Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Can I build an Ubuntu Xenial chroot on a Debian Jessie LTSP server?
The last message was an incomplete reply - got sent prematurely. I resolved the issue by creating a separate physical Ubuntu 16.04 server for these clients, Not exactly what I wanted, but it works for what I needed it for. As for the additional chroot on the Debian server, the Ubuntu client never starts as a fat client. Any missing information from the last reply will have to be added later, when I can get back to it. From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagr...@debian.org> Sent: October 4, 2016 12:17 PM To: Robert Mavrinac; ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Can I build an Ubuntu Xenial chroot on a Debian Jessie LTSP server? > That sure doesn't give much to go on... > What is the output of "ltsp-info"? I'll have to rebuild the client to try this again. I had to clean up the server cluster for now. > Are there any *.desktop files in /opt/ltsp/CHROOT/usr/share/xsessions/? Yes. gnome-flashback-metacity and gnome-flashback-compiz. > How much ram do the clients have? 8 GB > Do you have both the old LTSP-PNP image and Ubuntu image present, and is > it booting from the desired image? Yes, both are present, and it is booting from the desired image. > Any other *detailed* useful information you might be able to provide? -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot_ 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
Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Can I build an Ubuntu Xenial chroot on a Debian Jessie LTSP server?
On 2016-10-04, Robert Mavrinac wrote: > ldm was already installed in the chroot, but the client still only > boots as a thin client. > > These servers normally present clients configured using the ltsp-pnp > method. I was trying to also add special purpose clients for > occasional programming competitions and events. This is why I tried to > add an Ubuntu client to a Debian LTSP server. > > The client installs and boots fine as a thin client, but I stall can't > get it to boot as a fat client. That sure doesn't give much to go on... What is the output of "ltsp-info"? What are the contents of your lts.conf, and where is the location of your lts.conf? Are there any *.desktop files in /opt/ltsp/CHROOT/usr/share/xsessions/? How much ram do the clients have? How do you know they're booting as thin clients? Open an xterm/gnome-terminal/mate-terminal/etc.; what is the "USER@COMPUTER" presented at the prompt? How do you build the LTSP image? Did you rebuild it after installing a desktop into the chroot? Do you have both the old LTSP-PNP image and Ubuntu image present, and is it booting from the desired image? Any other *detailed* useful information you might be able to provide? live well, vagrant signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot_ 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
Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Can I build an Ubuntu Xenial chroot on a Debian Jessie LTSP server?
I finally came back to revisit this. ldm was already installed in the chroot, but the client still only boots as a thin client. These servers normally present clients configured using the ltsp-pnp method. I was trying to also add special purpose clients for occasional programming competitions and events. This is why I tried to add an Ubuntu client to a Debian LTSP server. The client installs and boots fine as a thin client, but I stall can't get it to boot as a fat client. From: Raphaël RIGNIER <r.rign...@leschartreux.net> Sent: September 28, 2016 2:40 PM To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Can I build an Ubuntu Xenial chroot on a Debian Jessie LTSP server? Also, Fat client works only with ldm. CHeck if it is installeld in chroot, and no param in lts.conf prevent the defaut behaviour (SCREEN_07=ldm). -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot_ 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
Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Can I build an Ubuntu Xenial chroot on a Debian Jessie LTSP server?
Also, Fat client works only with ldm. CHeck if it is installeld in chroot, and no param in lts.conf prevent the defaut behaviour (SCREEN_07=ldm). Le 28/09/2016 à 09:21, Alkis Georgopoulos a écrit : You need to install a desktop environment in the chroot, for example sudo ltsp-chroot -m apt-get install ubuntu-mate-desktop Then the appropriate /usr/share/xsessions/mate.desktop file will appear and LTSP_FATCLIENT will default to True. On 27/09/2016 10:54 μμ, Robert Mavrinac wrote: So I successfully built an Ubuntu 16.04 fat-client on a Debian Jessie server. Rather than installing from jessie-backports, I pinned the ltsp packages to the testing repository instead. The client only boots as a thin client even with FAT_CLIENT=True in the lts.conf file. Is a fat-client boot not supported with mixed server/client distributions? That would defeat the purpose of this experiment! What might I be missing if it is supported? Would more packages in the chroot fix this? -- _ 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 -- -- _ 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
Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Can I build an Ubuntu Xenial chroot on a Debian Jessie LTSP server?
You need to install a desktop environment in the chroot, for example sudo ltsp-chroot -m apt-get install ubuntu-mate-desktop Then the appropriate /usr/share/xsessions/mate.desktop file will appear and LTSP_FATCLIENT will default to True. On 27/09/2016 10:54 μμ, Robert Mavrinac wrote: > So I successfully built an Ubuntu 16.04 fat-client on a Debian Jessie > server. Rather than installing from jessie-backports, I pinned the ltsp > packages to the testing repository instead. > > > The client only boots as a thin client even with FAT_CLIENT=True in the > lts.conf file. > > > Is a fat-client boot not supported with mixed server/client > distributions? That would defeat the purpose of this experiment! What > might I be missing if it is supported? Would more packages in the > chroot fix this? > > > -- _ 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
Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Can I build an Ubuntu Xenial chroot on a Debian Jessie LTSP server?
So I successfully built an Ubuntu 16.04 fat-client on a Debian Jessie server. Rather than installing from jessie-backports, I pinned the ltsp packages to the testing repository instead. The client only boots as a thin client even with FAT_CLIENT=True in the lts.conf file. Is a fat-client boot not supported with mixed server/client distributions? That would defeat the purpose of this experiment! What might I be missing if it is supported? Would more packages in the chroot fix this? -- _ 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
Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Can I build an Ubuntu Xenial chroot on a Debian Jessie LTSP server?
That worked. Thanks. <mailto:mavri...@uwindsor.ca> From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagr...@debian.org> Sent: September 22, 2016 1:25 PM To: ltsp-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Can I build an Ubuntu Xenial chroot on a Debian Jessie LTSP server? On 2016-09-22, Robert Mavrinac wrote: > VENDOR=Ubuntu ltsp-build-client --arch amd64 --chroot xenial --dist xenial > --mirror http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu --fat-client-desktop > ubuntu-mate-desktop --prompt-rootpass --purge-chroot ... > ERROR: invalid distribution: xenial > you may need to specify the distribution with the --dist argument: > /usr/sbin/ltsp-build-client --dist etch > error: LTSP client installation ended abnormally You'll at least need the "debootstrap" package from jessie-backports. Older versions of debootstrap do not support xenial. https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ live well, vagrant -- _ 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
