Downloads. Linux Case Study : Orwell High School. Orwell High School, in Felixstowe on the East Coast of England, is a school with some 1,000 students ranging in age from 11 to 18. The school has just received Specialist School for Technology status through a Government initiative. Funding is never easy for schools in the UK public sector and John Osborne, the Deputy Head of the School responsible for for the Specialist School initiative, found himself faced with a difficult situation in early 2004. Funding for hardware was very limited and he couldn't contemplate upgrading to Windows XP since he would have to replace some fifty or so PCs with higher-end models just to run the software.
A capital cost in the region of £25,000 was well outside the budget and when he took into account a software licensing spend in the region of £13,000 per year, John became convinced that he had to find a better way of using the school's resources. Every student has a personal quota for file space and printer usage. Specialist Schools Initiative. Linux for the Classroom - www.reallylinux.com. Why Linux is the Logical Choice for the Classroomby Mark Rais, senior editor and author of Linux for the Rest of Us 2nd Ed In this introductory article, I summarize the benefits of using OpenSource software in an educational environment, where budgets are often tight and staffing support is minimal.
Using a Linux "thin-client" configuration, this article shows the stark contrast between a Microsoft based lab and a Linux lab. Why? At the core of this great divide that often impacts our schools and children is the cost basis of computer hardware and software. Put yourself in the shoes of a person of authority ready to help your school create a simple computer lab. You begin by asking for donations of used computers. But even with the used computers being donated, with all shipping costs included, assuming every system arrives without any breakage, you still have plenty of work to do. "You can't just take a dozen used computers and plug them in and find them useful.
" Chapter 3. Edubuntu Server and Thin Client Computing. Edubuntu Server is almost the same thing as Edubuntu Workstation. It contains all the same great educational programs, and the same ease of use. The only difference is that it also installs, by default, a thin client environment. The Edubuntu community has worked very closely with the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP), to come up with the next generation thin client solution for GNU/Linux. It comes automatically installed on an Edubuntu server, so you can begin setting up a thin client school lab right out of the box. Thin client computing has been around for a long time in the UNIX world. The thin client only takes care of the basic functions like display, keyboard, mouse and sound.
Because the thin clients have a limited number of tasks to manage, the hardware for the thin client can be small and cheap. The terminal server runs all applications and contains all the data. In a thin client computing environment, the stability of the server is important. How to Run Linux on a Windows Computer. Are you a Windows user who is curious to test-drive Linux (Ubuntu in particular) but without disturbing your existing Windows setup? Here are five easy ways to help you run Linux on Windows.
Are you a Windows user who is curious to try Linux (Ubuntu in particular) because you have heard so many good things about the OS from your geek friends? There are two ways to use Linux on a Windows computer. You can either install the full Linux OS alongside Windows, or if you are just starting with Linux for the first time, the other easy option is that you run Linux virtually with making any change to your existing Windows setup. The former option will offer the best performance because all your system resources will be available to Linux but the latter option is absolutely risk-free and therefore recommended for novice users.
Let’s look at some of the easiest ways to use Linux on a Windows computer. A: Test-Drive Linux Online as a Web App B: Run Linux from a USB Stick or a CD.