Spoems - Using Gentoo Linux in K-12 School's Computer Lab

Using Gentoo Linux in K-12 School's Computer Lab

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GHCA recently updated all their computers to run the Gentoo distribution of the Linux operating system. This video interviews system administrator Michael Surran, exploring the details as to why the school switched to Gentoo and how Gentoo is used to improve productivity and functionality. Of particular interest is the use of distributed compiled computing (distcc) among the 20 Athlon computers to greatly speed the software building process.

Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: July 2, 2006 at 11:06 am
Author: extraketchup

Length: 0:02:41
Rating: 4.50
Views: 20,844

Tags: Gentoo Linux Maine Houlton Surran distributed computers lab open source software clusters compiler distcc

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Video Comments:
extraketchup (Sunday 10th of August 2008 03:55:25 AM)
Regarding comments about Windows / Kubuntu coming with a calculator installed - that's part of the point, these things tend to come with a LOT of things installed, more things than we need, especially since we want a responsive, fast OS for our older equipment with less RAM. Even Kubuntu has some strange dependency locks that force the user to have things installed that they have no use for. Once you master Gentoo, it's no harder than anything else IMHO.
ByT3R (Saturday 9th of August 2008 08:51:46 AM)
I agree, even here in Germany it's so too. Our network- and sysadmin IS a complete idiot. The only programming language he knows is Basic, Our servers run Windows 2000 and workstations XP. He's too scared to install a Linux distro. I'm still trying to convince him to convert at least the server..
ByT3R (Saturday 9th of August 2008 08:47:21 AM)
Wow! The Fundies found their way to Linux! I think their getting smarter...
extraketchup (Sunday 10th of August 2008 03:28:31 AM)
Smart enough to know that it is "they're getting smarter" not "their getting smarter" (sorry, couldn't resist).
Jaynusofsinope (Friday 8th of August 2008 07:34:10 AM)
its just hilarious when local news tries to report on something they don't understand
daisyfoofpoof (Saturday 26th of July 2008 03:07:18 PM)
i still prefer ubuntu
extraketchup (Sunday 10th of August 2008 03:59:15 AM)
We have tried Kubuntu and found it more work to configure for our particular network needs than Gentoo. We used Gentoo to build our own binary "distro", and I can install "our" Gentoo on a new computer with less work than any other distro I've tried - I just answer a couple of questions and go get coffee! That said, when a student wants a copy of Linux for their computer - I give them Kubuntu :-)
fstratzero (Saturday 19th of July 2008 05:34:55 PM)
distcc
thablackmarkit (Thursday 17th of July 2008 02:23:21 PM)
gentoo ?!?!?!?! AAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! WORK!!!!!!!
extraketchup (Sunday 10th of August 2008 03:35:39 AM)
Initially, yes. But if used to build a custom distro for a large network of similar computers with similar goals, that upfront work is paid back 10 fold in ease of installation, configuration, performance, stability, and security. (IMHO anyway)