Dear all, I am trying to find out the best way to make use of my Sun Fire Server and Ubuntu Server OS for LTSP. My main requirement is LTSP and Samba. LTSP users need a proper office setup in the sense that, they will need typical office applications like openoffice, pdf reader, multimedia, image viewer, firefox for internet, thunderbird email, games etc.. In my experience, i have found that Ubuntu desktop (gnome) gives all of this.
My question is what happens if i install gnome-desktop or ubuntu-desktop or xubuntu-desktop etc on top of 64-bit server kernel? I searched the net and i found so many different answers, many tell me installing ubuntu-desktop will make the server function like a desktop kernel. Few suggested installing xorg gnome-core and gdm, which i did on a separate test system, startx didn't work for me after xorg installation, cox of empty xorg.conf file and guess bcoz of the huge flat monitor and video card, after installing gnome-core it worked, gdm installation gave me a cool login screen after reboot. This is just a plain gnome interface without much tools or any applications installed. So, i will have to install almost every application from scratch, even the network-manager applet is missing! :) I don't mind installing everything manually, but i am apprehensive about integration with LTSP and other services. will all the basic options screen lock, office dictionaries, etc.. work, if i install it manually. or Do you suggest installation of ubuntu-desktop on top of this 64-bit server kernel? A gentleman suggested installing Ubuntu Desktop 64-bit OS from the CD and then replace the kernel with a server kernel, cox it may integrate well with the GUI. This is crucial for me, i need to know how different will the server kernel behave if i add any GUI on top of it. There has to be a proper documented way to make LTSP work on a server kernel. Thank you Avinash Avinash ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _____________________________________________________________________ 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
