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Channel log from 16 March 2013   (all times are UTC)

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01:43
<sbalneav>
jammcq: ping
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02:42
<jammcq>
sbalneav: pong
02:52
<sbalneav>
hey
02:53
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnL47bbFN68
03:04
<jammcq>
sbalneav: watching now
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<sbalneav>
How bad is it? :(
03:11
<jammcq>
it's pretty freaking awesome
03:11
what kind of camera did you use?
03:14
<sbalneav>
Just my phone
03:14
<jammcq>
wow, looks pretty good
03:15
<sbalneav>
I'll write up some blog posts tomorrow.
03:20
<jammcq>
cool.
03:20
i'm heading to bed. awesome job on the hackfest this week!
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03:30
<zdgffdgz>
hello , Note that things like sound and local device support are auto-enabled if the
03:30
corresponding packages are installed, there is no need to manually set these
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options anymore.
03:31
I have no sound on the client. running ltsp 5.
03:31
What are the corresponding packages?
03:33
5.2.4-2 debian squeeze
03:43
<sbalneav>
Could be that the thin client's not detecting the sound card.
03:43
<zdgffdgz>
thin client plays on the server
03:44
beep on client also plays on server
03:47
I also have a problem with a local USB device on the client. How do I mount such device?
03:49
<sbalneav>
We'll need some more information.
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1) What desktop are you using?
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2) How did you build the chroot
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3) What kind of thin client is it?
03:52
<zdgffdgz>
1] fluxbox 2] ltsp-build-client --arch i386 3] hp thin client
03:55
<sbalneav>
Ok, well, that explains it.
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<zdgffdgz>
?
03:56
<sbalneav>
fluxbox doesn't do sound forwarding, and doesn't pop up icons on the desktop like gnome, kde, etc.
03:56
<zdgffdgz>
understood
03:57
No way with fluxbox, as I like fluxbox?
03:58
How about mounting an USB device on the client?
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<sbalneav>
should be mounting. Check in /media
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<zdgffdgz>
nothing in media
04:00
it's vfat
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<sbalneav>
Something's broken then. I used to have a whole page up on the wiki showing how to debug, but it's gone now. Not sure.
04:02
My advice would be to run the gnome2 desktop, see if it mounts with that. If it does, then it's fluxbox related, if not, then there's a deeper problem.
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<zdgffdgz>
I"ll give kde a try, tomorrow, thank!
04:03
<sbalneav>
np
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<zdgffdgz>
So I installed kde, I did not like what I saw, and removed it again. Back to fluxbox
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<sbalneav>
Did you test if the usb sticks and sound worked?
04:46
<zdgffdgz>
No I did not check, I hate kde
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I couldn't find my favorite xterm, no sound player
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kde's menu is a disaster, like M$
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<sbalneav>
I didn't ask you to install it to see if you liked kde, I asked you to do so to determine whether the problem was related to fluxbox, or another problem.
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Well, anyway, heading to bed.
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<zdgffdgz>
I will try it another time, perhaps tomorrow.
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<zdgffdgz>
hello vagrantc, do you know if fluxbox supports local sound and storage(USB)?
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<vagrantc>
zdgffdgz: ltspfs is essentially desktop-independent ... but some desktops make it more obvious with icons on the desktop.
05:01
zdgffdgz: but as long as you're looking in /media/USERNAME/DEVICE you should be able to access your files no matter what desktop you're running.
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zdgffdgz: similar for sound- you may need to configure alsa to redirect to pulse if running on the LTSP client
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<zdgffdgz>
There is no /media/USERNAME on the thin client
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<vagrantc>
are there devices plugged in?
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<zdgffdgz>
yes, also local disc is not there
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<vagrantc>
local disk will not be there unless you explicitly allow local disks
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<zdgffdgz>
in lts.conf?
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<vagrantc>
zdgffdgz: so what sort of devices do you have plugged in?
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<zdgffdgz>
in my /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf I have [default] LTSP_CONFIG=True SOUND=True LOCALDEV=True
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USB 64Gb usb-stick
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<vagrantc>
in general USB sticks should show up ... but some prove to be fussy.
