Re: [Ltsp-discuss] why does Debian LTSP 5 use NFS?

[Leandro Keffer]

I have good experiences with Debian LTSP 5 nfs without NDB too

NBD causes slow boot in little thin clients

2008/11/6 Rob Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> 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).
>
> Thanks.  I'm using Lenny, by the way.
>
> -Rob
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Re: [Ltsp-discuss] why does Debian LTSP 5 use NFS?

[Vagrant Cascadian]

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! :)

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  vagrant

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