The K12LTSP distro is a custom distro based on fedora that is already preconfigured with ltsp packages, as well as packages for children. There is almost no need to reinvent the wheel here. It is simple to setup. You do need some serious horsepower for the server, but the clients can be minimal. It also has squidguard built in if you need a free content filter for these schools.
If you want you can see here where I have talked about my k12ltsp setup in the past. http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=site:brlug.net+k12ltsp Getting the computers to boot is easy. There is a universal etherboot disk that you just pop in the floppy drive and it will boot over the network if your card is compatable. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=80408&package_id=97496&release_id=190646 Either that or you go to http://rom-o-matic.net/5.3.7/ and get a boot image for your network card there that you can put on a floppy. If you need you can give me a call at the work and we can talk more about it. Adam J Melancon Systems Administrator Vermilion Parish Library 337.893.2655 http://www.vermilion.lib.la.us On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:56:40 -0500, Adam Melancon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check into the K12LTSP project, I use it at the library in vermilion > parish for card catalog terminals. > http://www.k12ltsp.org/ > It works great, and there is not much to configure. > > > > > On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:07:27 -0500, Mat Branyon > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If there is any work that needs to be done out here around lafayette, I > > would be more than happy to help, but school pretty much has me pinned > > down with work and stuff. > > > > I know we have talked about doing this before and am glad to see the > > project finally get started. > > best of luck > > > > --mat > > > > > > > > John Hebert wrote: > > > Howdy, > > > > > > Michael Murray, of Gecko Computers, has asked the > > > BRLUG for help in setting up Linux Terminal Server for > > > the CLK (Computers for Louisiana Kids) Project, which > > > is a subproject of the CACRC (Capital Area Corporate > > > Recycling Council). > > > > > > Michael and I met with David Grant, the CLK > > > Coordinator, yesterday morning and we showed him what > > > Linux was about and did a test install of LTSP on a > > > server box designated for a school near Ponchatoula. > > > > > > I am not that familiar with LTSP, but it looks pretty > > > neat. We installed version 4.1.0, but it needs to be > > > tweaked a bit; such as trimming down the available > > > applications for student users, creating the user > > > accounts, etc. Basically, it needs to be setup and > > > tested with a couple of terminals so that Michael can > > > deliver it to the target school. > > > > > > This is being seen as a pilot project for CLK to show > > > that LTSP can be used to re-purpose old Pentium I and > > > II boxen with Linux and then given to Louisiana > > > schools. The alternative is to junk perfectly good > > > boxes capable of running Linux, since schools think > > > they must have newer boxes to run the latest bloaty > > > Windows incarnation. > > > > > > We need help. If you are familiar with configuring > > > LTSP, please respond. If you aren't familiar but would > > > like to help anyway, please respond. I am hoping to > > > get a small group together via a new mailing list > > > (tentatively [EMAIL PROTECTED]) to help this effort > > > along. > > > > > > David Grant expressed much interest in Linux. They > > > sell a _lot_ of good, used computers and I could see > > > the potential to put Linux on every one of them. In > > > fact, he is testing Knoppix and partimage right now as > > > a tool to image hard drives for duplication on > > > multiple machines. > > > > > > The LTSP server is ready and is basically sitting on a > > > workbench at the CACRC, waiting for final > > > configuration before delivery. Note: I hadn't ever > > > installed LTSP before, but 4.1.0, based on Fedora, was > > > a breeze to install. > > > > > > We also need help with configuring some network cards > > > to boot off the LTSP server. I'm not exactly sure what > > > needs to be done here. > > > > > > This is a really good project to show what can be done > > > with Linux to improve education in Louisiana and it > > > has a lot of potential to become much bigger. Please > > > help. > > > > > > John Hebert > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > -- > Adam Melancon > Work: http://www.vermilion.lib.la.us > Personal: http://www.melancon.org > -- Adam Melancon Work: http://www.vermilion.lib.la.us Personal: http://www.melancon.org
