Greetings

[David Groos]

I wonder how, given sufficient/identical hardware specs, the set up  
and running of a thin-client server/lab compares with running a  
standard server/client setup.  I know that each has some benefits  
relative to the other.

I guess my question is, if you have good enough hardware, would it  
still be worth-your-while creating a thin client setup?  I suppose  
that the answer to this question changes as more powerful hardware  
gets displaced (and thus re-used in thin clients) and as more modern  
versions of Ubuntu come along with easier and more versatile setup: a  
complex and dynamic equation!

Thoughts anyone?

David

On Mar 27, 2010, at 1:15 PM, Kari Matthews wrote:

> I did not set up a thin client computer lab.  Rather, we had  
> Edubuntu workstations and a Ubuntu server.  (I had more hardware to  
> work with.)  It was really a nice setup.  Edubuntu is, IMHO, really  
> an excellent, low cost tool for schools who are willing to take the  
> Microsoft blinders off.
>
> I'd be happy to post instructions for logging in to the server from  
> the workstation and having students save work on the server.
>
> ~kari
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 11:00 AM, David Groos <djgroos at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> Hey Andreas - I think there are a lot of people on this list who  
> have set up and managed virtual classrooms, that is, assuming you  
> mean 'thin client' when you say, 'virtual'.  What kind of info are  
> you looking for?  I've been running one for 1.5 years and I'm only  
> looking forward.  There are challenges to it but then there are  
> challenges to any network and I'd rather solve those challenges  
> involved with a great, open source system such as the one created/ 
> maintained by Edubuntu, Ubuntu and others.
>
> You've come to the right place for help, and you might want to join/ 
> post to the Edubuntu-users list as well.  There's a good bit of  
> overlap in the two groups (I wonder what percent?) but they still  
> have their own missions.
>
> Good luck,
> David
>
> On Mar 27, 2010, at 6:44 AM, Matthew Lye wrote:
>
>> Take a look into LTSP with Edubuntu.
>>
>> Its designed to have a single computer running the core system  
>> files with a classroom of dumb terminals connecting into it.
>>
>> -Matthew Lye
>>
>> You can do anything you set your mind to when you have vision,  
>> determination, and and endless supply of expendable labor.
>> <No trees were harmed during this transmission. However, a great  
>> number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Andreas N. Hagen  
>> <andreas.hagen at vodafone.co.nz> wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> My name is Andreas.
>>
>> I am an educator teaching Information Technology to a class of 50.
>> I work at a vocational institute teaching at a tertiary level.
>>
>> If there is anyone with experience setting up a virtual classroom  
>> please contact me.
>>
>> We are currently looking to setup 50 virtual computers hooked up  
>> to a primary server, just wondering if there is a cheaper way to  
>> do this with Ubuntu.
>>
>> Greetings to all,
>> Andreas Hagen
>>
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