[SOLVED] LTSP 5.2

[net_goose]

Prompt whether to establish CentOs6 LTSP 5.2?

[net_goose]

Please? tell me how to install LTSP 5.2 to CentOs 6? It is even possible now?

[pschaff]

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A google on [url=http://www.google.com/search?q=LTSP+centos-6+OR+centos6+OR+rhel6+OR+%22red+hat+enterprise+linux+6%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&safe=active]LTSP centos-6 OR centos6 OR rhel6 OR "red hat enterprise linux 6"[/url] seems to indicate that it may be possible, but is not yet well-supported. The best I could see from a quick look was [url=http://fossplanet.com/f13/%5Bk12osn%5D-thoughts-k12ltsp-fading-into-sunset-84467/]this thread[/url] which in turn led to [url=https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598134]upstream BZ#598134[/url] and to [url=http://www.dageek.co.uk/ltsp/]Fedora 13 packages[/url]. Unfortunately no SRPMS were provided there. Very bad form IMHO.

Further reading turns up [url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/k12osn/2011-January/msg00012.html]this thread[/url], the [url=https://fedorahosted.org/k12linux/wiki/EL6Status]EL6 Status page[/url], and [url=http://www.redhat.com/archives/k12osn/2011-May/msg00054.html]this[/url]. If there are working EL6 packages and/or directions out there I failed to find them.

[jameslast]

Dear All,

This is a real problem for my organisation, I really want to use CentOS instead of OpenSuse or Ubuntu - who do support LTSP.

Does anybody have any knowledge of a time line when this will be available in RHEL and then to CentOS 6 ?

grt, James

[pschaff]

I notice a familiar name, Les Mikesell, from the [url=http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos]CentOS Users ML[/url] on many of the LTSP threads. You might try posting a question there. If you do, please provide a [url=https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=32545&forum=56]link[/url] to this thread there, and provide an update here if you find out more, so future forum searchers can benefit from the knowledge.

[jameslast]

dear All,

I did just that.

here's the conversation with Les:

> > The project is looking for contributors to fund development:
> > https://fedorahosted.org/k12linux/wiki/2011FundDrive
> >
> > And even with the basics working, it is going to be a problem that the
> > stock (and client) kernel is PAE-only. I've always considered this an
> > interesting project and particularly liked the k12ltsp distribution up
> > through the CentOS5 based version that you can still find here:
> > ftp://k12linux.mesd.k12.or.us/pub/K12LTSP/5.0.0-EL-32bit/
> > There are a few quirks/conflicts when you update this to 5.6 but it can
> > still be done.
> >
> > However, after that version it was moved into stock fedora packages for
> > subsequent development and broke due to fedora's fast changing nature.
> > I don't currently use any thin terminals, but if I did I'd probably
> > stick to the k12ltsp5EL version for booting for a while and perhaps try
> > to point the gdm login to a newer host. Or for booting 'fat' clients
> > I'd look at drbl - or there may be a service included in Centos6 that
> > will work. Or ubuntu might be the way to go since I think it still has
> > an i386 kernel, or at least non-PAE.
> >
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thanks for the reply.

I'll just go back to CentOs 5.6 then.

Any chance you could point me to a wiki or guide to get ltsp installed
on CentOs 5.6?

greetings, James


Per the k12osn mail list, a public beta for the 6.x version is supposed
to be close. Watch the status at
https://fedorahosted.org/k12linux/wiki/EL6Status

For 5.x, if you are installing from scratch, I'd still use the respin at
ftp://k12linux.mesd.k12.or.us/pub/K12LTSP/5.0.0-EL-32bit/
and then do a yum update to current. Or at least do this on a virtual
machine with 2 nics to see how it works before trying to duplicate it.
There are some scripts that make it work out of the box in the 2-nic
configuration (a private net for booting clients and a LAN facing side
with nat support for the private net).

-- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@gmail.com _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

So again thanks to Les Mikesell for clearing this up.

greetings, James

[pschaff]

Thanks for reporting back. Do you consider this topic to be [RESOLVED] for now, or would you prefer to leave it open pending further developments on the LTSP front?

[pjwelsh]

Sorry to jump on this almost "resolved" thread, but the beta for SL/RHEL/CentOS 6 seems to be very far along with Warren Togami Jr. ! There is a "private" beta with decent instructions for those of us that have contributed to the fund drive. Hey! is that my company at the top of the list :-D

Because SL 6 was out first, the initial info is geared toward it. With more CentOS 6 feedback, that can change!

[jameslast]

Dear All,

this is indeed so, thanks Warren and others.

I had a look today at

https://fedorahosted.org/k12linux/

Great demo film, and works great.

Thanks to that I was able to boot a thinclient in 20 minutes.

Do Solved I would say.

greetings, James

[pschaff]

Thanks for reporting back. Marking this thread [SOLVED] for posterity.