[K12OSN] How to launch an LTSP session from a dedicated Linux box?

[Doug Simpson]

on the side topic. . .

Is PSLinuxOS easier to remaster than Knoppix?

I have had zero luck remastering Knoppix.  It boots but things just don't 
work right. . .

Thanks

Doug Simpson
Technology Specialist
DeQueen Public Schools
DeQueen, AR 71832
simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
Tux for President!

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005, David Trask wrote:

> I feel ridiculous, but I'm drawing a blank....I tried X -query
> 192.168.0.254 &  and that didn't work....here's what I'm trying to do.
> 
> I'm playing around with rolling my own Live CD....I'm using PCLinuxOS as
> my base and thus far I've been able to easily and successfully roll my own
> live bootable CD.  What I want to do is have icons on the desktop for the
> user to launch either a Windows Terminal Server session or an LTSP
> session.  They boot the computer (terminal) via the Live CD....then they
> can either run a few things locally, like firefox....or they can click on
> an icon and go into their regular LTSP or WinTerm session.  I've gotten
> the redesktop thing to work fine, but having trouble figuring out how to
> launch an LTSP session from an already running Linux box (aka currently
> running X server).  If I use the command from above it tells me that the
> display is already open....and of course as I'm running a session
> currently on the local machine....any ideas on how to do this?
> 
> David N. Trask
> Technology Teacher/Coordinator
> Vassalboro Community School
> dtrask at vcs.u52.k12.me.us
> (207)923-3100
> 
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