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Proposed Q&A site for people who deploy thin clients on Linux using LTSP
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How can I run Firefox as a local application, utilizing the CPU and RAM of the thin client?
added by jammcq Oct 19 '12 at 15:04
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The Raspberry Pi can't net-boot and it's ARM instead of i386, BUT Debian runs. Can I make it boot on its own, then connect to a standard LTSP server?
added by Philip Oct 19 '12 at 3:45
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How is this specific to LTSP? Sounds like you're only concerned with getting a device to run Linux. – Chris S Nov 7 '12 at 17:10
No, he's trying to get around the fact it won't PXE boot into LTSP, but it doesn't have a PXE compatible network card. The answer I suppose is to install GPXE. – chrisjrob Nov 10 '12 at 10:54
Hi,check out berryterminal.com Its a distribution for a LTSP client for the Rpi. works wonderful and avoids the PXE problem, good if you have 10 RPis. If you have to support 200, though, you might want to look into iPXE which is the son of gPXE. No idea if it works with the RPi. Also consider the RPi is ARM based so you might have to fiddle around quite a bit to create the env.... – bindo Jan 25 at 10:41
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What are the barriers to using ltsp with wireless laptops or notebooks in the future? e.g. a school site
added by Matthew Johnson Oct 24 '12 at 7:54
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Which web browser works best for LTSP? And how do you configure them for all users?
added by chrisjrob Oct 24 '12 at 8:27
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How does LTSP differ from an NX server solution, e.g. NX/FreeNX/NeatX, and which would you recommend?
added by chrisjrob Oct 24 '12 at 8:23
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Clients see a Ubuntu login screen, but after a valid login, I get the login screen again. No error is shown. How can I troubleshoot?
added by pgr Oct 26 '12 at 13:52
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Which desktop environment is best for LTSP in terms of working without compositing and having decent lock-down tools?
added by chrisjrob Oct 19 '12 at 8:01
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This question will likely solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion... From the standard close reasons. – Chris S Nov 7 '12 at 17:14
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What is the best way to log out a client that has auto-login enabled, to avoid them being immediately logged in again?
added by chrisjrob Oct 19 '12 at 8:05
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With gnome-fallback and unity-2d going away, will LTSP focus on some DE other than Gnome? If so, which one?
added by alkisg Oct 19 '12 at 14:03
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Speculation and Opinion... Or better asked of the project directly. – Chris S Nov 7 '12 at 17:11
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What is the best way of proposing a new feature for LTSP?
added by knipwim Oct 21 '12 at 7:57
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Which Linux distributions include support for running LTSP?
added by clarknova Oct 23 '12 at 19:10
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Where can I find documentation on configuring the latest Ubuntu release for booting fat clients?
added by clarknova Oct 23 '12 at 19:37
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How can I get "sudo" to work locally on my thin client(s)?
added by Philip Oct 24 '12 at 6:07
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How do I lock down or secure user desktops under LTSP?
added by chrisjrob Oct 24 '12 at 8:17
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How can I use 10 MacBooks as thin-clients (or fat-clients)? I can't get them to boot to the ltsp server (ubuntu 10.04 or 12.04).
added by Matthew Johnson Oct 24 '12 at 8:36
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How do I set up and run a LTSP server sharing desktops with VNC?
added by blapp Oct 24 '12 at 13:51
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I have dual monitors, is there anything different that I need to do to get them working in LTSP?
added by smd Oct 24 '12 at 16:08
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I have an old PC without onboard networking, installed a new network card, but it's not offering LAN boot in the BIOS. What are my options for LTSP?
added by blapp Oct 24 '12 at 10:45
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What is LTSP-PNP?
added by user69053 Oct 24 '12 at 16:05
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Can one PXE boot over WAN connection, or do I need some other connection or VPN method?
added by Dean Jones Oct 25 '12 at 21:53
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What tips are there for cutting down on boot and run times for thin clients and what drawbacks do they have?
added by Richard Kweskin Oct 24 '12 at 12:29
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How do I set up my LTSP server so my thin clients login to a Windows server instead of a Linux desktop?
added by blapp Oct 24 '12 at 13:45
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Is configuring ltsp on, for example Lubuntu or Xubuntu, more difficult than Ubuntu? Is there documentation to show what extra steps are involved?
added by Matthew Johnson Oct 24 '12 at 8:28
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How can I set up automatic transfer of desktop from one thin client to another when a user logs in from a second terminal?
added by Joseph Nov 8 '12 at 2:15
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We want to use usb cameras on thin clients. Is there a smart way to add 250 users to the fuse & plug-dev groups, such that they can used by anyone?
added by Matthew Johnson Oct 24 '12 at 8:20
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Now that time has marched on and with it (perhaps) bloat even in Linux with ltsp. What is the current absolute minimum for thin clients? P1 32 MB ram?
added by Richard Kweskin Oct 24 '12 at 10:01
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How do I add local device support in RDP sessions?
added by blapp Oct 24 '12 at 14:05
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Is there documentation for installing LTSP5 or LTSP-PNP for any Linux distro whatsoever?
added by JD Hupp Oct 24 '12 at 18:20
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Where can I find comprehensive documentation for LTSP?
added by Rüdiger Oct 30 '12 at 8:05
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Our users need to play DVDs. How to provide reasonable DVD playback on thin clients?
added by Rüdiger Oct 30 '12 at 8:12
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Where can I find professional LTSP support?
added by user69053 Nov 6 '12 at 14:21
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With USB media in the thin client and a terminal session on the server, "sudo cp /media/me/usbid/newfstab /etc" fails. Why?
added by Philip Oct 24 '12 at 6:12
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If I use LDM_SESSION="gnome-session --session=fallback" in lts.conf, do I get 'fallback' or 'fallback with no effects'?
added by Matthew Johnson Oct 24 '12 at 7:50
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Most solutions for shadowing users' screens seem to be geared up for the teaching environment, is there a recommended solution for normal IT support?
added by blapp Oct 24 '12 at 13:56
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What's the difference between ltsp-pnp and other implementations of ltsp. Are the other ones going to be abandoned in favour of the new pnp method?
added by Priit Oct 24 '12 at 15:59
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Where can I find a tutorial for using LTSP with a Windows terminal server?
added by clarknova Oct 24 '12 at 16:08
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Why Don't Distro's Focus More on LTSP?
added by user69053 Oct 24 '12 at 16:10
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Could you give an example of Distro Focus, or explain it some more? – knipwim Oct 29 '12 at 10:07
Sure, in other words, make LTSP more of an integrated package / solution / feature of the OS. – Anonymous Nov 6 '12 at 14:26
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I want to contribute to the project, how do i get started?
added by user69053 Oct 24 '12 at 16:26
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I am commissioning a new LTSP server and wondering if there is a recommended partitioning schema for LTSP?
added by Dean Jones Oct 25 '12 at 21:42
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What is the recommended configuration for a kiosk?
added by Dean Jones Oct 25 '12 at 22:30
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