Edubuntu Client setup...

[David Woyciesjes]

Michael V. De Palatis wrote:

 > On Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 11:07:49AM -0500, David Woyciesjes wrote:
 >
 >>I'm thinking about setting up an Edubuntu LTSP server in my house,
 >>	and have just a couple questions...
 >>
 >>1 - Is it possible to setup an existing W2K PC to dual boot W2K/LTSP
 >>client? Can I use Grub, and not a floppy disk? How hard would this be?
 >>
> In regards to 1..., I don't see why you couldn't do this. I don't
> have any experience with LTSP (I hadn't even heard of it, so I just
> googled it; sounds interesting), so I can't really help you with
> specifics here. But in principle, I would think that you could use
> grub to accomplish this.

	I guess the trick is how to tweak GRUB to boot from the LTSP.zlilo file 
I can generate from the Rom-O-Matic.net. Another option I found which 
would not require GRUB, but instead tweaking W2K to dual boot into plain 
DOS is the .com file option from Rom-O-Matic. I believe I would only 
need to copy a couple DOS files to a directory (like command.com), then 
add a line to the boot.ini file.

>>2 - What would be a good way to integrate my W2K/Breezy laptop into 
>>this? Regarding synchronizing users, files & such... Maybe even flip
>> it from plain Ubuntu to Edubuntu?
>>
> In regards to 2... I don't know about synchronizing between Windows
> and Linux entirely, but two nice tools that exist for syncing two
> linux machines (at least) are unison and rsync. Unison does actual
> synchronization, i.e., it will work both ways, whereas rsync will do
> a "one way" sync (it's great for backups).
> 
> I personally use Unison to sync my school and work files between my
> desktop and laptop, and am evnetually going to get around to setting
> up a backup system using rsync.
> 

	Okay, seems as I wasn't quite clear enough. I mean synchronizing users' 
desktop icons, settings, wallpaper, etc. Same logon and desktop 
everywhere. Whether I'm on the desktop machine, laptop LTSP client, or 
on the road with the laptop.
	Say I'm using Ubuntu somewhere else, and create a document. When I get 
home, and boot up the laptop as a LTSP client, I'd like that document to 
show up in the same place.

	As for using files in both OSs on the laptop, I have a FAT32 partition 
setup for that purpose. :)
	And I presume an LTSP client can mount all drives (HDD, CD, floppy, 
USB) that are on the local workstation?

> I hope that helped,
> 
> Mike

Sort of... :)


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