IRC chat logs for #ltsp on irc.libera.chat (webchat)


Channel log from 29 November 2008   (all times are UTC)

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<ball>
What's a good book on LTSP?
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<johnny>
are there any?
00:45
the documentation in the topic is all i know about
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or the documentation on the ubuntu wiki
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ball, ltsp is evolving too fast to write a book about it atm i think..
00:46
any book would be obsolete by the time it came out
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a book written 3 months ago wouldn't have mentioned the new local applications support for example
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<ball>
Hmm... I suppose that makes sense.
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<johnny>
perhaps in the next year it will be stablilized somewhat
01:05
i'd suggest reading the docs in the topic
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g'night
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<ball>
Goodnight.
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<jkm>
Hello
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<WeeD_>
what is the advantage of using LTSP 5 and not the LTSP 2
08:26
what is the advantage of using LTSP 5 and not the LTSP 4.2
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<Nubae>
for one, LTSP 5 is supported and ltsp 4.2 isn't
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<petre>
sound is much easier to get working in LTSP 5
08:36
Flash, too
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<Nubae>
and local devices
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<petre>
4.2 supported local devices
08:37
but Nubae is right that the code has been refined since 4.2
08:37
5 also will have better support for new graphic cards/chips in the clients
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<petre>
5 also is now getting support for local apps
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<Nubae>
then there is local apps, fat client, ltsp-cluster
08:38
:-)
08:38
<petre>
so, 4.2 is arguably simpler, but by that same token, it is less capable
08:39
<Nubae>
I guess the biggest advantage is that ltsp 5 is now an upstream project as opposed to a distro
08:39
<petre>
yes, much more easily applied to whichever distro you want to run
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<WeeD_>
how i remove ltsp 4.2 for my debian ?
08:50
because i want to install ltsp 5 now
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<WeeD_>
petre
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Nubae
09:02
how i remove ltsp 4.2 for my debian ?
09:02
because i want to install ltsp 5 now
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<petre>
WeeD_, not sure, I'm not a debian person
09:02
the best person to ask would be vagrantc, but he's on the west coast of the US, meaning he's probably still sleeping
09:02
<WeeD_>
ok.. but i dont know purge ltsp 4.2 any distribuiton
09:03
ok.. but you dont know purge ltsp 4.2 any distribuiton?
09:03
<petre>
with 4.2 much/most of the code was contained in /opt/ltsp
09:03
you might be able to just remove that
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<WeeD_>
rm -r /opt/ltsp resolved?
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<petre>
but I think the dhcp stuff is different, so you may want to remove the dhcpd package
09:04
<WeeD_>
ok
09:04* petre is kinda guessing here
09:04
<WeeD_>
but my server LTSP is dhcp server too
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petre
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<petre>
oh, then don't remove dhcpd package
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<WeeD_>
ok
09:05
thanks boy
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<petre>
do you have two NICs in your server?
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<WeeD_>
09:06
ex 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.200
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<petre>
in ltsp 5, some of the stuff that used to be in /opt/ltsp gets moved to being under /tftp, which varies by distro
09:08
that may be more difficult to make work with a single NIC in 5
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It is for Fedora, which I use; not sure about Debian
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<WeeD_>
ok
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<petre>
stgraber, ping
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<stgraber>
pepong
11:32
argh
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<petre>
for a printer attached to a client, do I need to do anything besides put a 'PRINTER_0_DEVICE=/dev/lp0' line in lts.conf under the MAC address of the thin client?
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<petre>
doh! nm, configured wrong server
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<petre>
I should be able to telnet to port 9100 on the client which has a printer connected to it, right?
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<stgraber>
petre: pong
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<petre>
stgraber, you mentioned putting NX onto a laptop or netbook and connecting over wireless to the LTSP server
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<petre>
was that a custom image on the client? or just a stock version? or something else?
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<johnny>
you could use any distro minimal install to do that
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after installing NX of course..
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<stgraber>
yeah, we have a minimal Ubuntu for that
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basically a debootstrapped system with X and an init script to start X and NX
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<petre>
stgraber, is that documented anywhere?
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<stgraber>
petre: nope, we don't have any customer using it so it was just quickly done as an experiment and not documented. It's basically: debootstrap Ubuntu 8.10 on a ext3 usb key, install ubuntu-minimal and ubuntu-standard, install Xorg, install NX (binary taken from nomachine), make rc.local to do a dhcp request and start X+NX. Then setup grub and you're done.
16:38
it's very similar to a LTSP chroot actually
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<petre>
ok, that gives me an outline of the steps, which is good enough
16:39
tx
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<petre>
ok, back to printing: I cannot telnet to port 9100 on the client that has the printer attached
16:56
any suggestions what to look at?
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<petre>
wish there was a 'lsusb' command on the clients
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<jammcq>
so put one there
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<petre>
hey jammcq!
17:04
<jammcq>
he petre
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<petre>
actually, I did, right after I typed my lament
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and it sees the printer
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should I see jetpipe or similar in ps -ef on the client?
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I suspect that is what is missing?
