-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello everyone,
As we're now only one month away from Jaunty's release and everything is frozen in Ubuntu for the beta, it's a good time to start testing the new LTSP. There are two things you can do: - Install a new server: For that, please use alpha-6 or any later alternate images and choose the "LTSP server" option by pressing F4 at the CD boot menu. You'll need two network cards, documentation is available on the wiki. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP - Upgrade testing: On an Intrepid (upgrade from older releases isn't supported) server, run "do-release-upgrade -d" to update you system. Once upgraded reboot your computer, remove your previous chroot from /opt/ltsp (i386 directory and images/i386.img file) and generate a new one using "ltsp-build-client". Chroot update isn't supported, please start with a new one. As Jaunty isn't stable yet, please only do that on a test computer to avoid potential data loss. Things that you should make sure are working after installation are: - Video card detection (driver and resolution) - Sound (both on the server and for localapps if you use them) - Local devices (CD and USB mass storage devices) - Localapps (see below) Localapps are also supported although not integrated in a very user friendly way for the administrator. You need to install the application you want to use as a localapp in the chroot, make sure it creates an entry in /usr/share/applications, note the name of the .desktop file. Then create a lts.conf file in /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/ containing for instance: [default] LOCAL_APPS_MENU = True LOCAL_APPS_MENU_ITEMS = firefox That'll make the firefox.desktop file to be exported to the server, and so the firefox in gnome's menu will be a localapp. Not setting LOCAL_APPS_MENU_ITEMS will make all softwares in /usr/share/applications/ to become localapps. Localapps don't work with any software using gconf, if you see that the software you're installing in your chroot installs gconf as well, it won't work. Other things that you may want to test/experiment: - The new xorg.conf generator (using scripts in /usr/share/ltsp/screen-session.d) - Translations (requires installing the language packs in the chroot) - RandR support (dual-head, resolution change, ...) - Real dhcp client support, installing udhcpc in the chroot, then running "update-initramfs -u" will install a real dhcp client that'll renew its leases. - Other new options of ltsp-build-client like ltsp-cluster (requires a few more services to run) or the new apt options (proxy, popcon, apt pinning, ...) Bugs should be reported on Launchpad after checking that they haven't been reported yet. - For LTSP: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ltsp/+filebug - For LTSPfs: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ltspfs/+filebug - For LDM: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldm/+filebug Help documenting the new features on the wiki is also welcome. Thanks for your help. - -- Stéphane Graber Ubuntu developer http://www.ubuntu.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEUEARECAAYFAknGcwsACgkQjxyfqkjBhuwvAACYwybfbf16+5fQZnQ44xIE7Xc4 RgCfV7pCu8vkDWtnKSOJMS6lT2kOF+4= =v1y9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- edubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel
