[K12OSN] Converting to Linux

Rob Owens rowens at ptd.net
Sat Feb 24 23:17:58 UTC 2007


What kind of computers are you currently using?  Are they relatively
new, or severely out-of-date?  Pentium 3, Pentium 4?  How much RAM?  

There are a lot of options for converting to Linux.  The best one for
you will depend on what hardware you currently have available.

-Rob

On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 12:54:19PM -0600, Kemp, Levi wrote:
> I'd like to ask for suggestions on this undertaking; we are going to
> attempt to use Linux at our school as opposed to Windows. My first
> question is this, without setting up a Linux server is it possible to
> create a lab of Linux clients and run them on our current network, or
> does this have to be all or none? I'm unsure if we want to go with thin
> clients, some of the programs may be too much to run over the network.
> Second question, what version of Linux would you suggest? None of us
> have a great deal of experience with Linux, we are just unable to keep
> are hardware up with the requirements for windows and do not want to
> have to move into Vista. Thanks for the assistance.
> 
>  
> 
> Levi Kemp
> 
> Technology Specialist
> 
> Bolivar R-I School District
> 
> 417-328-8943
> 
> lnkemp at bolivar.k12.mo.us
> 
>  
> 

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