[K12OSN] Life after LTSP
Steven Santos
Steven at SimplyCircus.com
Wed Nov 10 23:34:55 UTC 2010
K12LTSP was a success because it did everything we needed it to do, and it
did it with little fuss.
What if the future is not in a given tech, but in the concept or what Eric
did way back when?
Why couldn't we come up with a system where you use one DVD to setup and
install a complete working linux network for a school. This should allow
for all network services commonly needed in a school setting, including:
- Student administration
- Admin / Teacher desktops (DRBL)
- SIS including classes, grade, etc
- Accounting
- Classroom Services
- Student desktops (DRBL)
- Moodle virtual classroom
- School Wide Wiki
- Lab services
- Writing lab (LTSP)
- Science lab (DRBL)
- Library Services
- KOHA / OPEC
- Library desktops (DRBL)
- Common network services
- School-wide print services
- Restricted Internet access, filtering and local caching
- Lunchroom / School Store
- POS terminals
Step 1: setup the servers
- DNS / DHCP servers
- 389 Directory Server
- Set up the network admin group (auto)
- Set up the office/admin group (auto)
- Set up the teacher group (auto)
- Set up the Lunchroom group (auto)
- Set up the schoolstore group (auto)
- Set up the student groups (auto, by class, graduating year)
- Set up software access groups (interactive)
- NIS / Kerbos (using 389DS)
- Generate certificates
- Copy certificates to USB drive or NFS share for later use
- SAMBA4 (setup using LDAP/NIS authentication)
- Set up domain for use with windows clients
- MySQL server (setup using LDAP/NIS authentication)
- CUPS print server (setup using LDAP/NIS authentication)
- File Server (/home server)
- DRBL Server (setup using LDAP/NIS authentication)
- SQUID web proxy (restrict net access / setup with LDAP)
- Setup the virtual servers
- Remote Access Server (remote. / ptpp server setup using
LDAP)
- Mail server (mail. / setup using LDAP)
- Apache server (www. and web. / setup using LDAP)
- Koha server (library. / setup using LDAP)
- School Tool (sis. / setup using LDAP)
- Moodle (moodle. / setup using LDAP)
Step 2: setup the DRBL (Diskless Remote Boot in Linux) boot images
- Staff desktops with NIS/LDAP authentication.
- Standard education image with NIS/LDAP authentication
- Library PC image / standard image with addition of a local, no pwd
acct, but with restrictions on what apps it can launch without being logged
in as a standard user
- Kiosks image / web browser only, no local log-in option, fixed start
page
- Point of Sale terminals
Hmmm...
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Steven Santos
Director, Simply Circus, Inc.
Email: Steven at SimplyCircus.com
Gym: 86 Los Angeles Street
Newton, MA 02458
Mail: 14 Pierrepont Road
Newton, MA 02462
Phone: 617-527-0667
Fax: 617-934-1870
Web: www.SimplyCircus.com
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