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Post by escuelaslinux on Oct 18, 2023 14:40:55 GMT
RestoreUser always preserves all files created or downloaded by the users. ReinstateUser would delete all the downloaded Fix Packs, the uncompressed folders that you used to install the Fix Packs, and any other files and folders that your users created. Yes, Clonezilla may work fine. If not, you can install with escuelaslinux-8.4-english-32.iso as easily as any other Linux distribution. No script to run after minimal installation, no need to run an English language conversion tool.
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Post by maxheadroom on Oct 20, 2023 10:15:47 GMT
I installed Escuelas at all the machines today and the initial impressions are great, even with the slowest CPUs! One minor issue is that, although I chose greek language during the installation, it hasn't been implemented into the browsers -and probably elsewhere: there's English and Spanish language only. I'm changing it manually, so it's not such a big deal. I do have a major problem that I can't figure out: some greek letters (lower and upper case α, ε, θ, η, ι, ν, ο, to be precise) appear in accented latin -residuals from spanish too? I changed keyboard layout from the default Automatic to Generic 104-button (I'm using TheWaiter's method, as Ibus has its own limitations). This seemed to fix the issue; however it recurs randomly, even without rebooting and although "104-button" setting is still active. Maybe it's something else? This issue affects all the machines (they have IBM/Lenovo SK-8820 keyboards). Is this a bug or am I missing something? One last thing I noticed, is that some parts of the text in the browser are faint and not very legible. This, on different machines, so I'm not sure it's about drivers. I can't find what the screen's resolution is, but the image at the desktop appears correct. Have a look: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/da51kavuko8wb864dheso/Text-illegible.jpg?rlkey=tbbtrkugqz2tew44gvfam2l8t&dl=0
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Post by escuelaslinux on Oct 20, 2023 13:21:10 GMT
As Escuelas Linux, we don't deal with keyboard stuff at all, so we don't know why your keyboards are randomly changing to some Latin accented characters. Perhaps a member of the forum who uses or has experience with Greek or other non-Latin layouts could shed some light on this?
Just out of curiosity, could you run a test on your Greek keyboard using the ibus method? Remember, you only need to copy/paste the following command once to be able to switch between keyboards:
gsettings set org.freedesktop.ibus.general switcher-delay-time '-1'
If the ibus method turns out to be able to solve the problem, you can consider whether would be worth using it at the expense of having to change the keyboard shortcut to something else, such as 'ALT-space'.
If the problem persists even with ibus, we may need to take a closer look at what's going on.
Off-topic: In Escuelas Linux we like to publish posts on our Facebook account (escuelas.linux) about the schools where the Bodhi-based educational arm is installed. Would you like to be featured there?
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Post by maxheadroom on Oct 20, 2023 13:27:54 GMT
As Escuelas Linux, we don't deal with keyboard stuff at all, so we don't know why your keyboards are randomly changing to some Latin accented characters. Perhaps a member of the forum who uses or has experience with Greek or other non-Latin layouts could shed some light on this? Just out of curiosity, could you run a test on your Greek keyboard using the ibus method? Remember, you only need to copy/paste the following command once to be able to switch between keyboards: gsettings set org.freedesktop.ibus.general switcher-delay-time '-1'
If the ibus method turns out to be able to solve the problem, you can consider whether would be worth using it at the expense of having to change the keyboard shortcut to something else, such as 'ALT-space'. If the problem persists even with ibus, we may need to take a closer look at what's going on. I will definitely try it on Monday. Off-topic: In Escuelas Linux we like to publish posts on our Facebook account (escuelas.linux) about the schools where the Bodhi-based educational arm is installed. Would you like to be featured there? Sure, I will even send you a photo from the lab! :-)
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Post by maxheadroom on Oct 20, 2023 19:01:02 GMT
BTW I have two -not too old- BIOS machines that refuse to boot from USB stick. I tried Rufus and Ventoy with different sticks, without success. They both have a DVD drive and a Windows 10 partition that I'd like to keep. Any suggestions?
