fat client

[uwe]

hi david,

I will give it a try. I understand that I do not need to make any
modifications to the clients, right?

rgds,

uwe


 Assche:
> Hi Uwe,
>    The idea of building this plugin was to make it as simple as typing
> one command and have it do all the necessary work for you... when I
> say build, I mean use the ltsp-build-client command that u normally
> use for a normal client. I should add, that the script has been
> created and tested on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex. That said, in order to run
> it on hardy is simply a matter of finding the mentioned medibuntu
> repository in the script and change intrepid to hardy. I suppose I can
> put up a Hardy version on my website.
> 
>    Fat client is indeed meant for what you mention. The minimum
> requirements as I see them are a 600 mhz P2 with 256MB Ram. It will
> run on systems with less, but it will be slower, anything below this
> is really better geared towards use as a thin client. I've tested the
> low fat client on a 500mhz geode with 128mb ram, and even that
> works... but it requires some more testing to see what it will and
> will not run on. Obviously choosing high fat or low fat will make a
> difference...
> 
> Kind Regards,
> David Van Assche
> www.nubae.com
> 
> On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Uwe Geercken <uwe.geercken at datamelt.com> wrote:
> > david,
> >
> > when you say "build-the-low-fat client" are there any modifications, I
> > need to do on the client side?
> >
> > I am asking because I can not touch the existing hardware, yet I have
> > quite good clients and some things are slow using ltsp. having a low
> > or high fat client would enable me to maybe run some games with the
> > kids or multimedia.
> >
> > rgds,
> >
> > uwe
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting David Van Assche <dvanassche at gmail.com>:
> >
> >> So, I finished my fat client script which currently builds a
> >> multimedia system with support for network printing, usb sticks,
> >> sounds, flash, video streaming, etc. You can download it here and find
> >> instructions there too:
> >>
> >> http://nubae.com/creating-a-low-fat-client-environment-for-ltsp
> >>
> >> Kind Regards,
> >> David Van Assche
> >> www.nubae.com
> >>
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