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==Purpose==
==Purpose==
Tesla is a general purpose workstation for web browsing, using XChat for IRC, and various activities for use while at the hackspace.   
Tesla is a general purpose workstation for web browsing, using HexChat for IRC, and various activities for use while at the hackspace.   


It also has an ACR122U-based RFID USB reader app in case the [[Equipment/Kiosk|members' kiosk]] might be out of order.  
It also has an ACR122U-based RFID USB reader app in case the [[Equipment/Kiosk|members' kiosk]] might be out of order.  
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Note [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/london-hack-space/KUQVMUFNfYc/nrlZvpYUAwAJ tesla user] does not have root access.  '''Please find a non-permanent computer to get root access and hack on.'''
Note [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/london-hack-space/KUQVMUFNfYc/nrlZvpYUAwAJ tesla user] does not have root access.  '''Please find a non-permanent computer to get root access and hack on.'''


===REBUILD DUE (WEMBLEY CLEANUP)===  
===REBUILD DONE (WEMBLEY CLEANUP)===  
This system is due for a rebuild with Ubuntu 18.04 and will sport the following:
This systemhas now had a rebuild with Ubuntu 18.04 and will sport the following:
* Printer access
* Printer access
* Cool Hackspace Logo at Login Screen and Guest desktop
* Cool Hackspace Logo at Login Screen and Guest desktop
* [http://wiki.groovix.org/index.php?title=Enable_Guest_Logins_in_Ubuntu_18.04_Bionic Default Guest login access] - session data deleted upon logout - save to a USB key or upload to your favourite cloud provider
* [http://wiki.groovix.org/index.php?title=Enable_Guest_Logins_in_Ubuntu_18.04_Bionic Default Guest login access] - session data deleted upon logout - save to a USB key or upload to your favourite cloud provider
** USB Serial Port Access (dialout group in /etc/group)
** USB Serial Port Access (dialout group in /etc/group)
** audio access (you may need to turn the volume slider up)
** USB Drive Mounting including thumb drives and external drives
** USB Drive Mounting including thumb drives and external drives
** Shortcuts to addcard.py and X-Chat IRC access on desktop
* [[LDAP]] login access - (no guarantee that data will be preserved for any appreciable amount of time) - but nice to have your own login
* No guest sudo access - please find a burner laptop or random hackable PC and install Linux and go have fun there!
* No guest sudo access - please find a burner laptop or random hackable PC and install Linux and go have fun there!
* [[LDAP]] login access - (no guarantee that data will be preserved for any appreciable amount of time) - but nice to have your own login, with own home directory and profile
* [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuHamsPackages Ham Applications] plus [https://freedv.org/ FreeDV] if possible!
* [https://www.lifewire.com/remove-amazon-application-from-ubuntu-4134329 Remove default-install Amazon icon]
* LibreOffice
* Inkscape
* GIMP
* VLC
* Chrome/Chromium
* Arduino IDE
* Audacity
* Blender3D (can we have an up to date version?)
* Atom
* Wine
* Scratch
* digiKam
* Kicad
* Cheese
* Krita
* To do, maybe:
** Shortcuts to addcard.py and hexChat IRC access on desktop
* BIOS locked down - no booting from external USB key - again, find a random PC and do your bidding there
* BIOS locked down - no booting from external USB key - again, find a random PC and do your bidding there
* Software build including Chrome/Chromium, Arduino IDE, LibreOffice, various multimedia and enhancements, etc. Dreaming:
 
** Chrome/Chromium
** Arduino IDE
** Atom
** Okular
** Okular
** Wine
** ms-tt-corefonts
** ms-tt-corefonts
** htop
** htop
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** Maybe maybe not Dropbox / Google Drive (if people use their own logins and want to grab things?)
** Maybe maybe not Dropbox / Google Drive (if people use their own logins and want to grab things?)
** Slack or maybe Scudcloud (used by Biohackers and others)
** Slack or maybe Scudcloud (used by Biohackers and others)
** Pidgin / weechat / X-Chat (maybe choose one that would work well?)
** Pidgin / weechat / hexhat (maybe choose one that would work well?)
** [https://www.maketecheasier.com/open-source-linux-games/ Free Linux games] plus maybe MAME emulators without ROMS just in case?
** [https://www.maketecheasier.com/open-source-linux-games/ Free Linux games] plus maybe MAME emulators without ROMS just in case?
** Possibly some easy emulators like SheepShaver, VICE, DOSbox ?
** Possibly some easy emulators like SheepShaver, VICE, DOSbox ?
** LibreOffice
** Inkscape
** GIMP
** Krita
** digiKam
** Blender3D (can we have an up to date version?)
** Audacity
** VLC
** Cheese
** mpg123 / ogg123 / sox / ffmpeg or avconv
** mpg123 / ogg123 / sox / ffmpeg or avconv
** [https://github.com/londonhackspace/enrolment Dependency Support for addcard.py which may still be used from time to time as a kiosk alteranative]
** [https://github.com/londonhackspace/enrolment Dependency Support for addcard.py which may still be used from time to time as a kiosk alteranative]
** Possibly some [https://github.com/nfc-tools nfc-tools]
** Possibly some [https://github.com/nfc-tools nfc-tools]
* [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuHamsPackages Ham Applications] plus [https://freedv.org/ FreeDV] if possible!
* [https://www.lifewire.com/remove-amazon-application-from-ubuntu-4134329 Remove default-install Amazon icon]




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