Re: Advice on creating a workstation

[ktb <x.y.f@home.com>]

On Sat, Oct 13, 2001 at 01:29:16PM +0300, russirv@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Hello All
> 
> I do voluntary work in a place where members of
> the public come to use computers, drink tea and
> coffee, read newspapers ...
> 
> Usually we use windows but I have decided to 
> experiment with linux workstation (dual booting 
> with win2000).
> 
> I really want to restrict users to browsing the www,
> using some office apps, accessing some other systems
> using some SSH type app, printing ...
> 
> Does anyone have any words of advica to give before
> I embark on my journey (links to sources of info 
> welcome).
> 
> At the moment I am deciding how to partition the 
> hard disk - I have reserved 4GB for linux.

Check out the Kiosk HOWTO -
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Kiosk-HOWTO.html

Also there are patches and a HOWTO to lock down the KDE browser.  I have
the link at work.  I can shoot it to you Monday if you can't find it.
It isn't at linuxdoc.org.  
hth,
kent

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