On 01/06/15 19:53, richard kweskin wrote:
> I will be assisting in setting up ltsp using 32bit Ubuntu 12.04 in a
> school for kids aged 9 to 13 yrs old. The school has asked that windows
> be also available as they have win software they use.
>
> My thought was to include on the ltsp server a vdi with windows xp
> using virtualbox. The 16 clients will all be fat with 1 GB ram each.
> What advice can anyone offer so that the vdi is small enough but useable
> on the clients?
>
> As not all clients have the same hardware configuration should a live
> cd image e.g. Hirens be used to accommodate the various clients or is
> this not an issue?
>
> Richard
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Hello Richard,
I used to do this at work but have now moved over to using KVM for the
Win XP images instead as it's easier to manage from a server point of
view. It depends on what you're doing though as KVM doesn't handle 3d
graphics so Virtualbox maybe a better choice if you have 3d programs.
I've just found it harder to manage on an LTSP system.
The advantages of KVM over Vitualbox in an LTSP system are;
- Central management is easier as you access all the images in one place
(virtualbox you have to login to each user)
- Kernel updates are easier (although you could use the open source
version of Virtualbox I don't think it requires modules to be compiled
for the kernel on every update)
- virt-manager is really easy to use.
from
Michael
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