On 10/12/2011, at 5:15 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>> >> I am a little confused here. You set LOCAL_APPS=true in lts.conf? >> Whoch programs does that force to be run on the client instead of the >> host? >> >> I was under the impression that I needed to install the program >> locally and then do "ltsp-localapps firefox". > > According to the latest manual, you have to set LOCAL_APPS=true in > lts.conf to use localapps. I haven't tried not doing that. Of > course, you only want to do this if your local machines have enough > computing resources to make it worthwhile. Most of the machines > around here don't bother because they run much faster as clients than > as regular computers. But, some of our work involves heavy data > analysis, often with heavy graphics, so we made a little cluster > designed to make those tasks easy for the folks who do them. For > those computers, local apps are worthwhile in some circumstances. [snip] Would some kind soul wax lyrical for a moment to tell me why I would want LOCAL_APPS rather than a stand alone machine acting as a fat client. If the answer is admin then a one-word answer would be enough. I (after very many years) don't consider this aspect to be a chore. [for the non native english speakers: wax lyrical means tell an entertaining story, no body will argue with you chore means hard or boring work] Thanks James ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _____________________________________________________________________ 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
