In March Mr Koskinen demonstrated VLC running as a local app on Jaunty on this board.
The basic instructions are at https://wiki.ubuntu. com/LTSPLocalAppSetup and should work with 8.10. There are expansions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/GetMoreFromLocalApps but both rely on there being instances of the required local apps on the chroot for the client image (/opt/ltsp/i386) This example is given for xterm on the 1st link above: sudo chroot /opt/ltsp/i386 apt-get install xterm sudo ltsp-update-image I should like to run the graphics and bandwdth heavy apps on the clients. Clear candidates would be the gimp, firefox (or perhaps konqueror as less of a system hit) and open office (as the key component for client use). This is as an alternatrive to the Nubae fat client approach. Now I get stuck, sudo chroot /opt/ltsp/i386 apt-get install xterm runs OK but changing the command to sudo chroot /opt/ltsp/i386 apt-get install firefox or variations such as mozilla-firefox return couldn't find package firefox. I also tried vlc (see the Koskinen post for a successful client vlc) but with the same result. I tried to sneak up on the problem and downloaded the open office rpm moved to it the chroot and tried to unpack it there. No rpm icommand in the chroot (not a big surprise its pretty sparse in there). Cutting to the chase how do I get apps installed to the chroot directory path so that I can then use local-apps to run them on the client? My main test machine is on 8.10 but I have a slower box on Jaunty if that will make life easier. Grayde Bowen http://www.tiscali.co.uk/wine - Save £25 off a case of wine today ______________________________________________________ -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
