Re: Installing GNU/Linux on school computers
Hi Yogesh,
On Mon, 10 Jul 2023, Yogesh Powar wrote:
Hello All,
There are around 20 machines at my daughter's school (in Pune) and I
have proposed the school install GNU/Linux on it. They have two initial
requirements
1. Marathi Typing : Kakhaga keyboard and Indic support
2. Alternative to MS-Office : Off course Libre-office
I will be proposing Debian using Gnome and i3.
I am not sure if the machines are connected over the network/Internet or
not but it would be a great help if you have any pointers for me.
Once the date is finalized I might be calling out volunteers to join
the party.
This is kind of an obvious comment, but before doing something like
this you should figure out what kind of outgoing software support
there would be. If there isn't any, then the students are unlikely to
use these computers, and will use something they find easier. Unless
they are already very adept with Unix-like systems in general, and
Linux-based systems in particular, which seems unlikely.
And from a more bottom line perspective, if there isn't anyone to
maintain the machines, they will eventually stop working. Even Debian
can't completely run by itself, and does require some maintenance.
Regards, Faheem Mitha
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Thank You
Yogesh Powar
https://yogeshpowar.github.io/blog/
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