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Post by escuelaslinux on Oct 20, 2023 19:37:17 GMT
BTW I have two -not too old- BIOS machines that refuse to boot from USB stick. I tried Rufus and Ventoy with different sticks, without success. They both have a DVD drive and a Windows 10 partition that I'd like to keep. Any suggestions? Easy! Process sourceforge.net/projects/escuelaslinux/files/lowMem/escuelaslinux-8.4-arranqueMinimo-32.iso/download into a DVD and boot it. You can process this ISO image into a DVD using K3B, which is located in Menu -> Applications -> Utilities. Once in K3B, open Tools -> Burn Image. After installing the minimal boot ISO, you can continue with the Escuelas Linux LowMem installation using the same procedures you already know.
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Post by maxheadroom on Oct 20, 2023 19:56:16 GMT
I want to install the standard 32-bit english version, so I guess the only difference is that I have to use an 8,5GB DVD, right?
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Post by escuelaslinux on Oct 20, 2023 20:05:19 GMT
You should install using the Escuelas Linux LowMem edition. This way you can use a normal 4.7 GB DVD to handle the escuelaslinux-8.4-arranqueMinimo-32.iso file, since its size is only 1.2 GB.
Given the age of your computers, I doubt they can handle 8.5 GB DVDs.
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Post by maxheadroom on Oct 20, 2023 20:14:30 GMT
These two machines are not too old: they're Core 2 Duos with 4GB RAM and dual-layer DVDs. What's missing from the low-mem, comparing to the standard 32-bit?
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Post by escuelaslinux on Oct 20, 2023 20:24:35 GMT
Nothing is missing, the Standard and LowMem editions have the same packages and configurations.
The difference is that the LowMem edition uses a minimal ISO boot to be able to boot and install on machines with about 512 MB of RAM, and later it uses a script to install and configure all included packages.
If these machines have 4 GB of RAM, you should use our standard 64-bit ISO, no need to stay on 32-bit.
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Post by maxheadroom on Oct 21, 2023 5:39:34 GMT
Other than addressing a memory pool larger than 4GB, are there any more benefits in using the 64-bit version?
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Post by enigma9o7 on Oct 21, 2023 19:32:20 GMT
Other than addressing a memory pool larger than 4GB, are there any more benefits in using the 64-bit version? Some new apps, including all electron based apps (freetube, element, etc) and some 3rd party proprietary stuff like google-chrome or discord, are only available for 64-bit OS.
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Post by escuelaslinux on Oct 22, 2023 10:10:58 GMT
In addition, 64-bit may give you better performance IF you have the appropriate amount of RAM. Conversely, 32-bit is better if you have old, low-RAM machines.
Unfortunately, the 32-bit architecture has been on death row in Linux for a few years now, and support for it has been dropped by most application developers and distributions, making it increasingly difficult to maintain.
For Escuelas Linux, 32-bit is still relevant as we serve hundreds of underfunded schools whose only option for access is to use computers that could be considered obsolete by proprietary standards.
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Post by maxheadroom on Oct 22, 2023 16:59:10 GMT
And it's a great service, indeed!
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Post by maxheadroom on Oct 22, 2023 18:07:19 GMT
As Escuelas Linux, we don't deal with keyboard stuff at all, so we don't know why your keyboards are randomly changing to some Latin accented characters. Perhaps a member of the forum who uses or has experience with Greek or other non-Latin layouts could shed some light on this? Just out of curiosity, could you run a test on your Greek keyboard using the ibus method? Remember, you only need to copy/paste the following command once to be able to switch between keyboards: gsettings set org.freedesktop.ibus.general switcher-delay-time '-1'
If the ibus method turns out to be able to solve the problem, you can consider whether would be worth using it at the expense of having to change the keyboard shortcut to something else, such as 'ALT-space'. If the problem persists even with ibus, we may need to take a closer look at what's going on. Just to be sure about what I have to do: I open the terminal, paste the command above and run it. Should I first disable the settings (english(US)/greek, Generic 104-buttons, Alt+Shift) I've put at the incorporated keyboard and remove it from the shelf?
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