> Are you allowed to boot the computer off your usb disk? If yes, you > could try installing something like FeatherLinux > (http://featherlinux.berlios.de) on your usb drive and boot the > computer off it. It would have ssh and X for you, along with a few > other Linux programs.
Probably yes, but that would be decided by some high administration official. The librarians would have a heart attack if they saw an xterm window and they wouldn't even bother arguing about it with me. Is their another way?