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

Jeff Hubbs jhubbslist at att.net
Wed Aug 8 16:31:57 EDT 2012


If you need more than Jim K. can hook you up with, let me know.

On 8/8/12 1:08 PM, Sergio Chaves wrote:
> 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.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> The Home Depot RLC#8616
>>>>
>>>> 180 Westridge Parkway
>>>>
>>>> Suite 300
>>>>
>>>> McDonough, GA 30253
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>> James P. Kinney III
>>
>> Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you
>> gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his
>> own tail. It won't fatten the dog.
>> - Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain
>>
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