What i tried to do was to let the installation go through its normal course without modifying any of the package scripts and preserving what was intended by the package maintainers.
LTSP is already implemented in Ubuntu. I used that as a starting point (Ubuntu LTSP how to here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ubunt ... ickInstall) - using the latest build of Linux Mint Debian (1) (LMDE 201109). I happen to use the Gnome version since i have downloaded it previously from an earlier test. You may want to opt for Xfce for its low-memory usage. I haven't tried that but i think the procedure will be similar.
Step 1:Getting Started: Installing LMDE, network & other needed packages
I downloaded and installed LMDE (http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php). Make sure you can browse the Internet after (i.e. Your networking and connection to the internet is ok). Then update your package repositories
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# apt-get update
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# apt-get install dhcp3-server openssh-server
# apt-get install ltsp-server-standalone
DON"T run "ltsp-build-client" yet (if you do you'll get a bunch of errors like):
or"/usr/share/ltsp/plugins/ltsp-build-client/common/010-chroot-tagging:
line 3: /opt/ltsp/amd64/etc/ltsp_chroot: No such file or directory
error: LTSP client installation ended abnormally"
Do a symlink of the plugins directory "Debian" to "LinuxMint""... add_mirrors: command not found
error: LTSP client installation ended abnormally"
From root do:
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# cd /usr/share/ltsp/plugins/ltsp-build-client
# ln -s Debian LinuxMint
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# ln -s Debian-functions LinuxMint-functions
include your target Debian distribution
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# ltsp-build-client --dist squeeze
Todo: Configure DHCP & NFS test with a thin client
I haven't got the time yet to test the setup with a client machine. I hope someone can try & document that too!
Enjoy!