Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Curious--impact of GNOME 3 on LTSP-pnp--take2?

2017-07-24 Thread David Groos
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Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Curious--impact of GNOME 3 on LTSP-pnp?

2017-07-24 Thread David Groos
does also want 3D hardware acceleration like Unity. Thanks for letting me know, Richard. David On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 4:30 AM, richard kweskin wrote: > On 2017-07-23 18:18, David Groos wrote: > >> Hi All, >> Just curious how Ubuntus movement from Unity to GNOME 3 is likely t

[Ltsp-discuss] Curious--impact of GNOME 3 on LTSP-pnp?

2017-07-23 Thread David Groos
Hi All, Just curious how Ubuntu's movement from Unity to GNOME 3 is likely to affect the path of ltsp-pnp. I'm pretty sure that the Greek initiative of ltsp uses MATE which is based on GNOME 2, might there be a change there? Just wondering if this opens any new possibilities or challenging problems

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Epoptes command via ssh?

2017-05-06 Thread David Groos
Xscratch that! Guess I've twice left off the -X when sshing into that server! Thanks though. -david On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 1:55 PM, David Groos wrote: > I often ssh into a remote server to update it and the client image. > Afterwards I want to reboot the server. If I reboot the

[Ltsp-discuss] epoptes over -X ssh

2017-05-06 Thread David Groos
Hello, I've been launching epoptes remotely using ssh -X so that I can remotely close all discovered clients before rebooting the ltsp server. Been working great. The issue is that, of the 6 servers I manage, 1 of the 6 throws the following error message instead of launching epoptes. This isn't a

[Ltsp-discuss] Epoptes command via ssh?

2017-04-13 Thread David Groos
I often ssh into a remote server to update it and the client image. Afterwards I want to reboot the server. If I reboot the server with clients running they get 'detached' from the server and need to be rebooted themselves, a hassle for the teacher of that classroom. It would require much less com

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] help page on auto-setting firefox java prefs in clients?

2017-03-09 Thread David Groos
> > Cheers, > Alkis > > > On 09/03/2017 06:31 μμ, David Groos wrote: > > Wow! that was close, almost updated my Firefox this morning. Thanks > Alkis. > > > > Now, I just tried the java app in question (ends in .jnlp) on my mac > > which has FF v. 52 and g

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] help page on auto-setting firefox java prefs in clients?

2017-03-09 Thread David Groos
Wow! that was close, almost updated my Firefox this morning. Thanks Alkis. Now, I just tried the java app in question (ends in .jnlp) on my mac which has FF v. 52 and get the message "What should Firefox do with this file?" and I click on "Java Web Start" and it starts! Now this seems to contradic

[Ltsp-discuss] help page on auto-setting firefox java prefs in clients?

2017-03-08 Thread David Groos
Hi All, Using 14.04 ltsp-pnp fat clients. When a student is browsing/loading a java-based sim such as on https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-forms-and-changes the client asks a few things: 1. "What should Firefox do with this file?" User selects 'open with IcedTea...'. 2. "You

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Baffled by fat client login problem

2017-02-27 Thread David Groos
FWIW, I was unable to get 16.04 Ubuntu fat clients (which is all I'm using) to authenticate to our district's AD server using PowerBroker Open. I'm still using 14.04 as I wasn't able to get 16.04 to authenticate. David On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 2:02 PM, Ean Price wrote: > Hello! > > I am having a

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Where is the official website?

2017-02-06 Thread David Groos
Cool. I suggest we use iframes instead of just links to pages that are maintained on other sites like the already mentioned DebianEdu or help.ubuntu.com. David On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 10:15 AM, LTSP-PNP Adam wrote: > W dniu 06.02.2017 o 16:07, James McQuillan pisze: > > I just noticed the http://

[Ltsp-discuss] web proxy setup on 14.04 ltsp-pnp FAT clients?

2017-02-01 Thread David Groos
Hi All, Is there a recommended way to set up a web proxy server for the 14.04 FAT clients? We use Firefox. Thanks, David -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] firefox crashes

2016-12-30 Thread David Groos
I also don't have this problem. I'm using firefox and 14.04 w/LTSP FAT clients with Unity desktop. You haven't mentioned what many things you have tried to solve this problem yet! - Do you remember the extra addons/extensions you have in firefox? What are they? - Have you tried completel

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] cannot build fat client image on Ubuntu16.04

2016-12-28 Thread David Groos
y feel sorry not to be able to help you. > I hope your system becomes to work. > > Kentarou Kurashige > > 2016/12/28 2:15 "David Groos" : > > Hi Kentarou, > > It looks like the setup you describe is pretty different from what I've > been using. Thank

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] cannot build fat client image on Ubuntu16.04

2016-12-27 Thread David Groos
gt; note is written by japanese) > Perhapse, I can inform the way to setup ldap for samba(PDC?). > > > 2016/12/27 1:23 "David Groos" : > > Hi Kentarou, did you record how you set up the LDAP on your system? I've > used likewise open (now powerbroker open) since 2010 to conne

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] cannot build fat client image on Ubuntu16.04

2016-12-26 Thread David Groos
Hi Kentarou, did you record how you set up the LDAP on your system? I've used likewise open (now powerbroker open) since 2010 to connect my Ubuntu LTSP server to our districts AD servers. However, this year when I attempted to switch from 14.04 to 16.04 I was unable to get AD authentication to work

