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  1. [ubuntu] Re: Disconnected from Plymouth - Boot o.k. but unable to login user

    Make sure the disk is not full! That will give this error. Login at console and do df to see if that is the problem.
  2. [all variants] Re: Getting a preseed file by installing manually, collecting install options?

    Maybe this will help?
  3. Thread: Kiosk Browser

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    [all variants] Re: Kiosk Browser

    If I understand you correctly, you are looking for a way to have the computer boot, open the browser full screen, and go to predetermined page. The easiest way to do this is to use Chrome or Chromium...
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    [all variants] Re: Ubuntu-based Kiosk System?

    I have been doing this type of system locally for about two or three years. The biggest problem is getting people to try Ubuntu. Once they try it and see how reliable an Ubuntu public access computer...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Public Library Looking for help

    I have tried Webconverger and it works well for just a browser, but you must purchase any customization. Linutop works well but it is not free either. I have attempted to fill a niche with a free...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Public Library Looking for help

    To my knowledge there is not a kiosk mode for KDE or Gnome at the moment. The KDE Kiosk system worked on 3.5 and that is feature that has not yet been implemented in KDE4. Occasionally, I have seen...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Public Library Looking for help

    My tracker announce does not have the 2710 in there and it seems to work. No biggie, I'll keep it up for a while.:D
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    [ubuntu] Re: Public Library Looking for help

    The fix is to go to Properties, Tracker tab, Edit Tracker and replace tracker with:

    That's 32 zeros! It seems to work.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Public Library Looking for help

    Normally, just leave Transmission running and it will seed. If that is the case then no problem. Linux tracker has been having issues with seeding and I had to use the workaround mentioned above.
    ...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Public Library Looking for help

    The torrent is back up today, if anyone was trying to get it and couldn't. They have been having trouble with the tracker.

    If you download the iso please help seed. If you are having trouble...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Public Library Looking for help

    You bet! Here it is: http://linuxtracker.org/download.php?id=c1dccdc66ef745a7e1d63ea5c512bf53d2befece&f=Ubuntu-Public-Remix-311.torrent

    Most of the principle behind this came from this...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Public Library Looking for help

    For a couple of years, I have been maintaining a remix of Ubuntu for a few libraries in my area. The current build is based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, which will be supported by Ubuntu for two more years....
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    [ubuntu] Re: 11.04 Networking Problems - Help!

    This may not help, but check to see if network manager is actually managing or not.

    Set managed=true in /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

    restart networkmanager with sudo restart...
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    [ubuntu] Re: U10.04 How do I autologin a user after log out?

    Good point! You always need x seconds delay setup before making the changes to /etc/gdm/PostSession/Default. I allow at least 10 seconds delay on the kiosks that I build to allow the administrator to...
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    [ubuntu] Re: How to Lock down Ubuntu

    While Lubuntu is nice, it may be easier to lockdown gnome. Check out these two sites for ideas:

    http://jacob.steelsmith.org/content/ubuntu-kiosk-based-910...
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    [ubuntu] Re: U10.04 How do I autologin a user after log out?

    I was upset about this change, too. I now find that it is very easy to fix.

    All that was required to make autologon work each time for my kiosk was the addition of one line to one file:...
  17. [ubuntu] Re: Securing publicly accessed computers. Need Help

    I have built a kiosk system similar to the one discussed here: http://users.telenet.be/mydotcom/howto/linuxkiosk/ubuntu01.htm

    I used most of the ideas listed here, but I did not employ bastille. I...
  18. Thread: Deep Freeze

    by grg3
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    [ubuntu] Re: Deep Freeze

    There is a similar "deep freeze" script posted here: http://users.telenet.be/mydotcom/howto/linuxkiosk/deepfreeze.htm

    I have used this script and some of the ideas in the Ubuntu Kiosk discussed...
  19. [all variants] Re: Ubuntu terminal server; Windows fat or thin clients

    I have never heard of using a Linux server setup using windows as "fat" clients. LTSP can use Linux thin clients and Linux "lofat" clients" and DRBL can use computers as Linux fat clients. I believe...
  20. [ubuntu] Re: HOWTO: Run Ubuntu Server under VirtualBox (without changing the kernel)

    Thanks! That was a great help.
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    Re: HOWTO: Install VMware Server in Hardy (and later)

    I think this is the same bug that I have seen in Debian Sid.

    See:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=486507
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