[OPLINTECH] Edubuntu

[Dan Will]

   I started to download the ISOs a couple of weeks ago  but, the traffic at
that moment was kind of high here at Meigs. So I thought that I'd just ask
them to send me all 3 cds. They arrived today (about 10 working days). I am
looking forward to setting up a couple of pcs and a server like Jim did.
Will be an interesting experiment, I think.
   There has been huge advances in Linux (and Open source software in
general) in the last few years. So much so, that currently I am using almost
as much OSS as I am proprietary software. With a little additional work
(mostly because of learning curve, not because it's hard to configure...just
a different process) I feel that we can offer more to our patrons at a
reduced cost.

Dan Will
Technology Supervisor
Meigs County District Public Library
willda at oplin.org
740.992.5813
740.992.6140 (fax)

The difference between fiction and reality?
Fiction has to make sense.
Tom Clancy


  -----Original Message-----
  From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org]On
Behalf Of Bob Neeper
  Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:19 AM
  To: OPLINTECH at oplin.org
  Subject: [OPLINTECH] Edubuntu


  Jim Mann at Greene County Public Library recently  shared his excellent
video on Edubuntu .

  http://youtube.com/user/oldcomputermann







  To just try Edubuntu without needing to make CD's, or any h/w, you could
make virtual PC's.

  (Good option for the screwdriver challenged)



  It is a bit more involved but basically.



  Get the 3 iso files from Edubuntu



  Download  and install the free Vmware Server Console s/w to a decent
Windows PC

  We used a  5 year old Dell Poweredge 2500 W2K Server  1ghz, 1gb ram

  Sort of slow but worked. Amount of ram was fine.



  Set up a virtual PC with the CD pointing to the Live Cd iso

  One NIC ~ bridged to the physical network



  Boot this virtual PC and run the workstation.



  Or     Make 2 virtual PC's



  On one, point the CD to the install CD and create a server.

  (2 NIC's in this virtual pc)

   First to a virtual network

   The other bridged to the physical network



  Then make another virtual pc

  One NIC to the same virtual network

  When it boots it will download and run from the virtual server.





  R. W. (Bob) Neeper     Cell: (740)-407-3572
  Community Library
  44 Burrer Dr.
  Sunbury, Oh 43074
  Tel:  (740)-965-3901




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