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Channel log from 7 October 2009   (all times are UTC)

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<dimtiris82>
hi all
07:59
i am having a problem with ltsp server configuration
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<dimtiris82>
i didnt remember wht i changed when i tried to change the ip address and tried to bridge the physical device with the ltspbr0(emu) device
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and when i tried to run with ltsp-vmclient it tells me that no ip address found
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and suggests?
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also i put the default ipZ on dhcp.conf of ltsp but no access
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<dimtiris82>
none ?
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<CAN-o-SPAM>
hi all
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<sbalneav>
Hello CAN-o-SPAM
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<CAN-o-SPAM>
hi sbalneav !
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<muttley_>
ciao! how can change bightness (gamma) on my thinclient crt...xgamma don't work :(
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<sbalneav>
Ummm, push the brighness control on the monitor up or down? :)
12:55
<ogra>
or wait until sbalneav implemented dbus tunneling ;)
12:55
then you can use the brightness applet
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<sbalneav>
Or use ltsp_localapp xgamma ....
12:55
<ogra>
yeah
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<sbalneav>
I like just adjusting the brightness on the monditor :)
12:56
Simple, and works :)
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<ogra>
indeed
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<sbalneav>
You know what I hate? VMWare sees fit to base it's freaking VM platform on linux, but I have to have a WINDOWS box in order to have the management tools needed to actually CREATE a virtual machine.
12:57
this sucks.
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<muttley_>
my crt don't have brightness controll!!
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<ogra>
use kvm :)
12:57
or UEC :)
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<muttley_>
have separeted gamma controll (red green blue)
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<ogra>
muttley_, use ltsp_localapp xgamma then
12:58
as sbalneav said
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<sbalneav>
UEC's what now?
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I *wanted* to use KVM, but I got outvoted :)
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<ogra>
ubuntu enterprise could
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<sbalneav>
vmware's apparently more *enterprisey*
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<ogra>
*cloud
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<muttley_>
ltsp_localapp ?!? this mean install xgamma on thin client (local)
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<sbalneav>
muttley_: yup
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<ogra>
.oO(funny typo though)
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<muttley_>
oooook
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thank you!
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<sbalneav>
It looks like it's part of the "x11-xserver-utils" package
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so it MAY already be there.
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<ogra>
sbalneav, i hope stgraber jumps on it in lucid so we have cloud supported LTSP :)
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<sbalneav>
Lucid what? Llama?
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<ogra>
then it should just become an option on the CD :)
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lynx
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<sbalneav>
Ah
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Lynx isn't an african animal is it? They're here in North America
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<ogra>
[ ] "install LTSP enterprise could cluster" :)
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europe too
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<muttley_>
...and UEC or KVM what is?
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<ogra>
koalas arent african either :)
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<sbalneav>
Well, true
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ok, so it's not african animals only.
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<ogra>
muttley_, KVM is virtualization software ... clouds are scalable virtual machines
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<sbalneav>
I do however, like lynx's. Both the cats, and the web browsers
13:03* ogra too
13:03* ogra needs to go packing now ...
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<sbalneav>
I can't do anything with clouds here at LAM, owing to chain-of-custody concerns.
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<ogra>
pfft
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you can set up a local cloud server
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UEC means you run the cloud in *your* DC
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and just benefit from the endless scalability
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<sbalneav>
Karmic's gonna have all that built in, yes?
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I think I saw SOME kind of large cat-like creature out at my cottage a couple of weeks ago.
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<ogra>
yup
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<sbalneav>
Might have been a lynx
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<ogra>
heh
13:06* ogra has a bunch of racoons in the garden
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<sbalneav>
So far, I've had (at the cottage)
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<muttley_>
i'll try ltsp_localapps :) ...tnx again!
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<ogra>
but i really need to go packing ...
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<sbalneav>
Skunks, black bears, wolves, foxes, great grey owls, deer, racoons, mice, squirrels, hawks, and about 1x10^8 species of birds.
13:07* ogra drives to amsterdam tomorrow ....
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<ogra>
not for clouds though ...
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<sbalneav>
Whatcha doing there?
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<ogra>
maemo.org summit
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<sbalneav>
Taking Susie?
