On Fri, 2006-06-09 at 14:00 -0500, Steve wrote:
If you are just going to run as a thin client, why not PXE boot instead of installing anything locally? The k12ltsp distro has everything canned for that - install it on a server and you are done.
Because I don't like the way k12ltsp works. Because it requires PXE. Because I feel that certain things belong on the client, and certain things belong on the server.
Actually there are several variations, including etherboot floppies or CDs, or bootable CDs that contain the whole thin client (pxes and thinstation, I forget which is which, but either will do an xdm session back to your server - and they work with the k12ltsp server).
I've thought about using k12ltsp instead, but somehow it seems "messy" compared to what I am doing.
Until there is an update you want on the client side and someone has to reinstall...
I believe in server-centricity. But too much of a good thing can still be bad. YMMV. It depends on the exact situation and the people involved.
The default k12ltsp way of doing things is with a dual-nic'd server and clients all on the 'inside'. However you can set it up to work on a flat LAN without breaking anything else. That is, having a PXE/etherboot setup installed just gives you another option. You can still install locally if you want or mix and match.