General :: Looking For Best Distro For Kids Digital Art Exhibition Using Old PCs?
May 27, 2010
I'm a school teacher with a teeny bit of linux experience (setup K12LTSP at a school 6 years ago).
I need a LINUX DISTRO of some sort for an EXHIBITION of Primary School DIGITAL ART.
- I have 12 old optima workpro PCs
- need something light
- UBUNTU gives me the black screen after it boots up
- puppy works but there are other issues like...
- need to have apps start automatically on boot as gallery won't be open everyday but people can view screens thru large window. I have already figured out how to wake PCs via BIOS setting.
- needs gxine or vlc to play video loops
- image viewer with slideshow option
- tux paint for kids to play with on days that gallery is open
- firefox a bonus but not essential
- PCs won't have Internet connection or networking capabilities at gallery so are stand alone
- oh and lastly, the exhibition opens in less than two weeks so I am a bit frantic.
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