I unstalled the SUSE linux about 10 days ago, but have only had a chance to look at it over the last three days. I managed to configure a network card and can use the machine as a web server, accessible from anywhere on the school network. I have installed the netware client and have now managed to access my files from the linux box. I have connected to a netware printer queue using a linux supplied driver ( chosen from the list ) and have printed successfully. Ihave installed applix Officeware ( I await a Star Office CD - a free office suite from Sun, available for Win 9* or Linux). Once Star is installed on Linux and Win 9* I shall have a completely transparent system - pupils will be able to use Linux or Windows with no difference (assuming Star Office stores in a common file format for each platform). The only job left is to find a way for users to access their email - we use mercry and Pegasus, which puts the email directly into their filespace. This shouldn't be too difficult ( I hope). Not bad for only a few days work. Really pleased with myself!! Chris Chris Davies Head of IT Epsom College College Road Epsom Surrey KT17 4JQ tel.: 01372 821178 fax.: 01372 821005
Hi Chris,
I unstalled the SUSE linux about 10 days ago, but have only had a chance to look at it over the last three days. I managed to configure a network card and can use the machine as a web server, accessible from anywhere on the school network. I have installed the netware client and have now managed to access my files from the linux box. I have connected to a netware printer queue using a linux supplied driver ( chosen from the list ) and have printed successfully.
:-)
Ihave installed applix Officeware ( I await a Star Office CD - a free office suite from Sun, available for Win 9* or Linux).
StarOffice should be in the SuSE distribution (package so_en, series pay - where pay just means, that it is not a GPL package. Otherwise it's free). Kind Regards, Ruediger Berlich -- SuSE Linux Ltd. rb@suse.de The Kinetic Centre http://www.suse.de/en Theobald Street Tel: +44 (0)20 8387 4088 Borehamwood, WD6 4PJ UK Fax: +44 (0)20 8387 4010
system - pupils will be able to use Linux or Windows with no difference (assuming Star Office stores in a common file format for each platform).
StarOffice does, but the network version has one or two problems. The main one is that the print command is stored in full in the file, and that file will crash SO if re-loaded into a situation where the default printer is not the same as the one when it was saved, though it loads into a Windows version OK. I look forward to 5.2 where I hope this bug s fixed. Another is that if the user's directory is on a NFS-mounted remote drive, lots of system file corruptions seem to appear. I should be interested to be in touch with others who use SO on a fully networked thin-client basis (the code running on a central server) with lots of users. It's tough on the server!
The only job left is to find a way for users to access their email - we use Mercury and Pegasus, which puts the email directly into their filespace. This shouldn't be too difficult ( I hope).
[Mercury and Pegasus were excellent UK-manufactured computers of the late fifties/early sixties. Mercury used to get through valves at an amazing rate (those glass things with glowing cathodes inside).] Pine is a simple multi-platform thin-client email solution [even runs on BBCs, but not on a Mercury], but it's a glass teletype and not a windowed system. Editing, pasting, printing and attachment handling all require just a little user intelligence. -- Christopher Dawkins, Felsted School, Dunmow, Essex CM6 3JG 01371-820527 or 07798 636725 cchd@felsted.essex.sch.uk
On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Christopher Dawkins wrote:
system - pupils will be able to use Linux or Windows with no difference (assuming Star Office stores in a common file format for each platform).
StarOffice does, but the network version has one or two problems. The main one is that the print command is stored in full in the file, and that file will crash SO if re-loaded into a situation where the default printer is not the same as the one when it was saved, though it loads into a Windows version OK. I look forward to 5.2 where I hope this bug s fixed.
Coming out very soon, we hear.
Another is that if the user's directory is on a NFS-mounted remote drive, lots of system file corruptions seem to appear.
There is a fix described on our web site for at least some of the problems with StarOffice and NFS-mounted home directories.
I should be interested to be in touch with others who use SO on a fully networked thin-client basis (the code running on a central server) with lots of users. It's tough on the server!
The only job left is to find a way for users to access their email - we use Mercury and Pegasus, which puts the email directly into their filespace. This shouldn't be too difficult ( I hope).
[Mercury and Pegasus were excellent UK-manufactured computers of the late fifties/early sixties. Mercury used to get through valves at an amazing rate (those glass things with glowing cathodes inside).]
Pine is a simple multi-platform thin-client email solution [even runs on BBCs, but not on a Mercury], but it's a glass teletype and not a windowed system. Editing, pasting, printing and attachment handling all require just a little user intelligence.
-- Roger Whittaker SuSE Linux Ltd The Kinetic Centre Theobald Street Borehamwood Herts WD6 4PJ ---------------------- 020 8387 1482 ---------------------- roger@suse-linux.co.uk ----------------------
On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Chris Davies wrote:
I unstalled the SUSE linux about 10 days ago, but have only had a chance to look at it over the last three days. I managed to configure a network card and can use the machine as a web server, accessible from anywhere on the school network. I have installed the netware client and have now managed to access my files from the linux box. I have connected to a netware printer queue using a linux supplied driver ( chosen from the list ) and have printed successfully.
Ihave installed applix Officeware ( I await a Star Office CD - a free office suite from Sun, available for Win 9* or Linux). Once Star is installed on Linux and Win 9* I shall have a completely transparent system - pupils will be able to use Linux or Windows with no difference (assuming Star Office stores in a common file format for each platform).
StarOffice is in the box ... We think that their next version will be out very soon, however. Yes, I'm sure that the file format is the same for all platforms.
The only job left is to find a way for users to access their email - we use mercry and Pegasus, which puts the email directly into their filespace. This shouldn't be too difficult ( I hope).
Not bad for only a few days work.
Well done: good luck.
Really pleased with myself!!
Chris Chris Davies Head of IT Epsom College College Road Epsom Surrey KT17 4JQ tel.: 01372 821178 fax.: 01372 821005
-- Roger Whittaker SuSE Linux Ltd The Kinetic Centre Theobald Street Borehamwood Herts WD6 4PJ ---------------------- 020 8387 1482 ---------------------- roger@suse-linux.co.uk ----------------------
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