[K12OSN] LTSP 5 Local App Howto?

[Les Mikesell]

Jim Kronebusch wrote:
>>> You'll also need to setup ssh-server to allow you to actually execute 
>>> something locally.
> 
>> I am testing Gadi's new ldm with DirectX support, will that bypass the need to 
>> set up the ssh-server or is that still needed?
> 
> I may have answered my own question here, it looks like the ssh-server setup is needed
> as  a tunnel to export the server app to the client much like using an external app
> server.  I found this site https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ltsp-Local-Apps which appears to lay
> out the steps needed to get this working.  I'll keep plugging away :-)

If you get it working, I think the ultimate test of the concept would be 
to run vlc as a local app on a bunch of clients with the server sending 
a single multicast stream of a dvd or other video that they all display.

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   Les Mikesell
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