[K12OSN] Second crack at a FC5-based build of K12LTSP

Eric Harrison eharrison at mail.mesd.k12.or.us
Fri Mar 24 16:21:38 UTC 2006


I have uploaded a second test build of what will eventually become 
K12LTSP 5.0. Same rules apply: this is not fully baked, don't expect it 
to actually work, if it does happen to work don't use it in production, 
  and all of those other scary warnings.


    ftp://k12linux.mesd.k12.or.us/pub/K12LTSP/testing/5/
    rsync -Pav k12linux.mesd.k12.or.us::testing/5/ .



New New Notes:


This build is based on the official FC5 + all released updates. Previous 
builds were based on FC5 test 3 or RawHide.

I think I have the SELinux/NFS issues ironed out. The default 
"enforcing" mode should now work.

This build uses a month-old version of LTSP from CVS, not all of the 
shiny new features are there. Packages for the latest-and-greatest LTSP 
from CVS should be available soon, I just have a couple of packaging 
building issues to fix.



> New Notes:
> 
> DHCP now works.

DHCP now works (really this time)

> The "Add Additional Software" links are broken.

All of the "Add Additional Software" links work, except one of them 
(can't remember which one ;-). Just a repository issue, will be fixed 
real-soon-now.


Still on the TODO list:

> Currently "root" cannot log in from a terminal. This is arguably a feature,
> not a bug.

>> Be sure to check the "LTSP" box. Minor bug, I'll fix it in the next 
>> build.
> Fixed, but now the reverse problem exists. If you do a normal Fedora 
> install,
> you have to select "Custom" and uncheck the "LTSP" box. If I can't automate
> this, I can at least make it so you don't have to select "Custom" in order
> to turn of "LTSP".

  >> I have not checked any of the applications, I have no idea if they work
>> or not. Several reported missing dependencies, so at least a few are 
>> broken.
> 
> 
> Tuxpaint is missing. Scribus starts up, but it is missing a dependancy,
> likely that some feature doesn't work. Everything else at least starts
> up without error.
> 
>> I have not tried doing a normal Fedora install nor an upgrade. I have no
>> idea if they work or not.
> 

-Eric




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