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I am thinking about installing Ubuntu MATE 14.04.3 LTS onto several old computers in a school setting which currently run Windows XP. These only are used for certain tasks. I want it to where the users can only access certain programs. For instance: Firefox, Chrome, Thunderbird, VLC, LibreOffice, Wine (for MS Office), and such need to be accessible. I don't want them to access things that can mess up the computers easily (administrative things). I know this usually requires sudo so maybe it will be safe as is and I can just remove the programs these users would never use. Still, I would like to find some way to pick and choose what certain groups have access to like a program with check boxes to enable/disable programs.

This is all initially going to be an experiment so I am just trying to prepare for it if I decide to try this. Most of the programs used are accessed with a web browser. These users are not tech-savvy. The goal is not to make them tech savvy but to allow the continued usage of old computers with a superior OS hopefully.

Buford T. Justice
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  • If they are not tech savvy, this should give you some options: http://askubuntu.com/a/548889/72216 Most (if not all) options should work on Mate as well as Unity. Please leave a comment if you manage or not. – Jacob Vlijm Aug 20 '15 at 05:10
  • Some more options: http://askubuntu.com/a/445184/72216 and http://askubuntu.com/a/453790/72216 and http://askubuntu.com/a/453845/72216 – Jacob Vlijm Aug 20 '15 at 05:15

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