Up and running

So I’m finally posting this from the Ubuntu client at ACST.  It’s not connected to the network yet, just running on DSL for faster internet.  I just configured Edubuntu, Flash, MP3 playback, sound, internet, DOCX support for OpenOffice, First Class and a bunch of other stuff.  I just installed the Dansguardian parental controls through Synaptic.
Everything’s [...]

Installation!

Well, Mr. Park set up the computer yesterday and called someone in to help me change the cable ends to work with the Tunisian sockets. And then we had to clean out the computer and install an extra 256MB of RAM so Ubuntu would work well. But it’s installing as I speak. [...]

Press the on button and…

Nothing will work, because I forgot that to have a computer, you need to have something really technical called a power supply.  yah.  So I’ve added it to the materials list.  But I did get the tower and monitor set up and plugged everything (but the power because there are no plugs near my workstation, [...]