Thin Client install
Andy Rabagliati
andyr at wizzy.com
Tue Mar 22 03:57:18 CST 2005
Folks,
We ( http://www.slug.org.za/ ) install Thin Client networks in schools
in South Africa. 105 so far.
Currently we use the K12LTSP all-in-one distro, with cosmetic changes
to the desktop background and splash screens.
I have a few gripes about K12LTSP, but generally it works right out of
the box, greatly assisting the install, which usually happens on
Saturday mornings.
My gripes are :-
* K12LTSP chases Fedora Core, which I do not think is suitable for an
'Enterprise' install.
* 'Kitchen sink' menus - basically the standard KDE menus
(automatically including all applications) are installed. While
this is great for a home/business install, at a school it requires
considerable dexterity with the mouse in order to find the
'mouse practice' application. There is too much 'noise'.
* KDE desktop - I think too heavyweight for a Thin Client install.
I think it would be great to switch to Ubuntu.
Is there any effort internally at Canonical to support a Thin Client setup ?
I recommend xfce as the desktop, and I have a preliminary set of menus
that I think makes a good start for a school setup, attached.
Cheers, Andy!
http://wizzy.org.za/
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