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

[Doug Hall]

Regarding Squid, I haven't actually implemented one myself, but
considered it for a school I was helping. Before I could, their
Windows-biased IT support people screwed up my LTSP setup, so I'm out
of the picture, now. :-( Their loss.

If the web browser (Firefox) is running on the server (by default), it
*may* use the same cache for everyone, anyway. You should look this
up, because I don't know for sure. If you decide to make Firefox a
local app (include it in the bootable image), then you'll definitely
benefit from a Squid server. Certain programs which are
graphics-intensive (like Tux Paint and Tux Math) should be local apps.
They run too slowly when several people are using it at the same time.

Doug

On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Sergio Chaves <sergio.chaves at gmail.com> wrote:
> Very good point.
> I never configured squid before; any tips to get me ahead of any
> potential/known issues?