Wow--thanks Jack for all the data and general evaluation. I found it quite interesting and answered some wonderings I'd had but not asked about different ubuntu implementations... David G
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Jack ODonnell < jodonn...@worldcomputerexchange.org> wrote: > World Computer Exchange installs "edubuntu-desktop" on stand-alone > computers that we send to classrooms in developing countries. We do no > use LTSP. > > In considering the upgrade to 12.04 from 10.04 as our standard OS, we > were concerned about how this would impact performance and the minimum > specs on our refurbished computers > > We ran a comparison tests of performance with different desktops. I > don't pretend that the measures are scientifically accurate but they > showed general trend that helped us decide > > We will be using 12.04 with the LXDE desktop > > See attached > -- > Jack ODonnell > Chicago Coordinator > Content Project Manager > Regional Manager for Latin America > 773 316 2944 > > http://www.WorldComputerExchange.org Technology + Education = Potential > http://www.WorldComputerExchange.org/Chicago-il Chicago Chapter > > > > > > > On Fri, 2012-09-07 at 01:20 -0700, Matt Johnson wrote: > > We are running LTSP on Ubuntu 10.04 across 64 workstations distributed > across 8 classrooms and in one computer suite in a school in Hertfordshire, > UK. > > > > We are beginning to plan for our move to a fresh install of Edubuntu > 12.04. I note that the Edubuntu screenshots page shows Unity, which we are > keen to deploy, and then the more traditional desktop 'fallback' which is > says is more suited to LTSP environments. This implies a performance hit > for running Unity (2d?) in LTSP environments. > > > > What are folks' experiences of running Unity (2d?) versus the fallback > mode in an LTSP deployment? Have people experienced a performance hit from > moving from Gnome 2 on 10.04 to Unity 2d on 12.04? Realistically, should we > expect to be running fallback mode to achieve a similar level of > performance to our current install? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > -- > > Matt > > > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > >
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