I've got 3-4 users with OpenOffice.org, Mozilla Firefox, and Gnome (Fedora Core 1.0) from a 2.0GHz Pentium P4 with 256Mb RAM and no complaints. If I was building it again I'd double the memory.
John On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:45:28 +0100 Peter Nelissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > New to Linux systems and ltsp, I managed to install a small test > terminal-server environment for my daughters school. > I installed Mandrake 9.2 on a PII 300Mhz with 128Mb RAM. > 4 Clients are PI 166Mhz with appr. 90Mb RAM / users will be using > webbrowsing and openoffice apps. > Now that I know it's possible to do the install, I 'd like to do a > fresh install for real test use in the school. > Before starting I 'd like to benefit from others experience. > > - what could be the (dis)advantages of using using K12OSN? > - a lot of attention is often paid to the thin clients, but what are > minimal requirements for a server for a setting with 6 workstations > without hd?(I don't want users to be disappointed because of me using > inapropriate material. My actual PII doesn't give me a flashy open > office writer (startup appr. 60 sec; once it's running, and after > hesitating a little bit in the beginning it works ok on three > terminals, but for a first experience it's not fast and smooth > enough.) And finally: what did other users wrong when they were > installing ltsp for the first time? I 'd like some strategic advises > rather than overview of'technical' errors. > > thanks, peter > > > > > DISCLAIMER > This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may be legally > privileged. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, > reproduction, copying, distribution, or other dissemination or use of > this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > transmission in error please notify A.S.T.R.I.D. nv/sa immediately > and then delete this e-mail. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials > Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of > GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _____________________________________________________________________ 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
