It is indeed possible to build any environment u want, be it kubuntu, ubuntu studio, or xubuntu. It would require changing the packages in the script only. If there is enough interest, I will make a xubuntu version. I would also love to hear some insights on how comparable the 2 are... xubuntu and ubuntu in terms of cpu usage, ram usage and power usage...
Kind Regards, David Van Assche, www.nubae.com On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Krsnendu dasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is it possible to build a low fat client using xubuntu to make things > even lighter? (I don't understand much about the differences from a > users point of view or why xubuntu requires less power. Can someone > enlighten me a bit?) > > I have some clients that are not so fat, but having sound (i.e. vlc, > maybe skype) and flash running locally could solve some problems. > Perhaps local apps is a better option in this case. > > 2008/10/10 David Van Assche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Hi Gavin, >> >> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Gavin McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> this is interesting stuff. >> >> Thanks >> >>> On Fri, 10 Oct 2008, David Van Assche wrote: >>> >>>> I suppose I can put up a Hardy version on my website. >>> >>> Probably no harm. I suspect a lot of people will want to stick with hardy >>> (I suspect "intrepid" suggests a lot of new stuff that might not be >>> entirely stable yet). >> >> Now done: >> http://nubae.com/ltsp-linux-terminal-server-project-netbooted-fat-client-for-ubuntu-hardy-and-intrepid >> >>>> 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... >>> >>> Does it use NBD or a local disk swap partition? While it might boot and >>> even login in 128MB RAM, I suspect you'll run very short of ram very >>> quickly with all applications running locally. Your ram requirements >>> should I guess be similar to those for a regular desktop. >> >> It does use NBD, yes... allows for a fast loading, protected >> environment.. home is mounted via nfs, and there is a rather >> complicated hack that synchs users between server and fatclient, >> controlled by cron. I'll be changing that to use sshfs for next >> version. >> As for running out of ram, yeah... for sure... its not recommended to >> run less than 256mb, my test computer has 500mhz and 512 mb, and that >> runs fine... which shows that ram is more important than cpu speed... >> >>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements >>> >>> Gavin >>> >>> >>> -- >>> edubuntu-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users >>> >> >> -- >> edubuntu-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users >> > -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