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<zdgffdgz>
I tried another one 2 Gb, nodifference
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<vagrantc>
is the user in the fuse group?
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groups | grep fuse
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<zdgffdgz>
no
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<vagrantc>
they need to be in the fuse group... ltspfs is a fuse-based filesystem.
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Enslaver: is your mail from March 1st generally enough to try ltsp on centos?
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<zdgffdgz>
usermod -g fuse USERNAME doesn't change that
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<vagrantc>
zdgffdgz: adduser USERNAME fuse
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that's why i use
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you would also have to logout and log back in again for it to work
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zdgffdgz: are you saying they weren't added to the fuse group, or adding them to the fuse group didn't help?
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or unsure? :)
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<zdgffdgz>
I rebooted the client and now /media/USERNAME shows up
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in it there's a dead link? ?usbdisk-sdc1
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So I made some progress
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<vagrantc>
a link?
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like, a symlink?
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<zdgffdgz>
?usbdisk-sdc1 red colored
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<vagrantc>
zdgffdgz: and the user is now in the fuse group?
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zdgffdgz: ls -l /media/USERNAME
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<zdgffdgz>
d?????? ? ? ? ? ?usbdisk-sdc1
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<vagrantc>
that's a messed up fuse mount... hrm.
05:38
i've seen that before ... rebooting the server cleared it up...
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<zdgffdgz>
OK rebooting the server
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<zdgffdgz>
back up
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media/USERNAME/usbdisk-sdc1 is now an empty directory
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I put in another USB-stick, brings me back to the red colored ?links
05:49
rebooted the client, now it works!!!
05:52
next problem: no sound
05:52
command beep on client beeps on server, system beeps on client
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<vagrantc>
zdgffdgz: this is on debian?
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<zdgffdgz>
yep, squeeze up to date
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<vagrantc>
zdgffdgz: have you followed the instructions in /usr/share/doc/ltsp-server/README*sound ?
05:55
<zdgffdgz>
no
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<vagrantc>
zdgffdgz: that's your next project :)
05:56* vagrantc waves to alkisg
05:56
<alkisg>
Hi vagrantc, hi all
06:11
<vnc786>
question : by default usb is disable or need some parameter in lts.conf ? right now i have nothing in lts.conf but at fat clients are getting usb access
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<zdgffdgz>
apt-get install libasound2-plugins
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and now the rest ;-)
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<vagrantc>
vnc786: usb storage devices should be supported
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though in theory, fat clients could use more conventional means to get device access.
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vnc786: user needs to be in the fuse group for localdev (ltspfs) to work
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<alkisg>
They do; fat clients don't use ltspfs to access the local devices
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Normal fat client users get access to all external devices without being in the fuse group,
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and sudoers also get access to internal devices like local hard disks
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Access can be customized by policykit, the same as in local installations
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(and we could add lts.conf support for policykit modifications...)
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<vnc786>
LOCALDEV_DENY_USB=True will make not provide access to usb on fat clients ? am i right
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<zdgffdgz>
getting sound on thin client is no easy task
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<vagrantc>
vnc786: like alkisg said, the LOCALDEV support isn't used by fatclients.
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zdgffdgz: depends on the client.
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<vnc786>
vagrantc: i m trying to disable access for fat clients so how do i do..?
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<zdgffdgz>
getting local storage work even needed reboot of server ;-)
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<vagrantc>
vnc786: just like you would for a disked computer
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zdgffdgz: some of those reboots might have been avoidable... but sometimes it's just easiest to reset it.
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vnc786: you could blacklist the usb_storage module ... a bit brute-force ...
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<vnc786>
is there a way using lts.conf file ?
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<vagrantc>
don't know off the top of my head
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<vagrantc>
keep the hackfest hacking!
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<vnc786>
i just put LOCALDEV_DENY_USB=True in lts.conf ..though it will work but no it's not....
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<zdgffdgz>
vnc786 have you got sound on the fat client?
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<vnc786>
zdgffdgz: yes i got sound thru 3.5mm jack headphone
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<zdgffdgz>
I am trying to get sound on my THIN client
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Perhaps you can help me setting it up
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<vnc786>
so u r not getting sound on fatclients or thinclients ?
