Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] Re: [XSCE] overhauling our FAQ for Internet-in-a-Box/XSCE 6.2 !

[Anish Mangal]

Yes, I stand corrected! :)

Will def test as soon as I get hold of an intel NUC :)

On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 9:38 PM, Adam Holt  wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 11:10 PM, Anish Mangal  wrote:
>
>> Can someone also confirm whether this release will have the
>> auto-networking-setup magic sauce? Based on what George said, it wont be
>> there.
>>
>
> This code ("self-configuring networking") should still be there but
> untested, please try it!  (There was no intention to remove any
> functionality!)
>
> Caveat: Corner Cases have always existed, but may possibly work worse on
> Debian/Raspbian, than some of the hairier network plumbing topologies of
> the past ;)
>
>
>> So, for me, this is (a major regression and) mostly a testing release.
>> Hopefully it gets re-implemented in future releases.
>>
>> Also, is intel NUC/x86_64 supported "officially" in this release? Is i686
>> also officially supported (older intel/amd computers)?
>>
>
> Do try a 32-bit install too if you can Anish?
>
> (e.g. soft-coding of OS-dependent paths dating from Fedora 18 on XO
> laptops might not all work on Ubuntu 32-bit etc?)
>
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 12:56 AM, Adam Holt  wrote:
>>
>>> In anticipation of IIAB/XSCE 6.2 RC2 (Release Candidate 2) that George &
>>> Tim are releasing as we speak, after busting their asses for months with
>>> amazing improvements(*) I've rewritten these items within
>>> http://schoolserver.org/FAQ :
>>>
>>>- 4 Can teachers display their own content?
>>>
>>> 
>>>- 13 How do I customize my school server's start page?
>>>
>>> 
>>>- 16 How do I know what version of XSCE I'm running?
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> Tim & All, can you please help me improve #13 especially!
>>>
>>> (*) the many fixes & improvements of IIAB/XSCE 6.2 still need to be
>>> written up, it's true!  For some early hints, see:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/xsce/xsce/commits/release-6.2
>>>
>>> *And oh yeah, IIAB/XSCE 6.2 RC1 and increasingly RC2 images are
>>> available here :-)*
>>>
>>>http://www.xsce.org/downloads/xsce-release-6.2/rpi/
>>>
>>> Of course click on README.html and I recommend these two images
>>> especially:
>>>
>>>-170202_pixel_jan11_.img.zip   (4.3GB Feb 2, if you want X
>>>Windows & Pixel desktop apps, by George Hunt)
>>>-raspbian-lite-content-ready-2017-2-4.img.zip   (3.1GB Feb 4, if
>>>you don't want X Windows & Pixel desktop apps, by Tim Moody)
>>>
>>> Do feel free to try both if you have time, and enough MicroSD cards?  As
>>> they've been created by two different people, with different implementation
>>> styles.  Or if you're hardcore, don't hesitate to “install from scratch”
>>> onto Debian 8.7.1 following these instructions:
>>>
>>>https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/XSCE-Installation#do-every
>>> thing-from-scratch
>>>
>>>
>>> *Regardless, let us know how it goes!!  Do join us Thur 10:30AM NYC Time
>>> if you can (http://tinyurl.com/xsceminutes
>>> ) to talk this over live!*
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [Server-devel] [UKids] Re: [XSCE] overhauling our FAQ for Internet-in-a-Box/XSCE 6.2 !

[Adam Holt]

On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 11:10 PM, Anish Mangal  wrote:

> Can someone also confirm whether this release will have the
> auto-networking-setup magic sauce? Based on what George said, it wont be
> there.
>

This code ("self-configuring networking") should still be there but
untested, please try it!  (There was no intention to remove any
functionality!)

Caveat: Corner Cases have always existed, but may possibly work worse on
Debian/Raspbian, than some of the hairier network plumbing topologies of
the past ;)


> So, for me, this is (a major regression and) mostly a testing release.
> Hopefully it gets re-implemented in future releases.
>
> Also, is intel NUC/x86_64 supported "officially" in this release? Is i686
> also officially supported (older intel/amd computers)?
>

Do try a 32-bit install too if you can Anish?

(e.g. soft-coding of OS-dependent paths dating from Fedora 18 on XO laptops
might not all work on Ubuntu 32-bit etc?)

On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 12:56 AM, Adam Holt  wrote:
>
>> In anticipation of IIAB/XSCE 6.2 RC2 (Release Candidate 2) that George &
>> Tim are releasing as we speak, after busting their asses for months with
>> amazing improvements(*) I've rewritten these items within
>> http://schoolserver.org/FAQ :
>>
>>- 4 Can teachers display their own content?
>>
>> 
>>- 13 How do I customize my school server's start page?
>>
>> 
>>- 16 How do I know what version of XSCE I'm running?
>>
>> 
>>
>> Tim & All, can you please help me improve #13 especially!
>>
>> (*) the many fixes & improvements of IIAB/XSCE 6.2 still need to be
>> written up, it's true!  For some early hints, see:
>>
>> https://github.com/xsce/xsce/commits/release-6.2
>>
>> *And oh yeah, IIAB/XSCE 6.2 RC1 and increasingly RC2 images are available
>> here :-)*
>>
>>http://www.xsce.org/downloads/xsce-release-6.2/rpi/
>>
>> Of course click on README.html and I recommend these two images
>> especially:
>>
>>-170202_pixel_jan11_.img.zip   (4.3GB Feb 2, if you want X
>>Windows & Pixel desktop apps, by George Hunt)
>>-raspbian-lite-content-ready-2017-2-4.img.zip   (3.1GB Feb 4, if
>>you don't want X Windows & Pixel desktop apps, by Tim Moody)
>>
>> Do feel free to try both if you have time, and enough MicroSD cards?  As
>> they've been created by two different people, with different implementation
>> styles.  Or if you're hardcore, don't hesitate to “install from scratch”
>> onto Debian 8.7.1 following these instructions:
>>
>>https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/XSCE-Installation#do-every
>> thing-from-scratch
>>
>>
>> *Regardless, let us know how it goes!!  Do join us Thur 10:30AM NYC Time
>> if you can (http://tinyurl.com/xsceminutes
>> ) to talk this over live!*
>>
>
>
>
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>
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