[plug] Fwd: GLUE - Gnu Linux Utilities for Education - single-CD installer

I am the LinuxAlien linuxalien at optusnet.com.au
Mon Dec 23 08:17:44 WST 2002


Do we have a webpage link?
Tim
At 08:09 12/12/2002 +0800, you wrote:
>India is starting to make its weight felt in computing circles...
>
><quote>
>From:       Ajith Kumar <ajith at nsc.ernet.in>
>Subject:    GLUE CD revised
>Date:       30 Jul 2002 11:03:10 +0530
>
>Hello,
>
>I would like to announce the availability of GNU Linux Utilities for
>Education, GLUE, CDROM.
>You can browse the CD and install packages from it.
>Compilers for logo, basic, pascal etc are include.
>Lot of tutorials on various topics.
>Graphics Programming on GNU/Linux for the "Turbo C"  fellows.
>
>The new version includes an installation script and does the following
>
>1. Converts the GNU/Linux installed machine to a Terminal Server.
>Installation and configuration of LTS is done by the script.
>If the terminal video cards are autodetected by XFree86-4, they just
>boot from the ether-boot floppy created.
>(tested on redhat 7.1 & 7.3 )
>
>2. Installs and configures IceWM (a fast, flexible window manager
>ideal for terminal servers) and puts a menu tailored for school use.
>
>3. Installs other RPM & TGZ packages from CD
>
>Anybody interested in getting a copy may contact
>
>Free Software User Group Calicut (fsug at rediffmail.com) or me
>Other contacts:
>Rajeesh P., Calicut, (Ph. 355415)
>
>ajith
></quote>
>
>Summary: stick CD into machine, boot, wait 30 minutes, walk away leaving a
>complete working Linux Terminal Server loaded with educational goodies.
>
>Cheers; Leon
>
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