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Cura | *Cura | ||
Meshlab | *Meshlab | ||
Implicitcad (runs on Jobs or gygax) | *Implicitcad (runs on Jobs or gygax) | ||
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INO | *INO | ||
Arduino | *Arduino | ||
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=== Productivity === | === Productivity === | ||
Something for email | *Something for email | ||
Printing should be enabled | *Printing should be enabled | ||
=== Sys utils === | === Sys utils === | ||
tmux ssh vi/vim emacs etc. | *tmux ssh vi/vim emacs etc. | ||
Terminator | *Terminator | ||
guake | *guake | ||
most | *most | ||
avahi-utils | *avahi-utils | ||
== TODO == | == TODO == | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 2 May 2017
This page serves as a specification and feature request page for the classroom laptops.
The classroom laptops are running a Linux distribution, currently Debian (probably better to be running testing than stable), with MATE desktop environment. Tom maintains a canonical image.
They are used primarily for modeling, rendering, and slicing 3d printed parts, but can and should be functional for all purposes in the classroom.
Currently implemented on a bunch (6) of Dell D430s, maybe some D420s.
Software (locally installed or remote access)
3d design
- Cura
- Meshlab
- Implicitcad (runs on Jobs or gygax)
Browsers
Firefox, Chromium, and Midori or something similarly lightweight.
Microcontroller
- INO
- Arduino
Coding
Productivity
- Something for email
- Printing should be enabled
Sys utils
- tmux ssh vi/vim emacs etc.
- Terminator
- guake
- most
- avahi-utils
TODO
- Update image and re-image all laptops.
- Enable all laptops for incoming and outgoing email...?
- Fix the HW clock issue possibly by setup NTP so that SSL errors don't happen.
- Work out a way to do efficient X-forwarding over our WiFi to job server for heavier applications.
- Configure laptops in some way to be more like a thin client so there is no/less need to 'update' the image or re-image regularly. In the dumbest case we could have them be simple VNC kiosks to a VM running on jobs...?
- Test above last two for practicality.
Feature requests
Most recent Arduino suite. [INO] More scripts and or instructions for usability -- 2d printing, 3d printing, using jobs. Maybe put ~/* or ~/Desktop on a network share.