On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 22:09 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > >>> Easily of course, is always subjective > >> K12ltsp is as easy as any fedora install, since the other packages just > >> come along for the ride. I'd recommend trying one under vmware (and you > >> can boot a virtual vmware thin client from it too) just to see the > >> configuration and setup scripts even if you don't end up using it. > > ---- > > actually, I'm sort of stuck doing almost that because I can't seem to > > get older iMac's to work as thin clients on ltsp 4.2 and one of the guys > > that helped with the Mac client utils says I need to look at what they > > employed on k12ltsp so I'm downloading the ltsp-6-32-bit disc images > > atm. > > > > I suspect that if I end up going all out, I will probably use the ltsp-5 > > with ubuntu though - I just don't know for sure. In talking with ltsp-5 > > developers on irc, "they haven't implemented the os goodness for > > RHEL/Fedora yet" > > I think the eventual plan is to be able to install a normal distribution > OS for any client you wish to boot to make it easier to run local apps > and to maintain with updates. The current version has > specially-compiled kernels and apps and only has versions for intel and > ppc CPUs. The setup uses the MAC address range to detect Macs and boot > the right kernel. > > The k12ltsp (K12OSN) mail list is a good resource for thin client > issues. http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn --- you may see me there in a day or so - now downloading 4 of 6 ;-) Craig
