Quick Lookup Laptops in the Library: Leveraging Linux with a SLAX LiveCD
This article discusses the experiences over the past year at Laurentian University in deploying a Linux live CD solution to create customized kiosk browsers on 'quick lookup' laptops. This provides security, reliability, ease of use, and improved response time compared to other options. We...
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This article discusses the experiences over the past year at Laurentian University in deploying a Linux live CD solution to create customized kiosk browsers on 'quick lookup' laptops. This provides security, reliability, ease of use, and improved response time compared to other options. We explain why we chose this solution, reveal techniques we used to achieve some of our goals, and reflect on possible future iterations of this project. |
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