XDCMP still requires another X box with excess resources (RAM and CPU time) for the client (server, technically) to use. However, it's real easy to set up, and provides an excellent excuse for you to get some more memory :).
-DMZ On Fri, 2005-11-04 at 13:32 -0500, Nick Cummings wrote: > On Fri, 4 Nov 2005, Mathias Stearn wrote: > > > I'd just do a strait install instead of a liveCD. Those machines dont > > have the fastest cd drives or enough ram to cache usefull programs, so > > it will always be painfully slow. > > I agree the CD will be slow. We've now put 256 MB of RAM in the box, so > that's not as much of an issue. If I used a live distro that fit entirely > in the RAM (Damn Small Linux supposedly would) it would probably be ok. > But, yes, an HD install might be best in the long term. > > > Installing a simple gentoo setup on those machines can be done in about > > a day. > > ...ah yes, the famed ease of Gentoo. Suffice it to say, I'm looking for a > solution that's a bit less fuss than that, if possible. > > > Much less if you use pre-built packages. Basically all you need > > is the base system and X11. Then you could run a full kde or gnome > > session off of another box. To make it usable, remember to use ssh -YC > > instead of -XC. That will enable RENDER and all sorts of other goodies. > > > > -matt > > You're talking about using XDMCP? It's not something I've messed with > much before. I take it essentially everything runs remotely (as opposed > to running X locally with ssh X11 forwarding) and only display > instructions are sent to the desktop. I need to read up on what I have to > do to get XDMCP work, I guess. > > Thanks, > > Nick > >
