You'll definitely need to work with the IT staff at the lab. A VM isn't useful if you can't install get VirtualBox installed, for example, and you'll want the VM pre-loaded so you don't have an entire lab trying to download hundreds of MB on the day of the workshop. On the other hand, many pieces of software work fine installed by a non-admin and it may not be an issue. I would see about getting touch with the lab IT staff and seeing what they think of the SWC installation instructions.
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 9:44 AM Mike Smorul <[email protected]> wrote: > A VM is one option. We've run workshops (not SWC/DC) based on VM's that > have been pretty successful. You end up w/ a lot fewer setup issues, but > there's less take-away for students unless you run them through EC2 or > similar where they can walk away w/ a working VM/image. > > If it's a locked down lab you're teaching in, most sites tend to have some > procedure for getting new software installed. Your host may have a better > idea about this. Be prepared to hand them a complete set of instructions > for installation and more importantly a set of tests they can run locally > to ensure everything is installed (ie, open r studio, run x,y,z, or open > this software, click click click and you should see x,y,z) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discuss [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Adam Obeng > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 12:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Discuss] Workshop with locked-down machines > > Dear colleagues, > > > A workshop next month is using machines on which the users don't have > admin access. As far as I can tell, that means that if there are any > installation issues that we can't anticipate, they'll be stuck. > > Do you have any experience of similar circumstances, or any advice on how > to proceed in this situation? Use a VM, perhaps? > > > Cheers, > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org >
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