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] ltsp-update-image hangs

2016-09-25 Thread David Groos
To make use of the school district's AD I use PowerBroker Open ( https://www.powerbrokeropen.org/) and have been using it since 2010 (formerly called "likewise open"). This software allows me to join the domain and authenticate to it. David On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Dav

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] ltsp-update-image hangs

2016-09-25 Thread David Groos
chool (in case there is an issue I'll have some time to address it). THANKS! David On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 12:46 AM, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: > On 25/09/2016 08:45 πμ, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: > > On 25/09/2016 01:49 πμ, David Groos wrote: > > > >> Based on the outpu

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] ltsp-update-image hangs

2016-09-24 Thread David Groos
On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: > > awk -F: '$3>=500 && $3<=6 { print $1; }' /etc/passwd | > while read user; do > echo "$user" > done > > If you run the above snippet on the server, it will list the local users > that /usr/share/ltsp/cleanup.d/51

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] ltsp-update-image hangs

2016-09-24 Thread David Groos
seconds or so it showed a different local user. Thanks Alkis! David On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 11:49 PM, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: > On 23/09/2016 11:55 μμ, David Groos wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > When I try to update the client image on the ltsp-pnp 14.04 server I run: > > s

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] (no subject)

2016-09-23 Thread David Groos
Sorry, the complete response printed was: rmdir: failed to remove ‘/tmp/tmp.75v6rgFYwg’: No such file or directory On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 3:55 PM, David Groos wrote: > Hi All, > > When I try to update the client image on the ltsp-pnp 14.04 server I run: > sudo ltsp-update-ima

[Ltsp-discuss] (no subject)

2016-09-23 Thread David Groos
Hi All, When I try to update the client image on the ltsp-pnp 14.04 server I run: sudo ltsp-update-image --cleanup / and the system just hangs: no output. After awhile I press control-c and then this error message is printed: "failed to remove ‘/tmp/tmp.75v6rgFYwg’: No such file or directory" I've

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Question about ltsp-pnp and rc.local

2016-09-01 Thread David Groos
Hi Adam, Maybe this will help? There's a place in the lts.conf file where you can list those things that are on the server that you don't want put into the client image. The info to do this is on Alkis' ltsp-pnp page at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/ltsp-pnp in the "editing lts.con

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] LDAP/AD user can log into shell at client but not at the splash screen. Local user, neither.

2016-08-31 Thread David Groos
id On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 11:31 PM, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: > X01-localapps is a client-side script, so if you didn't run > ltsp-update-image, you didn't change anything at all. > > > On 01/09/2016 07:19 πμ, David Groos wrote: > > Hi again, > > > >

[Ltsp-discuss] LDAP/AD user can log into shell at client but not at the splash screen. Local user, neither.

2016-08-31 Thread David Groos
Hi again, After patching (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ltsp/+bug/1610304) as described in my just-posted forum e-mail, I got some interesting results with the logins. 1. I applied patch and rebooted the server (though didn't try to update ltsp image) 2. Booted a fat client, then tried to l

[Ltsp-discuss] Patching /usr/share/ldm/rc.d/X01-localapps gives unanticipated results

2016-08-31 Thread David Groos
Hi Folks, -- I'm using ltsp-pnp Ubuntu 16.01. -- Just joined the server to the district AD server Using Open PowerBroker (formerly Likewise Open--been doing this since 2010) -- can no longer log into clients with local clients either. To begin to address this problem I patched /usr/share/ldm/rc.

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Install local video drivers

2016-08-30 Thread David Groos
Hi Luis, Are you using a Thin client LTSP setup? David On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 12:29 PM, Luis Roberto Romano wrote: > Hi. > > I've installed a LTSP server. I'm having some issues about the video > performance in youtube, > Is there any way to install locally the video driver in order to get a

[Ltsp-discuss] Info lists on Epoptes?

2016-08-26 Thread David Groos
Anyone know if there is a way to get a spreadsheet of the info that pops up when selecting a client and right-clicking and selecting the 'Information' option? This would be a great tool for start of the year setup eg checking amt of ram on new clients, get mac address for creating the list of devi

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Mate vs Unity in "low graphics mode"

2016-08-17 Thread David Groos
Interesting, I assumed that the 1.14 would have more bug-fixes as this page seems to imply: http://mate-desktop.com/blog/2016-04-08-mate-1-14-released/ Thanks for sharing your perspective! David On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 12:04 AM, Alkis Georgopoulos wrote: > On 17/08/2016 11:27 μμ, David Gr

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Mate vs Unity in "low graphics mode"

2016-08-17 Thread David Groos
-mate-dev/xenial-mate sudo apt update sudo apt dist-upgrade Thanks for the reference, David On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 11:26 PM, Jigish Gohil wrote: > On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 1:57 AM, David Groos wrote: > > Hi Alkis, That settles it, Mate it is. Do I want 1.12 or the newer 1.14, > the &

Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Mate vs Unity in "low graphics mode"

2016-08-17 Thread David Groos
It should help in thin clients, but I don't know how much, since it'll > still be using the slow llvmpipe. > > Cheers, > Alkis > > > On 17/08/2016 04:57 πμ, David Groos wrote: > > Hi LTSP folks! > > > > First post here. I recently saw on ubuntu.co

[Ltsp-discuss] Mate vs Unity in "low graphics mode"

2016-08-16 Thread David Groos
Hi LTSP folks! First post here. I recently saw on ubuntu.com website (link with pertinent text pasted below) in their announcement of 16.04.1. Wonder how Unity under low graphics mode works compared to Mate. Am leaning towards Mate since it's quick AND used in Greek schools (so more supported). Bu