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IRCMonkey_does edubuntu have a live cd?05:25
arkan0xcomming soon05:26
arkan0xxD05:26
IRCMonkey_shoot05:26
IRCMonkey_I was hoping the file warty-release-live-i386.iso  was it.05:28
IRCMonkey_I thought it might cool to let my 5 yr old son try GCompris05:29
Burgundaviahmm05:58
Burgundaviatoo bad he left05:59
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jsgotangcohello03:46
highvoltagehi there03:48
jsgotangcohighvoltage: that gnome splash looks awesome03:49
highvoltagethanks :)03:49
jsgotangcoi like it +103:49
highvoltagei'm hoping on doing much more.03:49
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bluefrog-10ogra have solved my problem of amd client. wasn't a processor pb, was network card problem06:29
ograahh06:29
ograso no gremlins involved :)06:29
bluefrog-10integrated + 3com booting on integrated, it was then trying to get dhcp on 3com whicch was not connectd to network06:30
bluefrog-10and client amd with server 686 works ok (at last with ltsp on ubuntu - haven't tried with edubuntu though...)06:32
ograits the same :)06:32
bluefrog-10guess so yeah06:32
bluefrog-10ogra i know you told me to google but am a bit desperate after hours of googling. If by chance you know a /etc/skel guru I'd be more than happy to have with him/her...06:33
bluefrog-10to have a chat...06:34
ograi think highvoltage could be helpful here but he's not around06:34
bluefrog-10k ty06:34
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magnonogra: nice teachers pet!11:06
magnonI haven't downloaded, just looked through code11:07
ograthanks :)11:07
ograi'm waiting for elmo inspection to see it in dapper ....11:07
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magnonhehe11:08
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khermansim new to Edubuntu, but not Ubuntu11:40
khermansI would like to setup Edubuntu in a small computer lab11:40
khermansany tips?11:40
magnonjust install and plug in clients ;911:41
magnon;)11:41
ograhmm, wher's the topic gone...11:41
khermansmagnon, we have one server and 15 workstations -- the workstations need to connect to the server as dumb terminals, and login to the server to access all the user files etc11:41
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ogratsk11:41
ograkhermans, see the EdubuntuInstallNotes wikipage from the topic :)11:42
khermansim there11:42
ogragreat ...11:42
khermansso i should hit ENTER to setup the one server11:42
khermansand type workstation to setup all the thin clients?11:43
ogranope11:43
khermans?11:43
ograyou dont set up anything on the clients :)11:43
ograthin clients are diskless11:43
khermansogra, how do they talk to the server?11:43
ograhey boot via PXE or etherboot ...11:44
ograthey even11:44
khermansogra, these machines are old 233 machines -- dont think they have PXE boot11:44
ogramount their / filesystem via nfs, start up an X server and thats it...11:44
ogrado they have floppies ? 11:44
khermansogra, no -- most are broken and some dont11:45
khermansthey have USB11:45
ogracan they boot from usb ? 11:45
khermansogra, no :-*11:45
ograhmm11:45
khermansbut the students use the USB in place of floppies11:45
khermansfor things like pen drives11:45
ograyup11:45
ograbut that doesnt help here :)11:46
khermanshehe11:46
khermansthey have CD-Roms11:46
khermansand can boot from them11:46
ograyou need either PXE or etherboot capable network cards11:46
ograah, great11:46
ograhttp://rom-o-matic.net/5.4.1/11:46
ograsee this page, create a boot iso for your network cards (enable the PXE emulation) and you are done11:47
ograthere is also a wikipage about it ...11:47
ograhttp://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuDocumentation/BootingClientsWithoutPxe11:48
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