors of OpenSolaris including Belenix, Nexenta, etc.