Bodhi - Pipedot

School Computer Lab (Score: 1)

by dotdotdot@pipedot.org on 2014-04-17 21:04 (#140)

I have to replace about 40 Windows XP desktops in a charter school with almost no technology budget. I updated two of the desktops to different versions of Linux Mint to see if they were similar enough to Windows that the teachers and students could use them.

Would Edubuntu be a better option, or is there another flavor of Ubuntu that would be an easy transition from Windows?

Re: School Computer Lab (Score: 2, Insightful)

by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-04-18 09:40 (#144)

I hear almost nothing about Edubuntu these days and wonder how active its community is. Mint on the other hand, is all over the news. I thought one of the advantages of Edubuntu was the fact that you could turn machines into thin clients. Doesn't seem like that's advantageous to you so maybe Mint is a good choice?

These days I would think the "ditch XP" movement on hardware that's basically still good should lead to a lot of Linux installs. One can only hope!

Bodhi (Score: 2, Interesting)

by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-04-18 09:46 (#145)

I add, not because I think it's a great solution for you but because I can't resist: Bodhi Linux is Ubuntu-based but with E17 (Enlightenment) as a desktop, and it's really lovely. It's just different enough that your teachers wouldn't be comfortable with it, but try it on your own equipment and see what a great distro it really is.

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