Rob Owens a écrit :
> manu Baylac wrote:
>   
>> Hi.
>>
>> I install successfully a ltsp server on debian sid and all works fine.
>> But now, clients want to use an Ubuntu dist.
>>
>> So I try :
>> ltsp-build-client --dist gutsy --mirror 
>> http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu --security-mirror none
>>
>> Base system installs successfully, then I get a message that says it's 
>> impossible to install linux-image-486 (???)... and the build client 
>> fails....
>>
>>     
> If the users want to *see* Ubuntu, then you need a full Ubuntu server
> installed somewhere.  The --dist option only affects the packages that
> get installed in the chroot.  These are things like video drivers, xorg,
> etc., but it does not include anything that the user actually sees.  It
> only includes files that the thin client hardware needs to operate.
>
> So unfortunately after all your hard work, it looks like your Debian
> server may be more or less useless for your LTSP needs.  That is, if
> your users really must have Ubuntu.
>   
Definitively clear. ;-)
Thanks a lot Rob (and others) for this helpful explanation.

Manu

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