KIWI-LTSP

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The Project

1 The Project
2 Status/What works?
3 Documentation
4 TODO/Task List
5 Awards
6 File Releases
7 Browse the Subversion Tree
8 Mailing Lists
9 Bugs

This is a sub-project developed out of KIWI

We intend to utilize KIWI to create LTSP chroot image that can be used as network boot image for diskless thin clients. More information about the state of project can be found here: http://en.opensuse.org/LTSP.

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What is LTSP

The Linux Terminal Server Project adds thin-client support to Linux servers. LTSP is a flexible, cost effective solution that is empowering schools, businesses, and organizations all over the world to easily install and deploy desktop workstations. A growing number of Linux distributions include LTSP out-of-the-box.

Shiny new thin-clients and legacy PCs alike can be used to browse the Web, send e-mail, create documents, and run other desktop applications. LTSP not only improves Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), but more importantly, provides increased value over traditional computing solutions. LTSP workstations can run applications from Linux and Windows servers.

Visit LTSP.org for more information.

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What is KIWI

The openSuSE KIWI Image System provides a complete operating system image solution for Linux supported hardware platforms as well as for virtualisation systems like Xen Qemu or VMware. KIWI features distribution independent design, support for virtual systems, network deployed images, live CDs, thick clients and now with kiwi-ltsp diskless clients too.

Visit KIWI home page for more information.

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How to get started

LTSP on openSUSE wiki

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Status/What works?

We have well working setup, the packages for which are hosted on openSUSE Build Service server:ltsp repository.

Installation scripts that enables very easy set up of KIWI-LTSP server by running just a couple of commands.
Automated setup of DHCP server
Automated setup of tftp server
Automated NFS/NBD server setup
Automated creation of netboot images
Automated creation of LTSP chroot image
LDM2 (New LTSP Display Manager) written C works on SUSE unmodified.
Diskless thin clients can bootup using NBD or NFS Root.
Clients get full graphical X session with access to all the softwares installed on the server.
Out of box sound support using PulseAudio
Auto mounting of removable devices

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Documentation

kiwi-ltsp-setup process flow diagram
Installing from svn
See http://en.opensuse.org/LTSP for normal installation instructions

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TODO/Task List

Here is the TODO/Task list.

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Awards

KIWI-LTSP is among the winners of FOSS India Awards. Here is the [1] project feature on the award site.

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File Releases

GSoC_Proposal_draft_6.pdf	-	2008-03-26
INSTALL	-	2008-03-15
KIWI-LTSP.pdf	-	2008-05-27
cyberorg.tar.bz2	-	2008-05-08
easy-ltsp-0.2.tar.gz	-	2008-06-09
easy-ltsp-tasks.pdf	-	2008-06-28
easy-ltsp.ltsconf.xml	-	2008-06-13
easy-ltsp.tar.bz2	-	2008-06-06
initrd	-	2008-05-27
kiwi-ltsp-diagram.png	-	2008-03-22
kiwi-ltsp-factory.ymp	-	2008-03-16
kiwi-ltsp-prebuilt.ymp	-	2008-06-20
kiwi-ltsp.ymp	-	2008-06-20
lts-gui-soc-meeting1.log	-	2008-04-30
ltsp-gui-meeting-03-july.txt	-	2008-07-03
ltsp-gui-meeting-06-june.txt	-	2008-06-06
ltsp-gui-meeting-11-june.txt	-	2008-06-11
ltsp-gui-meeting-19-june.txt	-	2008-06-19
ltsp-gui-meeting-26-june.txt	-	2008-06-26
ltsp-gui-meeting-28-may.txt	-	2008-05-28
ltsp-gui-meeting-7-may.txt	-	2008-05-07
ltsp-gui-soc-meeting-14-may.txt	-	2008-05-14
ltsp-gui-soc-meeting-21-may.txt	-	2008-05-21
soss08.pdf	-	2008-04-04

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Browse the Subversion Tree

Browsing the Subversion tree gives you access to this project's shared source code and files. You may also view the complete histories of any file in the repository.

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