Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Linux and Public Access Computing?

Posted by Cliff on from the polyglot-kiosk-mode-computers dept.

An Anonymous Coward asks: "The Seattle Community Technology Alliance is a non profit, federally funded, public/private project that supports community technology centers in the Seattle area. We are interested in moving our public workstations from Win 2000 to Linux. In order to do this, we need good multi-lingual options and the abiltiy to create 'guest accounts' that prevent users from changing settings (to provide a consistent environment for users). What are the best tools for multi-user Linux labs? Should we use KDE? Gnome? How do we keep users from changing settings? We are eager to start experimenting, but would appreciate expert advice on starting points!"

3 of 342 comments (clear)

  1. The best tool is... by TibbonZero · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "What are the best tools for multi-user Linux labs?"

    bash, vi, and gcc, what else does one need?

    --
    Tibbon
    tibbon.com
  2. DNA Lounge kiosks by rebus_ks · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This seems to have been done quite well at JWZ's DNA Lounge.

    http://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/src/kiosk/

    --
    -- Rebus
  3. Diskless Linux Kiosks by Great_Jehovah · · Score: 0, Redundant

    http://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/src/kiosk/