This is where the fun begins since it is the major step in LTSP's working process.
After unpacking the tarball on the machine you have chosen to be the server,
change into the directory of the rpm files and use
the following to install them (as root of course- unless your username has root power):
#rpm -ivh *rpm (-This command will install all the rpms in that directory -- make sure they are the only rpms you have in that directory.)
The machine will install the rpms based on their dependency. This installion will create
ltsp subdirectory under /opt/; you need to execute the script ./ltsp_initialize under
/opt/ltsp/templates/. Follow the instructions provided by the script and make some
changes if you like. But for the beginning, you might want to accept the default
settings provided. If you have a "dhcpd.conf" file, you only need to see the
"dhcpd.conf.example" file in /etc/ to upgrade your formal "dhcpd.conf". If you don't,
just copy the example file to dhcpd.conf as follow:
#cd /etc
#cp dhcpd.conf.example dhcpd.conf
After this step, you now need to edit four essential files that are:
Remember that you cannot have more than one dhcp server on the same network. So, if
your system already has a dhcp server, you need to connect your computers directly
by mean of a hub or create a firewall between your network and your general system
network (you can also use a cross-cable to connect only two PCs for the experiment.)
If you have done the prerequisites part of this project, it will just be a matter of
typing to files the information they require. To make it more easier, I am providing
the exact files that work for my part of settings:
Here are the links to the files
Hoping that your settings are well accomodated, you are now ready to go to the next step.