Re: debian for public stations
Seems to me that locking it down will be the big problem because the first requirement of security is to prevent access to the box. You might be better off using the boxes as X-Window terminals with a server in the back room. There was discussion on this recently about making X-Window terminals. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lindsay Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perth, Western Australia voice +61 8 9316 248632.0125S 115.8445Evk6lj Debian Linux =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= On Fri, 3 Jul 1998, Rhyno Art wrote: I am new to the list and am investigating some options for configuring our publically accessible PCs. Through various upgrades and other developments we are also assembling a growing base of 486DX stations with 16 MB RAM. One option we are exploring is to use debian on these units. Linux has smaller requirements than windows and might make it possible to get some additional mileage out of this equipment. Has anyone put together a minimally configured and locked-down system with debian ? I am running a graphical java application and some x-windows applications. art --- Art Rhyno, Systems Librarian Leddy Library, University of Windsor Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (519) 253-4232, EXT. 3163 FAX: (519) 973-7076 WWW: http://www.uwindsor.ca/library/leddy/people/art.html -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
debian for public stations
I am new to the list and am investigating some options for configuring our publically accessible PCs. Through various upgrades and other developments we are also assembling a growing base of 486DX stations with 16 MB RAM. One option we are exploring is to use debian on these units. Linux has smaller requirements than windows and might make it possible to get some additional mileage out of this equipment. Has anyone put together a minimally configured and locked-down system with debian ? I am running a graphical java application and some x-windows applications. art --- Art Rhyno, Systems Librarian Leddy Library, University of Windsor Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (519) 253-4232, EXT. 3163 FAX: (519) 973-7076 WWW: http://www.uwindsor.ca/library/leddy/people/art.html -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: debian for public stations
I am new to the list and am investigating some options for configuring our publically accessible PCs. Through various upgrades and other developments we are also assembling a growing base of 486DX stations with 16 MB RAM. One option we are exploring is to use debian on these units. Linux has smaller requirements than windows and might make it possible to get some additional mileage out of this equipment. Has anyone put together a minimally configured and locked-down system with debian ? I am running a graphical java application and some x-windows applications. If by minimal you mean 486DX with 16 MB RAM, I am running a AMD486DX4 100 MHz system at home and it does work nicely with X11. I compile stuff, program, edit, use TeX and XFig with it. If you want to do heavy computational stuff or graphics manipulation, it is a bit slow though. Eric -- E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | tel. office +31 40 2472189 Eindhoven Univ. of Technology | tel. lab. +31 40 2475032 Lab. for Catalysis and Inorg. Chem. (TAK) | tel. fax+31 40 2455054 -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: debian for public stations
A DX66 was my first Linux box. Runs fine, however I think you will Java rather unhappy. It will work, but it will load and change SLOWLY. But otherwise, you should not have any problems. -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
