Why Go Through the Trouble, Dell's SX260 - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T14:35:40Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/why-go-through-the-trouble?groupUrl=ubuntu&commentId=649749%3AComment%3A987124&groupId=649749%3AGroup%3A226381&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAn update is due regarding th…tag:www.classroom20.com,2014-01-04:649749:Comment:9871242014-01-04T00:02:20.995ZJoel Garciahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/JoelGarcia
<p>An update is due regarding the Dell SX260. It has been awhile and this little computer worked well with Edubuntu LTSP 8.04 back in 2011. Well, it is January 2014 and they are still going strong. However, I am not using 8.04 any longer. Edubuntu LTSP 12.04.3 is working just fine. It is funny because when 12.04 came out there were issues with supporting the graphics on the SX260. I guess through updates all this has been solved which has given at least two more years of life to my…</p>
<p>An update is due regarding the Dell SX260. It has been awhile and this little computer worked well with Edubuntu LTSP 8.04 back in 2011. Well, it is January 2014 and they are still going strong. However, I am not using 8.04 any longer. Edubuntu LTSP 12.04.3 is working just fine. It is funny because when 12.04 came out there were issues with supporting the graphics on the SX260. I guess through updates all this has been solved which has given at least two more years of life to my system.</p>
<p>NEW STUFF. I am using a stand alone Ubuntu derivative called Ubermix on the SX260 on other computers. Imagine a turnkey solution which will erase your hard drive and install a full blown Ubuntu 12.04 with 60 education based software included in 5 MINUTES. Yes, 5 minutes, and you can re-image your computer in seconds if a student manages to mess everything up without going to a server. Pop in a flash drive and voila all is right in the world. To get started go to <a href="http://ubermix.org/download.html" target="_blank">http://ubermix.org/download.html</a>. You will need at least 500 Mb ram and a P4 processor, oh, and a flash drive with 2 or more gigabytes.</p>