FYI I have 4GB Flash drives for sale at my shop for 12.99 each Some of the software I would recommend would be to ensure OpenOffice is on there, RhythmBox, Pidgin, XSANE, Wine, GIMP, VLC, restricted extras Chuq On Mon, 2010-03-08 at 12:41 -0500, Richard Zimmerman wrote: > Certainly sounds doable.... > > We just need to come up with a 'standard list' of what we want installed > that addresses the issues with software, make the script, run it at home > and bring it back... > > Sounds like our project for Tuesday. We presently have enough computers > for a class but they are not updated / final tested / cleaned. I've got > a 4gb stick I can clean off to use at first... FGM will need to buy one > of two for normal use though. > > Richard > > > > > > Mike Cook wrote: > > http://keryxproject.org/ > > > > Another, perhaps, better way. Looks slick anyway. Also runs off a pen drive. > > > > Also better (shorter) instructions for Synaptic method: > > > > (plagiarized from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware) > > > > Here's how: Synaptic/PackageDownloadScript > > > > Short instructions: > > * Launch Synaptic on the offline computer > > * Mark the packages you wish to install > > * Select File->Generate package download script > > * Save the script to your USB key > > * Take the USB key to an online Linux computer and run the script there > > from the USB key. It will download only the packages required by the > > offline computer to the USB key. > > * Insert the USB key into the offline computer > > * Launch Synaptic and click on File->Add downloaded packages > > * Select the directory on your USB key containing the downloaded *.deb > > files and press Open. The packages will be installed. > > > > >