[ubuntu-uk] Possible Training Events

[Matthew Daubney]

On 17/01/10 13:20, Colin Law wrote:
> 2010/1/17 Steve<yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com>:
>    
>> On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:32:33 -0000, alan c<aeclist at candt.waitrose.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>      
>>> Joe wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> However, it may be difficult to convince
>>>>          
>>>>> whatever training centre we use to install Ubuntu on their computers so
>>>>> it could be worth having a number of live USB keys with a fresh install
>>>>> of Ubuntu and training material on them.
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> I agree, especially at my school, there would be no chance of installing
>>>> Ubuntu on the computers. However, perhaps it would be an idea to
>>>> acquire,
>>>> say, 20 USB thumb-drives and load Ubuntu onto them. Would a "live" or a
>>>> "persistent" installation be preferred?
>>>>          
>>> It is quite hard to arrange live CD or thumb drive to be sure to avoid
>>> any damage at all to the host PC. In experienced hands, ok, I would
>>> never open up a terminal and create havoc, or use the partition editor
>>> wrongly...... but at a public event.... it is hard to control
>>> attendees, and maybe some of them will have enough dangerous knowledge
>>> to upset the host hardware?
>>>
>>>        
>> Is it not possible to create a password protected Live CD/Thumbdrive.
>>      
> I think the problem is that of preventing the pupil accidentally or
> otherwise damaging existing data on the hard drive of the PC.
>
> On the other hand if the PCs were being used for a Windows training
> course one could say exactly the same thing.  The fact that it is
> Ubuntu is arguably irrelevant.
>
> Colin
>
>    
This can be avoided by unplugging the HDD :)

-Matt Daubney