[K12OSN] k12ltsp distribution thoughts...

[Kemp, Levi]

I think as a distro there is a better community built around it. And
great support. I know that setting up another distro with all the basics
such as multimedia, flash, java, etc. takes longer than it does using a
k12ltsp setup. Not too mention the LTSP aspect already being setup as
well. On that note I came across a small issue with a client not booting
up, it was because of a dhcp error. I quickly found the answer in
previous list questions and made an entry in the wiki considering it had
happened before and involved different hardware. My first actual
contribution to the group that has made using Linux at school so easy.

Levi Kemp
Technology Specialist
Bolivar R-I School District
417-328-8943
lnkemp at bolivar.k12.mo.us

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Les Mikesell
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 12:17 AM
> To: Support list for open source software in schools.
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] k12ltsp distribution thoughts...
> 
> luis.montes at cox.net wrote:
> > Forgive me if this has been asked before, but why is 
> k12ltsp an entire distro and not just a yum repository?
> 
> I think you could add the extra stuff into an existing stock 
> install with some yum commands, but one advantage of the 
> distribution is that it includes whatever updates have been 
> released to the underlying disto by the time the CDs are 
> rebuilt so it saves some time in the subsequent updates.
> 
> -- 
>    Les Mikesell
>     lesmikesell at gmail.com
> 
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