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<ogra>
nope
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work stuff
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and we have nobody for the animals
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<sbalneav>
I hear there's good beer in Amsterdam :)
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Hoist a pint for me :)
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<ogra>
well, amstel
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<sbalneav>
phht
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<ogra>
will do :)
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<sbalneav>
I'm sure there's better local stuff
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<ogra>
for sure, i'll dig something up to have it for you ...
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<kusznir>
Hi all: I'm new to LTSP5 (I had been 'current' back in the 4.2 days), and I'm trying to set up a test Ubuntu server. Unfortunately, all the packages and docs assume a fairly basic setup, which does not match mine, and I can't seem to find enough documentation/files to set it up.
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Basically, I'm trying to run this in an "enterprise network". I have an existing dhcp server, which I can modify the next-server, filename, and option root-path dhcp options. I have another server that does TFTP, but I don't mind if the ubuntu LTSP server does this.
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The LTSP server must NOT run dhcp (that will break the network / piss off way too many people! :) ).
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However, as my LTSP box did not have two nics in it, it appears that the setup scripts kinda broke. I have my /opt/ltsp/i386 directory and image, but I don't have any of the pxelinux / kernel / initramfs stuff. It installed dhcp, but did not configure it so I don't know what the magic is for the root-path option to use the image.
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I also don't know how to verify that whatever is required to serve up the image (is it still NFS?) is actually configured/running.
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<alkisg>
NBD is used now
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OK, let's take this one by one
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"I don't have any of the pxelinux / kernel / initramfs stuff" ==> what do you have in /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386 ?
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<kusznir>
Ok, its there. I didn't know that's where tftpboot is hidden these days (I've always seen it at /tftpboot or /tftproot)
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<alkisg>
Next one, to remove dhcp3-server:
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sudo apt-get install ltsp-server
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sudo apt-get install ltsp-server
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*yes, do that twice*
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sudo apt-get --yes --auto-remove purge ltsp-server-standalone
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*ok you may omit the --yes :)
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<kusznir>
74.9MB disk space will be freed....wow...
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thanks for the help, btw.
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(my system is still thinking/working)
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btw: Ideally, I think I'd like to run nx as my communication protocol. Is this (easily) supported by current ltsp?
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Ok, got my prompt back.
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<alkisg>
Other people here use nx more than me, I'll leave that question for them :)
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Now, to configure your other server.
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<kusznir>
filename, I assume its something like /ltsp/i386/pxelinux.0, right?
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<alkisg>
Yes, and you also need to point next-server to your ltsp server
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<kusznir>
Yep. What about the option root-path?
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That's the big question for me, as I had always done NFS root, and I don't know how to specify NBD.
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<alkisg>
It isn't needed at all :)
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It's only used in nfs, and ubuntu doesn't use it by default
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<kusznir>
Ok. So it just looks to next-server for that?
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<alkisg>
But I *think* that I've heard about one or two broken pxe clients that do not boot if that's no present, so you may want to put it there just to be safe...
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Yes, next-server is used as the ltsp server
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<alkisg>
option root-path "/opt/ltsp/i386";
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<kusznir>
Also, with nbd, my lts.conf file won't be editable in the image. I recall in the LTSP docs that this file is tftp-transfered, but I don't see it...
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<alkisg>
You create it in /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/lts.conf
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You don't need to update the image to edit the lts.conf anymore
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<kusznir>
ok, thanks. I'll let my dhcp config files update, and try it out!
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<alkisg>
kusznir: I'm a little worried about the 75Mb freed space, though... which packages were removed?
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(I guess they were left overs from some other installation, and autoremove removed them)
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<zamba>
anyone here familiar with nomachine?
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<elias_a>
The NX client?
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zamba: Do you mean the NX client?
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<zamba>
yeah, and the whole suite
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<elias_a>
What about it?
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<elias_a>
alkisg: Your comment on FP-40 is very good.
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<alkisg>
elias_a: heh, it's a rather annoying bug :)
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<elias_a>
I do not understand what the dudes at Adobe think they are doing...
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<alkisg>
I think flash *never* supported unicode... so it is a big change for them
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<alkisg>
Really, we were hearing about unicode in delphi since 2004, and it got there in delphi 2009!
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I'm guessing adobe will need a few more years to get this right :(
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<elias_a>
Well - not supporting Unicode is equivalent of being out of business very soon...
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But let's hope for the best.
