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Not only that, most of those PCs were 256MB iirc, which is plenty for LTSP. Or did that part of the plan change? On 11/02/2011, Keith Abraham <kabraham@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On 11/02/11 18:38, Paul Sutton wrote: >> hi >> >> ideas wanted please on how to do this >> >> i was thinking as this is going to be too low spec to run anything >> graphical >> >> If we install a hard disk and a basic debian along with a cd / dvd >> recorder could we use it to create copies of ubuntu or what ever from iso >> >> what we would need is a script to >> >> ask user to inset blank cd-r >> mount this cd >> give user a list of isos to choose from >> user selects and a cd is made to suit, as in iso burned to cd >> cd unmounts >> cd ejects >> script exits >> >> it was possible to create nice menus in ms dos, now given shells are >> far more powerful than dos was i am sure its possible. >> >> ok its more complex than that but i am sure someone here can come up >> with something that would work >> >> however if we can make use of as many computers as possible than that >> is a good thing eh >> >> just an idea, >> >> paul >> > Hi > > Try Damn Small Linux > > http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ > > and > > Puppy Linux > > http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm > > Both have a GUI and are very small. > In effect 256 Mb is quite a lot of RAM and there are quite a few linux > distros designed to have a very small foot print. > > Keith > > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq