Many thanks to those who commented in this thread. I will test KIWI-LTSP, Edubuntu and Skolelinux this summer.
On 05/01/2012 09:57 PM, Jigish Gohil wrote: > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 7:14 AM, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) > <jonat...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > >> I don't know much about openSUSE, so I can't say much about it. Things >> to check though... Do they have many packages available (maybe install a >> test system and see if all your usual day-to-day stuff is available). I > > You can boot up openSUSE-Edu Li-f-e iso image in a VM or create USB > stick to run as live LTSP server for testing: > > http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Education-Li-f-e > http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:KIWI-LTSP > http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:LTSP_quick_start_12.1_Edu > > Everything required is part of the iso including italc, edu apps, full > multimedia support, all top DEs etc. > > >> tried out RHEL recently and more than half of my usual packages isn't >> available on there. It was very frustrating. Also check how long it's >> supported for, if the current release expires before the next summer it >> might not be that useful. I know a while back Kiwi-LTSP was a fork of >> LTSP and wasn't proper-LTSP. Perhaps that changed, but it's worth while >> checking out though. Proper LTSP has had a lot of improvements recently >> and it would be a shame to miss out on them. >> > LTSP on openSUSE is pure unadulterated upstream LTSP, for image > building/management we use KIWI which gives many features not > available on other distros. See links above and: > http://en.opensuse.org/Portal:KIWI-LTSP/Featured_article for more > >> >> To me, Edubuntu sounds like a pretty sweet deal, but hey, I'm biased :) >> > You can guess what I'd be biased for :) but try them all and use > whatever suits your requirements and you are comfortable with. > > Cheers > > -J > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
