On Thursday 02 April 2009 08:14:26 [email protected]
wrote:
> I am trying to setup a "hybrid" client -- in my case a netbook -- that
> can work in both fat and thin modes:
>
> "Fat mode" client:
>
> When disconnected from the network the client runs like a normal "fat"
> Linux laptop. It boots from local disk, runs apps locally and uses
> local disk's home dir (user files, profiles etc.)
>
> "Thin mode" client:
>
> When connected to the network the client boots off the network like a
> normal thin client, runs applications on the server like a thin client
> etc. The big exception to the normal thin client here is that I want
> the server to use the client disk user's home directory. That way all
> the user's files are accessible in both modes, and applications work
> similarly in both modes.
>
> The benefit of the "thin mode" client is the performance improvement.
> The laptop I plan to use will have minimal CPU and RAM -- adequate for
> occasional use, but not as a regular workstation.
>
> I have done some searching and it appears this is something no one has
> attempted. Is such a thing possible? If so, any advice as to how to
> implement?
Ummm
a) Normal note book (Fat mode)
b) X -query ltsp-server in any of the many ways you can do it ie switch-user
with ubuntu or suse (Thin mode)
This is pretty normal stuff, so it is not specially mentioned. There is no
need and no benefit to network-boot your laptop when you already have a local
disk to boot from,
James
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