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<alkisg>
Nah, the ads don't need unicode :(
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<alkisg>
...and also the codepages still work in windows
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<elias_a>
On the other hand we have a FLOSS webconferencing tool that handles UTF8 correctly in MacOsX and Linux, too :)
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Adobe does not :)
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<alkisg>
Huh? which one are you talking about?
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<elias_a>
OpenMeetings.
15:05* alkisg really wishes all the flash-loving devs of the internet switched to silverlight... at least moonlight works :-/
15:05* alkisg looks at openmeetings
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<elias_a>
We used the workaround written by the dude running OpenStreetMaps.
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So even given the fact that Flash Player is broken we can make the scandinavian characters & other stuff at least seem to work... :)
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<Guest56707>
the video tag is the future hopefully
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<alkisg>
Unfortunately workaround don't work for greek :(
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<elias_a>
alkisg: Why not?
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<kusznir>
Is it "normal" for the thin client to take a long time to boot (say, 2 min) that could boot ltsp 4.2 in around 30 sec?
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<elias_a>
kusznir: What distro?
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<kusznir>
Ubuntu 9.04
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<elias_a>
Yes it is.
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<alkisg>
elias_a: They're not on the iso-8859-1 codepage... so we see 2 chars for every 1 greek char
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kusznir: you may want to try LDM_DIRECTX=True in lts.conf, which is insecure but faster (read the docs about the security implications)
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<elias_a>
alkisg: But that is the situation with the scandinavian characters as well - trying to type ä for example gives certain string of false characters.
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alkisg: Is it something else you mean?
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<kusznir>
elias_a: Are you familar with NX and its use with LTSP?
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<elias_a>
kusznir: I have used it. It works.
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<kusznir>
(asking you based on some comments a bit firster up to zamba)
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<alkisg>
elias_a: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_8859-1 ==> ä = 00E4
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<kusznir>
Cool...does it usually perform better than ldm?
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<alkisg>
elias_a: but α (the greek one) isn't there on that table
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<kusznir>
Are there down sides to using it?
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<elias_a>
alkisg: Oh right - and they are not supporting any codepage with greek alphabet?
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<alkisg>
Nope, none at all.
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<elias_a>
kusznir: It is like VNC, usable but you notice the latency.
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<alkisg>
Unless of course if I switch my linux to iso-8859-7 and get to a chaos :)
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<elias_a>
alkisg: Shall we go and beat them up? :P
15:18* alkisg gets his club.. :D
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<alkisg>
kusznir: also I think you won't get sound, localdevs etc with nx
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<elias_a>
Hmmm... where's my gun...
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<kusznir>
Oh...ok...I thought NX (at least claims) support for most of that stuff...so I thought it might even be easier.
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<elias_a>
kusznir: Easier than what?
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<kusznir>
I also like the idea of being able to disconnect and reconnect to the session, but perhaps the drawbacks aren't worth it.
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<elias_a>
Oh - that way.
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<kusznir>
According to nomachine's page, nx supports local disk, sound, and printer forwarding "transparently"...I've never tried to get that working before, though, so I don't know how easy it actually was. But they made it sound very easy...
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<elias_a>
NX is OK for example connecting to your office system remotely but you do not want to do it on regular basis.
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I have never tried sound on NX but I doubt that.
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<kusznir>
Ok. I think I'll have to have nx running for remote users, but it sounds like I'm better off with ldm for local client use.
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<elias_a>
I'll ask Asmo Koskinen about it.
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<zamba>
kusznir: you basically just set up nx on the server, yeah?
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<sbalneav>
kusznir: Yes, LTSP5 takes longer to boot, as everything about Linux has gotten bigger since the 4.2 days.
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<elias_a>
sbalneav: And the amount of automagically initialized hardware has exploded
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<johnny>
test
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<sbalneav>
elias_a: yes. All of this increases "boot time"
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The real guage is how it funtions AFTER boot.
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<tlf1138>
q\
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<alkisg>
elias_a: Yeah!!! Nagging does work! :) "it's fixed in 10.1 ;)"
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<adac>
was wondering if a thin client needs a graphic card?
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<kusznir>
Does video playback work well with modern LTSP? (flash / other multimedia, sound in sync with video)
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<kusznir>
adac: Depends on what you want to do with it...Normally thin clients are configured as "heads" into a server, so in order to do that, it needs to have a graphics output.
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<Spi3nS>
hi, somebody know who I can get the terminal name that a user LTSP was connected?
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