The main reason is that modern distributions are optimised for the processor/glibc that it was installed on. It is very difficult to support some of the older processors with this in mind. Keeping a full distribution that will run on a 486 would be no joke.
LTSP V2 used to do it this way. It became very messy, very quickly (Although I still use it for some clients). Doing the apps on the server allows memory to be used more efficiently as apps such as openoffice share large blocks of code between instances. Regards Darryl Alexander Eduardo Belck wrote: > I would like to know why does ltsp use a small linux installation in > /opt/ltsp/i386 ? > Wouldn't it be simpler for local aplications if I do a full installation in a > spare partition that I can start on the server to update or do simple aplication > installation (using utilitys like apt-get, rpm ...) and than restart the server > in normal operation where this partion is mounted in /opt/ltsp/i386 ? > The reason for the small installation isn't probably for the aditional 1G disk > space used on the server, so what am I missing ? > I would like to have a simple way to use several aplication at the workstation, > starting with Mozilla. > > Thanks, > > Alex > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board > for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! > http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Dice - The leading online job board for high-tech professionals. Search and apply for tech jobs today! http://seeker.dice.com/seeker.epl?rel_code=31 _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
