Re: [seul-edu] Linux in classrooms

[Michael Williams <michael@haywood.k12.nc.us>]

The root install is for all the common files. The workstation install copies about
3 to 4 meg of files to each users home directory for personalized setting etc.

Michael Williams

Emilio Gerardo Milian wrote:

> Yes, but my question is, that it appears to have two installations. and
> I would like to use the install that is there already. I'm thinking that
> the directory needs to be accessed by all users.
>
> In your case, it would seem that each user would have to install their
> own copy. We don't have space on the hard drive for that and don't think
> it is necessary. Please let me know if this right or if I'm missing
> something.
>
> Emilio
>
> Michael Williams wrote:
> >
> > Whoops, the user setup is located in /usr/local/office52/bin :)
> >
> > Michael Williams wrote:
> >
> > > I installed StarOffice as root using the setup -net option. I installed it
> > > to /usr/local/office52 then as a regular user ran setup from
> > > /usr/local/office52 which installed a workstation version to my home
> > > directory.
> > >
> > > Michael Williams
> > > http://www.k12linux.org
> > >
> > > Emilio Gerardo Milian wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello:
> > > > My name is Emilio Milian, and am the Linux instructor at the South San
> > > > Francisco Adult Education Center.
> > > > Our school just started our first Linux course and we had great turnout,
> > > > so much the school decided to add a second class session starting this
> > > > November.
> > > >
> > > > In August, I visited Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta. While I was there
> > > > I visited the "Red Escolar" in Guadalajara to see first hand their use
> > > > of Linux in the Mexican schools. My visit started at one of their
> > > > administrative offices, and was invited to return to visit a grade
> > > > school. This was in a "humble" industrial neighborhood of Guadalajara,
> > > > they were running Linux as a maill server, providing internet
> > > > connections to other PC's running Linux and Windows. Their internet
> > > > connection  was via dial-up as they still don't have the infrastructure
> > > > for ethernet.
> > > >
> > > > Some of the problems as they explained to me was the HP hardware was not
> > > > compatible with the version of Linux they were running, also getting
> > > > software to run.  A big problem was getting knowledgable people. In this
> > > > school of 900 students the "syssops" was a computer instructor who had
> > > > been given the responsibility for running the Linux box, no training, no
> > > > manuals, yet he on his own has trained himself to use it, and was very
> > > > proud to show me how he finally was able to send and receive email.
> > > >
> > > > Similar problems are also encountered by us in the USA, while our school
> > > > in South San Francisco is for adults, we still have similar problems.
> > > > One of them is traditional software. I'm learning Linux as well, since
> > > > others who have the knowledge have no time or is inconvenient for them
> > > > to help us.
> > > > We have installed Star Office 5.2, as root, but unable to use it as
> > > > users. I believe the file privileges have to be changed.  Would anyone
> > > > let me know what I have to do to have the entire class be able to use
> > > > Star Office as regular user?
> > > >
> > > > Our school web site is:
> > > > http://www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/ssfusd/as/linux/linux1.html
> > > >
> > > > Thank you
> > > >
> > > > Emilio G. MIlian