On Saturday 16 August 2008 06:23, ZephyrQ wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > On 08/15/08 20:12, ZephyrQ wrote: > >> I'm trying to set up five (5) laptops for classroom use with limited > >> menu options and specific programs that I use in my special ed > >> classroom. I have numerous packages that I would like to automate the > >> downloads (instead of picking and clicking), to the tune of about 850M > >> worth. > >> > >> Any way to do this quicker/easier than pointing and clicking for every > >> computer? > >> > >> Note: I am using Ubuntu for the laptops, but I run Etch on my home > >> machine doing the configuring. > > > > What if you run the laptops as diskless thick workstations, where stuff > > like /usr, /home, /etc, ... are mounted NFS, but all CPU processing (and > > and necessary TMP files & swapping) are done on the laptop.
This is a good idea. > > > > That way you only configure things once. > > Unfortunately, I have to run each laptop as a stand alone without net > access once they are in the classroom...school starts Monday and I'm > trying to get these all configured... -- Shachar Or | שחר אור http://ox.freeallweb.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
