oivvio polite wrote: > I might soon have to set up some 20 - 30 boxes supporting some 200 students. > They'll want to do word processing, browse the web, read mail. > > Of course any user should be able to log into his/her account from any box. > What are my options here? Have all applications run from a powerful server > and use boxen as X-terminals, run applications on boxen and store only home > dirs on server... > > I'm looking for a setup that's easy to admin remotely and involves zero > fiddling with the individual boxen. > > All ideas are interesting but some ideas (that have actually been implemented > and proven to work on a day-to-day basis) are more interesting. > > o > > -- > oivvio polite > > cell +46 (0)709 30 40 30 / phone +46 (0)8 669 64 18 / fax +46 (0)8 84 00 18 > varvsgatan 10A / s-117 29 stockholm / sweden > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You should really chesk out the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP). This would be the ideal solution for schools. I am in the process of working up a .deb for it and will submit it for review here. Complete information on this project can be found at www.ltsp.org and at #ltsp on irc.debian.org.
