Edubuntu Lite?

[Tristan RHODES]

Jim,

You could use VMware Server (which is free) to setup a virtual machine
on your primary workstation that runs Edubuntu.  This will use some of
the resources on your workstation, but it can provide the LTSP service
for your laptop without having to dedicate the entire workstation.  It
is very easy to work with virtual machines, if you have never done it
before.  And since VMware Server is available at no cost, it is a very
valuable tool.

The easiest solution is probably what Mauricio recommended.  Start with
a normal Edubuntu install, and then run "sudo apt-get install
xubuntu-desktop".  This should now run better on fewer resources than
the default install.

Good luck!

Tristan Rhodes

>>> "Jim McNelis" <jimcnelis at gmail.com> 06/07/06 9:38 AM >>>
Thanks. Yes I had thought about this, but this would require one to
setup a
dedicated Edubuntu server which unfortunately I don't have available
at
home. For my situation, I'm seeking a "standalone" solution - if it
exists.

On 6/7/06, Tristan RHODES <TristanRhodes at weber.edu> wrote:
>
> Perhaps you can install Edubuntu on a more powerful machine, and
then
> use the build-in LTSP aspect for the older laptop?  This thin-client
> setup is what allows educators to provide the Edubuntu experience to
an
> entire lab of older equipment using a single server.
>
> Tristan Rhodes
>
> >>> "Jim McNelis" <jimcnelis at yahoo.com> 06/07/06 9:12 AM >>>
> Thanks for a great distro! I really like Edubuntu and I've installed
> Dapper
> to my old Sony laptop so my kids can play around with it. The only
> problem
> is that even though my laptop meets the "minimum" stand-alone
> workstation
> requirements (it's a P3 500MHz with 192MB RAM, 9GB HD, and
128-bit/3MB
> graphics), Edubuntu seems to really bog the laptop down. The mouse
> cursor
> movement is very herky jerky and menu items respond very slowly. Can
I
> reconfigure Edubuntu to "lighten it up"? Perhaps remove certain
> non-essential packages? Change video drivers? Or should I consider
> downloading Xubuntu instead and make it into a  "Edubuntu/Xubuntu"
> hybrid?
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
>