Jim, You could use VMware Server (which is free) to setup a virtual machine on your primary workstation that runs Edubuntu. This will use some of the resources on your workstation, but it can provide the LTSP service for your laptop without having to dedicate the entire workstation. It is very easy to work with virtual machines, if you have never done it before. And since VMware Server is available at no cost, it is a very valuable tool.
The easiest solution is probably what Mauricio recommended. Start with a normal Edubuntu install, and then run "sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop". This should now run better on fewer resources than the default install. Good luck! Tristan Rhodes >>> "Jim McNelis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/07/06 9:38 AM >>> Thanks. Yes I had thought about this, but this would require one to setup a dedicated Edubuntu server which unfortunately I don't have available at home. For my situation, I'm seeking a "standalone" solution - if it exists. On 6/7/06, Tristan RHODES <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Perhaps you can install Edubuntu on a more powerful machine, and then > use the build-in LTSP aspect for the older laptop? This thin-client > setup is what allows educators to provide the Edubuntu experience to an > entire lab of older equipment using a single server. > > Tristan Rhodes > > >>> "Jim McNelis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/07/06 9:12 AM >>> > Thanks for a great distro! I really like Edubuntu and I've installed > Dapper > to my old Sony laptop so my kids can play around with it. The only > problem > is that even though my laptop meets the "minimum" stand-alone > workstation > requirements (it's a P3 500MHz with 192MB RAM, 9GB HD, and 128-bit/3MB > graphics), Edubuntu seems to really bog the laptop down. The mouse > cursor > movement is very herky jerky and menu items respond very slowly. Can I > reconfigure Edubuntu to "lighten it up"? Perhaps remove certain > non-essential packages? Change video drivers? Or should I consider > downloading Xubuntu instead and make it into a "Edubuntu/Xubuntu" > hybrid? > Thanks. > > Jim > -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
