Large-scale Computer Reuse Suite (LCRS)

THIS PROJECT HAS A NEWER VERSION

Go here:

https://github.com/fairdk/lcrs

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For the benefit of people and the planet, let us start re-using, repairing and refurbishing computers instead of throwing them away

README

Thank you for downloading Large-scale Computer Re-use Suite (LCRS).

This program is intended for re-using loads of computers for the benefit of people and the planet. We hope that you find good use of it and that you report any problems or contribute with code on our website:

http://lcrs.fairdanmark.dk

Installing

Click this link to install from PPA on Ubuntu/Debian:

LCRS PPA on Launchpad

Installing as raw Python package:

git clone https://github.com/fairdk/lcrs2.git
cd lcrs2
sudo python setup.py install

Running

You need to run LCRS as a superuser. This is because it runs a stand-alone DHCP and TFTP server. This also means that you need to shutdown any similar service occupying those network ports already.

LCRS consists of a "master" application and a "slave" application.

The master is the one you should run on the computer controlling and monitoring all the computers you wish to re-use.

1. Check that you have installed the required dependencies.
2. Run the command lcrs
3. Check the network preferences and make sure that it fits your own setup.
4. Close and start again if you make changes to the settings.

Configuring

At the first run, you may be told of some issues with the DHCP server. You can resolve those by changing your Preferences.

After reconfiguring, please restart LCRS.

Advanced users should look in ~/.coresu.cfg

Plugins

To register data from LCRS, you have to write your own plugin. Please refer to the plugin documentation for this.