On Sat, Sep 03, 2011 at 10:35:12AM -0500, ZephyrQ wrote: > I am trying to set up several Linux desktops for a secure (locked) > facility for troubled teenagers. I brought one home to set up (so I can > have unfettered internet access) but then I need to be able to 'clone' > it to others without internet access (so package retrieval is impossible > unless I bring home every single desktop; and we are talking about up to > 50). So I need advice on the following: > > 1. Which distro to use? I've used Mint before in a similar setting > (and was pleased) but I'm now stuck with 6 year old Dells with almost no > video acceleration and .5 G memory each. I'm thinking XFCE with Mint or > Xbuntu, but am open to others (even a stock debian install which I use > on my home machine) but I will not be able to update unless I do so > manually (which a CD or thumbdrive). > > 2. How do I 'clone' the machine to a CD or, preferably, a thumb drive > so I can install the same configuration to all machines (limiting menu > options, put in educational games, add openoffice or libreoffice, etc.)? > If the computers are networked (internet is not necessary), then you can make a single image to serve all the computers using one of the following methods.
1) Debian Live netboot 2) LTSP kiosk mode Both of these will allow you to keep a pristine image that only you update (and you only have to update it on a single machine). When a client boots, it gets its OS over the network. It always gets a pristine copy of the image on each boot. Let me know if you need more details. -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110904124807.ga12...@aurora.owens.net
