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. Re: Bodhi (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-04-20 10:38 (#14S) all of the themes for E17 suck donkey balls.
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. Re: Bodhi (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-04-20 10:38 (#14S) all of the themes for E17 suck donkey balls.
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. Re: Bodhi (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-04-20 10:38 (#14S) all of the themes for E17 suck donkey balls.
Re: Bodhi (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2014-04-20 10:38 (#14S) all of the themes for E17 suck donkey balls.