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<jammcq>
I have no clue
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i've been out of the loop too long
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<petre>
I fooled around with jetpipe but that was at least year ago, probably longer
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<stgraber>
jetpipe being a deamon it should be running yes
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I have never used it though
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<petre>
hmm, I have a /usr/bin/jetpipe
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but when I try to load it I get an error:
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"File /usr/sbin/jetpipe, line 40, in <module> import serial
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ImportError: No module named serial"
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<stgraber>
do you have python-serial installed ?
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or whatever it's called in fedora
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<petre>
no, and yum lists no such package
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I've got a setserial package
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for setting serial ports
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but that's probably not what it's looking for
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<stgraber>
and pyserial ?
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<petre>
ah, pyserial looks promising
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<stgraber>
yeah, pyserial is the upstream name for python-serial
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ubuntu/debian tries to call python-<the thing you import> instead of using the upstream name for all python modules
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<stgraber>
but the upstream for python-serial is pyserial so it should be what you need
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<petre>
why don't they just use the upstream name?
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<stgraber>
it's easier to list all the python packages on the system looking for python-*, I suspect python-support and python-central (things used to handle python modules) also use sort of need that naming
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s/use//
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<petre>
hmm, still failed, same error
17:16
dinner time, bbiab
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<Guevara>
hi everybody
19:08
how do I edit the size of the folders of users of the ltsp?
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<Guevara>
elisboa: fala portugues?
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<jammcq>
au nao fala portugues
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<Guevara>
jammcq: pode me dar uma dica?
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<jammcq>
au fala um poco de portugues
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boa noite
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<Guevara>
boa noite jammcq
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<jammcq>
that's about all I know :)
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<Guevara>
jammcq: how do I edit the size of the folders of users of the ltsp?
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<jammcq>
size of folders?
19:10
what folders?
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<Guevara>
folders of users
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users that the system
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<jammcq>
umm, that's a basic Linux question. Maybe you need quotas
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<Guevara>
Ubuntu 8.04
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yes, i look this http://beginlinux.com/server_training/126-linux-terminal-server/1057-managing-users-in-ltsp
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but, you know a front-end for this?
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<jammcq>
Limiting Disk Space with Quotas
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<Guevara>
i need a graphical editor for this
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<jammcq>
that's what you need
19:12
why?
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<Guevara>
how i do?
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<jammcq>
I've never used quotas
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so I don't think I can help
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<Guevara>
=/
19:14
thanks
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<lbs>
hi
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I'd like to know how to install soft under ltsp-thin-client
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<vagrantc>
!release
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<ltspbot>
vagrantc: "release" is please mention the linux distro and release you're using :)
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<lbs>
ubuntu 8.10
20:46
Now,when I using ltsp-update-image,it doesnt work
20:46
I was confused with the /opt/ltsp/i386 and the original system.
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I changed the /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/rc.local file,but it does not work.
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could you help me/
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<vagrantc>
lbs: so you edited /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/rc.local and ran ltsp-update-image ?
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<lbs>
yes
20:52
I just want to run x11vnc and let the thin-client-manager work
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<vagrantc>
did that give you an error?
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<lbs>
It gives nothing.
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and I cannot connect to thin-client's x11vnc.
20:53
in thin-client-manager.
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but in ubuntu 7.10,I did it.
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I don't know whether the /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/rc.local run when logon into the thin-client.
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<vagrantc>
i don't either
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i use debian, which has a different init system from ubuntu
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<lbs>
You met the same problem?
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<vagrantc>
never had any such problem, debian works very differently
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<lbs>
oh.
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<vagrantc>
no ltsp-update-image, different init system, and i've never tried to use x11vnc
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<lbs>
why?You don't need to manage the thin-client?
21:00
or use iTALC or thin-client-manager?
21:08
Who use ltsp under ubuntu?
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<vagrantc>
lbs: debian still uses NFS rather than NBD, so ltsp-update-image isn't needed.
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lbs: simply chroot /opt/ltsp/i386 apt-get install YOURFAVORITEPROGRAM
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<lbs>
but some soft has a service daemon,how can I run it under thin-client?
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such as iTALC,a kind of classroom management tool.
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It has a service daemon and use the port 5900
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If I didnot apt-get install it under chroot,I also can run it manually under thin-client.
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<Comet>
;-D
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<johnny>
lbs, thin-client-manager is broken
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and the x11vnc part will be removed
21:45
it is broken.. and will stay broken.. italc is the preferred solution
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<lbs>
johnny:but Now the thin-client-manager is very simple.
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<johnny>
it will be simpler :)
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if you want to fix it.. i suppose people will be happy, but there is nobody currently interested in fixing the x11vnc problem, as the program is not maintained by anybody
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<lbs>
I see.
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but how can I install iTALC ON THIN-CLIENT?
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I have read the wiki help
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and I have some questions
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johnny:How can I make my start_ica script to run when thin-client user logon?
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Now,when the thin-client user logon. I manaually run the script start_ica.
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and in the iTALC master interace,
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I cannot connect to thin-client use the localhost:11168.168 is the thin-client ip.
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<johnny>
i have no idea
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i've never used either
22:29
please don't private message somebody
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unless they asked you to do so
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other people here use italc, but i assume they are all asleep
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try coming back later
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altho.. the weekends aren't the best time to get help either
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usually the weekdays, during the daylight hours of usa and europe
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i know many things about ltsp .. just not at all related to its educational usages :)
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<lbs>
dear johnny,I see,many thanks.
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to you.have a good weekend.
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