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[ale] Edubuntu Local Apps and Hard Drives : was Need Help sending PCs to Haiti
- Subject: [ale] Edubuntu Local Apps and Hard Drives : was Need Help sending PCs to Haiti
- From: sergio.chaves at gmail.com (Sergio Chaves)
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:54:25 -0400
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Thanks for the tip!
On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Doug Hall <doughalldev at gmail.com> wrote:
> Regarding Squid, I haven't actually implemented one myself, but
> considered it for a school I was helping. Before I could, their
> Windows-biased IT support people screwed up my LTSP setup, so I'm out
> of the picture, now. :-( Their loss.
>
> If the web browser (Firefox) is running on the server (by default), it
> *may* use the same cache for everyone, anyway. You should look this
> up, because I don't know for sure. If you decide to make Firefox a
> local app (include it in the bootable image), then you'll definitely
> benefit from a Squid server. Certain programs which are
> graphics-intensive (like Tux Paint and Tux Math) should be local apps.
> They run too slowly when several people are using it at the same time.
>
> Doug
>
> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Sergio Chaves <sergio.chaves at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Very good point.
> > I never configured squid before; any tips to get me ahead of any
> > potential/known issues?
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