On Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 07:19:10AM -0500, Rob Owens wrote: > This is not a complaint by any means, but I'm wondering what the reason > is that Debian uses NFS for the chroot system when other distros have > changed to NBD. > > And while I'm asking Debian questions, could someone let me know if I am > correct here: since Debian does not use NBD, there is no need to > update-ltsp-image after making changes to the chroot (like adding software).
indeed! no need to run ltsp-update-image whenever you make changes to the chroot. it's simpler for chroot maintenance, which is largely why i've chosen to stick with NFS on Debian, at least for now. NFS has definitely stood the test of time; NBD is considerably newer in the world of LTSP. i'm glad folks working on other distros have lead the way in experimenting with something new. :) that said, NBD definitely has noticeably faster boot times. it's possible to use NBD with Debian lenny with --squashfs-image, --create-fs-image or --create-ext2-image options to ltsp-build-client, but not as well tested. > Thanks. I'm using Lenny, by the way. glad to hear it! :) live well, vagrant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
