Re: [LUG] Marketing Linux

[Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob Beard wrote:

>After looking a bit more in Synaptic (which gives a bit more
>information), I found the following:
>
>ltsp-client:
>LTSP client environment
>The scripts needed to configure and boot an LTSP client.
>
>ltsp-server:
>Basic LTSP server environment
>This is the basic environment depending on external a DHCP server to
>point the clients to the LTSP server.
>
>ltsp-server-standalone:
>Complete LTSP server environment
>This is the complete environment including a DHCP server to bootstrap
>the clients.
>
>ltsp-utils:
>
>LTSP allows you to connect lots of low-powered thin client terminals to a
>server.  Applications typically run on the server, and accept input and
>display their output on the thin client display.
>
>This package includes:
>- ltspadmin:  Install/Update an LTSP system.
>- ltspcfg:  Setup an LTSP system.
>
>
>I'm guessing on a new installation where you don't have a DHCP server
>(or at least don't have a DHCP server that you can specify options on,
>you'd need to install the ltsp-server-standalone.  I'm not sure what is
>in the ltsp-client package.
>  
>
On further investigation (i.e. a new install of Ubuntu 5.10 and trying
to install the LTSP components with Synaptic), you'll need ltsp-server,
ltsp-server-standalone and ltsp-utils.

I'm not sure about ltsp-client, I'll install it anyway and let you know
what happens.

Rob


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