edubuntu on netbooks

[nigel barker]

I have lxde on netbooks. Instead of locking down, I have a startup script
which overwrites or deletes parts of the home folder each time it boots.
Nigel
On 5 Feb 2014 02:56, "Rippl, Steve" <rippls at woodlandschools.org> wrote:

> Locking down the installed applications is easy enough, normal users won't
> have the rights to add or remove software.  Locking down the desktop so
> that the appropriate resources are on it and stay there is another matter
> and depends on what desktop environment you choose.  We went with Xfce as
> it uses less resources than Unity and you can lock down the desktop and put
> your application links in place and manipulate other pieces relatively
> easily.
>
> Lxde (from Lubuntu) is even lighter in terms of system resources (and so
> faster on a netbook) but we couldn't lock it down the way we wanted to.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 7:38 AM, Roy Richardson <roysnews at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I am seeking advice on using Edubuntu on a mobile lab of netbooks.
>> Specifically, is there a way to configure Edubuntu on a netbook with the
>> program installations that I would like students to have access to and then
>> "lock it down" so that changes aren't made accidently or on purpose by the
>> many different users that will access the mobile lab?
>>
>> Any thoughts, suggestions, or directions, will be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Roy Richardson
>>
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