[K12OSN] eSchool News Article

[Jim Kronebusch]

> >> PPC is one of the platforms Debian itself supports,
> >
> >
> > yes -- I think editing /etc/apt/sources.list (or is it 
> > sources.conf...I
> > forget) and uncommenting "universe" -- you'll get the whole debian
> > repository full of PPC stuff.  There is a lot of stuff there.
> >
> > I'm not sure if "universe" is the entire debian collection, 
> but it's 
> > pretty substantial regardless.
> 
> Rather than editing /etc/apt/sources.list by hand, you can 
> take the user-friendly route:
>
> start Synaptic:
>      System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manger
> in Synaptic, select the Repository configuration:
>     Settings -> Repositories 
> Click on the "Add" button and select the various components.

Thanks for the suggestions.  I am already asking around to see if I can
get the school on-board with the idea.  I'll start building my sample
machine tonight.

What better way to get people hooked than free samples ;-)

I'll check into the USB Keychain idea as well.  Makes sense since there
are no floppies.


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