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<zdgffdgz>
thin
07:03
I've got local storage (USB)
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on the thin client
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<vnc786>
and have u tried using sound parameter in lts.conf ?
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<zdgffdgz>
I have SOUND=True under [default]
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<zdgffdgz>
vnc786 Is it worthwhile to change from FAT to THIN client? I have 100MHz 2Gb RAM thin client.
07:26
1000MHz ! GHz, sorry
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<warren>
2Gb RAM is 250MB of RAM
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<zdgffdgz>
2GB
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<zdgffdgz>
for sound, what has to be installed/changed on the server, and what on the thin client?
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<Hyperbyte>
zdgffdgz, what distro/version?
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<zdgffdgz>
Hyperbyte, decian squeeze
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5.2.4
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nicest thing to do is have mpd running on the client.
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would be
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<Hyperbyte>
mpd?
08:25
Oh
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I'm not sure why.
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By default, LTSP sends all audio from thin client desktop applications to the client's audio hardware, using pulseaudio
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It should work out of the box, not sure about Debian Squeeze specifically though.
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<zdgffdgz>
mpd can be controlled by any PC, Android device . . .
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LTSP does't work out of the box on debian squeeze
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I had trouble with local access to USB-storage, now solved, Next project: audio. . .
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<zdgffdgz_>
debian squeeze
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<Hyperbyte>
Like I said, LTSP uses pluseaudio.
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It should work.
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<zdgffdgz>
I have pulseaudio on server and client, doesn't work out of the box
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<alkisg>
Is this your first LTSP setup?
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<zdgffdgz>
My first setup was 15 years ago.
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<alkisg>
LTSP didn't exist 15 years ago
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<zdgffdgz>
14
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<alkisg>
OK, anyways, so I assume you're experienced with LTSP... have you ever set up LTSP 5 before?
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<zdgffdgz>
yes, without sound
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<alkisg>
And always in debian squeeze?
08:48
<zdgffdgz>
yes
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<alkisg>
OK. I'd suggest you try another installation with squeeze, backports, and LXDE
08:49
That one should work out of the box
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<zdgffdgz>
14 years ago I even tried susu
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<alkisg>
And then you can compare what runs and whatnot, to troubleshoot your fluxbox one
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<zdgffdgz>
I have backports, fluxbox, is this aproblem?
08:50
<alkisg>
Yes, fluxbox is a problem, the problem being that I haven't heard anyone using it with ltsp
08:50
<zdgffdgz>
OK I'll try LCDE
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<alkisg>
So it's not widely tested, troubleshooted etc
08:51
<zdgffdgz>
lxde being installed
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<alkisg>
With susu you mean suse?
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<zdgffdgz>
rebooted lxdl
08:56
sound works!!!!!!!!
08:56
But is this possible on fluxbox?
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<alkisg>
It should be, but it's up to you to locate the problems, fix them, and then send patches to ltsp :)
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<zdgffdgz>
hahaha
08:58
<alkisg>
Try also sending mails to the ltsp-discuss ML, maybe someone has used fluxbox and has the solution
08:59
And of course you can file bug reports...
08:59
!ltsp-bug
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<ltsp>
ltsp-bug: To file a bug report for upstream LTSP, go to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ltsp
09:00
<zdgffdgz>
bug: it doesn't work out of the box;-)
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<alkisg>
Sure
09:00
I'm sure it doesn't work out of the box in 99% of the desktop environments
09:00
As they are hundreds of them
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<zdgffdgz>
ok
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<vnc786>
i m trying to disable usb access for fat clients so how do i do..? any work around in lts.conf other than blacklisting module
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<zdgffdgz>
I don't like the menu of lxde
09:24
so back to fluxbox
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<zdgffdgz>
reboot
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<vnc786>
i got one backup img of chroot. fat clients are getting image from /opt/ltsp/ubuntu64bit/64bit/images/amd64.img ..which is define in /etc/nbd-server/conf.d/lsp_amd64 now....i change the path to backup img path but i
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change path in ltsp_amd64.conf will it take that backup img...
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right now it is taking actual image only
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<Enslaver>
Vagrantc: yes, just about
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Inode0.com
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