I have a lab of (mostly, soon to be all) fat clients. I was able to buy parts and put together a small case with a modern mobo and CPU for less than $200, and managed over 2 years to buy enough to fully stock the lab.
I use the "ltsp-build-client --fat-client" command on Ubuntu to build the image, but then I have to install a bunch of stuff in the image, and the image gets huge. I've read that you can use LOCAL_APPS_EXTRAMOUNTS to mount a directory on the server where you can put extra programs without having them bloat the image. What I'm wondering is, can you install all the programs like this, preferably with the package system? In other words, can I just start with the bare minimum image and then install all the other programs I want somewhere and mount that from the server? The tricky part, obviously, is that apt-get puts stuff in /usr/bin, /usr/share, /etc, ..., and I don't see any way to change that, but you can't remote mount those because they'd hide the client image. Has anybody developed a way to install programs elsewhere and get fat clients to see them? Thanks! Todd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _____________________________________________________________________ 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
