I have lxde on netbooks. Instead of locking down, I have a startup script which overwrites or deletes parts of the home folder each time it boots. Nigel On 5 Feb 2014 02:56, "Rippl, Steve" <rip...@woodlandschools.org> wrote:
> Locking down the installed applications is easy enough, normal users won't > have the rights to add or remove software. Locking down the desktop so > that the appropriate resources are on it and stay there is another matter > and depends on what desktop environment you choose. We went with Xfce as > it uses less resources than Unity and you can lock down the desktop and put > your application links in place and manipulate other pieces relatively > easily. > > Lxde (from Lubuntu) is even lighter in terms of system resources (and so > faster on a netbook) but we couldn't lock it down the way we wanted to. > > > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 7:38 AM, Roy Richardson <roysn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> I am seeking advice on using Edubuntu on a mobile lab of netbooks. >> Specifically, is there a way to configure Edubuntu on a netbook with the >> program installations that I would like students to have access to and then >> "lock it down" so that changes aren't made accidently or on purpose by the >> many different users that will access the mobile lab? >> >> Any thoughts, suggestions, or directions, will be appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Roy Richardson >> >> -- >> edubuntu-users mailing list >> edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users >> >> > > > -- > Steve Rippl > Technology Director > Woodland Public Schools > 360 841 2730 > > -- > edubuntu-users mailing list > edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users > >
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