Re: [Visualpython-users] vpython with knoppix/slax/etc

[Gary <pa...@in...>]

Eric Ayars wrote:

> Does anyone know of a linux-on-CD distro that runs vpython? If so,  
> which one? How well (if at all) does it work?
>
> It  would be very helpful to me if I could run linux with vpython off  
> a bootable USB thumb-drive, due to the nature of the "smart  
> classrooms" that are being forced upon us by the campus. I haven't  
> built my own Knoppix variant before, though, and would prefer not to  
> duplicate the effort if it's been done already.
>
> Thanks,
> -EA


Reading between your lines I think you already know this, but:
Quantian ( http://www.quantian.org ) has it.   I tried VPython from 
Quantian once, and there were problems.  YMMV.

You might be able to figure something out using VMWare Player.  I really 
don't know what would be possible in your case; you'd have to dig around 
yourself.   VMWare Player runs virtual machines on Windows and linux 
hosts.  You can have a linux VM on a Windows machine, or vice versa.  I 
run Ubuntu on a WinXP machine.  I can tell you that it works perfectly.  
It's really amazing.  I have yet to find a limitation.  Running full 
screen, it  behaves *exactly* like a native Ubuntu.

VMWare Player is free.  They sell software that *makes* VMs, but the 
*player* is free ... like Adobe Acrobat / Acrobat Reader.   But VMWare 
maintains a collection of pre-built virtual machines, including a Ubuntu 
machine.  Installation is sickeningly easy.  Python comes 
pre-installed;  VPython was a snap to add.  It works perfectly.

You might have to install VMWare player on WinXP as Administrator, which 
may be a problem for you.  But the Ubuntu VM can live on a USB drive.  
That's how I do it.

http://www.vmware.com

Ubuntu itself can live on and be booted from USB drive.  See 
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=75439 Some work required.

I bought a 20 GB laptop drive on eBay for $30, and an enclosure for 
$10.   The whole thing is just slightly larger than the drive itself.

How about Knoppix, and install the additions you need on a USB stick?  
I've thought about this option, but never tried it.

-gary



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