[K12OSN] K12LTSP vs. Skolelinux

[Dennis Daniels]

Andy,
Could you share your menu config for your teachers/students? Are they 
also using XFCE?
thanks,
Dennis

Andy Rabagliati wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, Karolow, Mike [ITS] wrote:
> 
> 
>>I read that the Debian based Skolelinux just hit 1.0.  What I don't know
>>is how the two projects differ (aside from the Norwegian language
>>support).  Have any of you experimented with Skolelinux?  Why did you
>>choose K12LTSP in the end?  I'm trying to better understand what to
>>expect from one vs. the other.
> 
> 
> I have installed my own thin client networks, using LTSP and a stock
> Redhat / Fedora server, with xfce window manager.
> 
> 	http://wizzy.org.za/
> 
> I have also seen plenty of installs using K12LTSP - at
> 
> 	http://www.slug.org.za/
> 
> Both of these in South Africa.
> 
> K12LTSP is nice - a single box, does everything.
> 
> Redhat - I am a redhat guy.
> 
> However, I like the topology of Skolelinux. It has growth potential well
> beyond the stock K12LTSP setup, with generic application servers, and
> authentication and home directories kept on a separate, main, server.
> 
> Skolelinux splits the network. Application servers have two network
> cards, one for booting and graphics to the clients, the other for
> authentication and home directories to the main server. Sweet.
> 
> Both are Open Source. A knowledgeable administrator can /easily/ create
> a standalone Skolelinux network, or a distributed K12LTSP network.
> 
> K12LTSP has a lot of junk on the menus - I do not need klettres - and
> school teachers can become confused when asked about these.
> 
> I think a useful thing to do is pick a full-featured distro (either will
> do) and put your work into a customised set of menus. As I said, I use xfce.
> 
> Cheers,    Andy!
> 
> 
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