LTSP - Linux Terminal Server Project

Jim McQuillan (jam@ltsp.org)

1. Introduction

2. Copyright

3. Security Concerns

4. Problems with specific Linux distributions

• 4.1 Redhat 6.0
• 4.2 Redhat 6.2
• 4.3 Caldera eDesktop v2.3 and v2.4

5. Quick Installation Guide

• 5.1 Minimum requirements:
• 5.2 Ready-Set-Go

6. Description of a diskless workstation

7. Theory of operation

8. Local apps versus Remote apps

• 8.1 Issues with setting up support for local apps
• 8.2 Benefits of running apps locally

9. Setting up the server

• 9.1 Packages available for download
• 9.2 Planning the IP-Address scheme
• 9.3 Upgrade the xfs package
• 9.4 Install bootpd (optional)
• 9.5 Install DHCP
• 9.6 Install the lts_core package for the first time
• 9.7 Upgrade the lts_core package from a previous version
• 9.8 Choose the appropriate kernel
• 9.9 Choose the X server
• 9.10 Edit the configuration files
• 9.11 Available lts.conf parameters
• 9.12 Configuring the server for Local apps

10. Setting up the workstation

• 10.1 Restarting the daemons

11. Specific hardware settings

• 11.1 Intel i810 based systems

12. Testing

13. Tuning the server

• 13.1 Maximum number of files that can be opened on the server
• 13.2 Maximum number of inodes that can be opened on the server
• 13.3 Maximum number of processes that can be run on the server

14. Troubleshooting

• 14.1 Places to look for error messages:
• 14.2 The workstation doesn't boot
• 14.3 Problems starting X-Windows
• 14.4 Problems on the server
• 14.5 If all else fails:

15. LTSP on other versions of Linux and Unix

16. Additional references

• 16.1 Online references
• 16.2 Print Publications - for additional reference