Hi David, since Edubuntu is no longer developed, it's probably better to use the ltsp-discuss mailing list instead.
Sticking to 14.04 vs moving to 16.04: I'll be using/supporting 16.04 that has systemd, while 14.04 doesn't. So while 14.04 probably works fine now, and it will probably continue working fine, it might not get any new ltsp/epoptes versions via the Greek schools PPA. 32-bit vs 64-bit: my rule of thumb is, if all your systems are 64bit and have at least 2 MB RAM, then go for amd64, otherwise install i386. Testing: I don't know of any bugs etc that need testing. Note that I'll probably be using the Ubuntu MATE version, so this will receive the most testing from my side. Cloning: For the Greek schools, we have created repositories and packages so that we install Ubuntu and then install a special "secondary-school" or "primary-school" etc package, that pulls all the software and does all the customizations that we need. In your case, to avoid the packaging overhead, I'd propose to do all the customizations with a simple script that would do things like: add-apt-repository --yes ppa:ts.sch.gr apt update apt --yes dist-upgrade apt --yes install ltsp-server-etc-etc-etc cat >/etc/config/file <<EOF some text here... EOF This would result in classrooms *not* having the same ssh keys or machine IDs, and having reproducible installations, while the script would probably be compatible with both 14.04 and 16.04. If your scripting skills aren't enough for that, then I would maintain a master installation in an external USB stick or disk, and after booting with that in the target computer, I would run: # clone from stick to hard disk: dd if=/dev/sdb of=/dev/sda # move the swap partition to the end of the hard disk, # and expand the ubuntu partition to cover all the first disk: gparted /dev/sda -- edubuntu-users mailing list edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
