>How practical is this? This is basically how ICPC works (https://icpc.global/ https://icpc.global/) Contestant computers boot a Linux image that contains all

>How practical is this? This is basically how ICPC works (https://icpc.global/ https://icpc.global/) Contestant computers boot a Linux image that contains all the interpreters/compilers and documentation for the supported languages, some editors/IDEs(vim, Jetbrains, Eclipse, etc) and a web browser. Network access is limited to the judging system only. My experience in Europe is that most universities can support this.