Re: Setting up a bunch of boxen at a small school.
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.
>
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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.
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