Hi Krsnendu, I concur re: Shockwave. LTSP + Shockwave/CXOffice = no workie very well. I had this issue last year when I was testing out a simple Shockwave site in an LTSP lab of ~35 clients - even 2 running at the same time was very unstable, and the CXOffice people even told me they would be surprised if I gave up on the venture. Shockwave Director just isn't fit for thin-client use, it seems. Flash is making great headway in Linux, but still could use some improvement to be up to par with their Windows plugin - but testing 35 simultaneous systems on Flash intensive sites *did* hog the server CPU - but was actually usable. I would recommend using standalone workstations for Shockwave use for sure, just based on my own experience.
Hope that helps a bit, even if just for that one question. - Jordan Krsnendu dasa wrote: > I have managed to keep our student network Windows free for a few > years now, but there are a few programs that have come back to haunt > me and now I have been requested to install some standalone windows > desktops. (Just 3 for now.) > They are Shockwave based programs produced by the New Zealand Ministry > of Education. I have installed them under Crossover Linux but there > are some delays and stuttering problems that make the performance > unsatisfactory (even directly on the server it seems.) > There is also a need for standalone workstation for multimedia > purposes, (Audigy, MovieMaker etc.) > > Enough preamble. Basically, I am looking for the easiest way to deploy > these machines. I have 3 identical P4 1.8 GHz 256GbRAM machines. (I am > hoping we can soon convert them to Linux workstations (or low fat > clients)). > > To keep things simple there will be one login per machine. There is no > need for user authentication or to mount home directories. > > I remember previously that I made image copies and copied them through > the network to other machines. I forget the name of the program. > Is there any alternative, like using a virtual machine for example. > > Also how do you set up the machines so they dual boot, 1. ltsp client > (default) / 2. Windoze XP. > > Sorry for being wordy. My wife was talking as I was typing and I > couldn't fully concentrate. > > Thanks. > Krsnendu dasa -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
