using a Linux boot disk to provide Internet access to the public

[Hilton Gibson]

Hi John

What you are referring to is a "Live CD" in the Ubuntu Linux world.
It is also possible to create a "Live USB".
The best application of thin client using Linux, is Edubuntu, as far as I
know.
Please see: http://ubuntu.sun.ac.za for our use of Ubuntu on campus.
And here is the main Ubuntu website: http://www.ubuntu.com

Also can you be more specific about the problem you are trying to solve.

Cheers

hg

On 7 February 2013 11:49, John Fitzgibbon <jfitzgibbon at galwaylibrary.ie>wrote:

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