Koha is a free library software that we use at our school. We use it to manage both our teaching materials and our school library. Previously we used LITTERA for this, but since last summer we have switched completely to Koha. The core of our school infrastructure is a linuxmuster.net Read more…
Some years ago we have started from scratch in our school IT infrastructure. More Open Source software (OSS) on our servers and clients was the plan. Did it work out? Was it the right way to go? Isn’t Open Source not more expensive in the end? Here is why we Read more…
pfSense is one of the most widely used open source firewall solutions. We have been using it in our school for several years now and are very satisfied with it because it simply offers many features for which you have to invest a lot of money elsewhere. Today I want Read more…
Looking for a new desktop for our school computers, I want to take a look at different desktop environments. The selection is wide and choices are almost unlimited. I like to start with Xubuntu today. Xubuntu is a derivative of Ubuntu which uses Xfce instead of GNOME as its desktop. Read more…
In our school we have some computers, to which a projector is permanently connected. The projector is connected to an HDMI switch, so that you can switch easily between different inputs, e.g. your own laptop or document camera. Ubuntu extends the desktop by default when connecting a screen. But in Read more…
Currently we are using Ubuntu 16.04 with Unity in our school and are mostly satisfied with it. Next year we want to update the Linux client (in connection with the upgrade to linuxmuster.net v7). Since Unity is no longer part of Ubuntu 18.04 by default, we have to ask ourselves Read more…
For some time now the developers have been working on the new version 7 of linuxmuster.net. This version will bring some innovations and may be one of the most important releases in the history of the project. Ubuntu will be updated to LTS (18.04), the domain controller Samba4 will be Read more…
After installing Koha in the first part and setting up the bibliographic framework in the second part, today we have to make some basic settings in Koha. We want to create new categories for our users and items, as well as change some system parameters. This article is part of Read more…
In the first part of this series we have already installed Koha. Before we can record or loan a book, some settings have to be made. A major topic is the bibliographic framework. We already chose MARC21 at the installation. What that is, why it is important and how we Read more…
Open Source in schools – a topic where the minds often divide. Does it really make sense to use Open Source Software (OSS) in school? Are there not many more suitable alternatives for schools? What arguments are there for and against the use of OSS at school, i. e. in Read more…