As I mentioned before, the fat client plugin was designed and made for Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex, but I've now added a version for hardy on my website too. You can find it here:
http://nubae.com/ltsp-linux-terminal-server-project-netbooted-fat-client-for-ubuntu-hardy-and-intrepid Please let me know if anyone has poblems... David Van Assche www.nubae.com On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 11:08 AM, David Van Assche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Uwe, > The idea of building this plugin was to make it as simple as typing > one command and have it do all the necessary work for you... when I > say build, I mean use the ltsp-build-client command that u normally > use for a normal client. I should add, that the script has been > created and tested on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex. That said, in order to run > it on hardy is simply a matter of finding the mentioned medibuntu > repository in the script and change intrepid to hardy. I suppose I can > put up a Hardy version on my website. > > Fat client is indeed meant for what you mention. The minimum > requirements as I see them are a 600 mhz P2 with 256MB Ram. It will > run on systems with less, but it will be slower, anything below this > is really better geared towards use as a thin client. I've tested the > low fat client on a 500mhz geode with 128mb ram, and even that > works... but it requires some more testing to see what it will and > will not run on. Obviously choosing high fat or low fat will make a > difference... > > Kind Regards, > David Van Assche > www.nubae.com > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Uwe Geercken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> david, >> >> when you say "build-the-low-fat client" are there any modifications, I >> need to do on the client side? >> >> I am asking because I can not touch the existing hardware, yet I have >> quite good clients and some things are slow using ltsp. having a low >> or high fat client would enable me to maybe run some games with the >> kids or multimedia. >> >> rgds, >> >> uwe >> >> >> >> Quoting David Van Assche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> So, I finished my fat client script which currently builds a >>> multimedia system with support for network printing, usb sticks, >>> sounds, flash, video streaming, etc. You can download it here and find >>> instructions there too: >>> >>> http://nubae.com/creating-a-low-fat-client-environment-for-ltsp >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> David Van Assche >>> www.nubae.com >>> >>> -- >>> edubuntu-users mailing list >>> edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> edubuntu-users mailing list >> edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users >> > -- edubuntu-users mailing list edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
