[ale] Edubuntu Local Apps and Hard Drives : was Need Help sending PCs to Haiti

[Sergio Chaves]

Fantastic Jim!
Just let me know where and when.
How about the HowTo for local apps, any ideas?
I am trying to prevent a possible re-install in case I mess things up when trying it.

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On Aug 8, 2012, at 12:43 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have drives I can supply. I need to do a dban first and then they are yours.
> 
> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>> checking for drives. will ping back later.
>> 
>> On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Sergio Chaves <sergio.chaves at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I got Edubuntu 12.04 up-and-running.
>>> Clients login fine.
>>> Problems are the usual ones - Firefox, Flash, etc.
>>> Using Local Apps to help.
>>> *My* problem is that all client PCs are diskless. Does anyone have 06 old
>>> HDs (PCs are 486s); size does not matter in this case  :-)  - 20 Gig?
>>> Also, does anyone know if there are any changes for setting up Local Apps in
>>> 12.04 LTS?
>>> The most recent page I could find googling was this page -
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTSPLocalAppSetup
>>> Is it still valid?
>>> 
>>> BTW, I am in McDonough/Hampton area.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any help on this. I must have everything ready by 09/02 and she,
>>> "the one that must be obeyed" is starting to comment on too much time in
>>> front of the computers when at home :-)
>>> 
>>> Sergio Chaves
>>> 
>>> Systems Administrator
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> GENCO ATC
>>> 
>>> PRODUCT LIFECYCLE LOGISTICS
>>> 
>>> The Home Depot RLC#8616
>>> 
>>> 180 Westridge Parkway
>>> 
>>> Suite 300
>>> 
>>> McDonough, GA 30253
>>> 
>>> 
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