[plug] Custom Knoppix or Custom CD Distro (IRC)

[Weirdo]

LTSP is something I would like to look at when I have time and patience. I 
have read some of the HOWTOs already and although they seem to be a good 
method it takes time to set up the server and isn't very scaleable for this 
situation. (Eventually we want a server cd and client cd sent out to all 
participating groups etc.)
I will look at customizing Knoppix.
I was wondering if I could build Linux from a base Debian install and then 
make that into a bootable ISO. That way I could have all the scripts and 
programs and nothing else. I will look at the su user -c for starting 
things as that may work.
Thanks
Tim

At 19:25 25/07/2003 +0800, you wrote:
>On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 07:09:16PM +0800, Nick Bannon wrote:
>| It's more than possible, and Knoppix would be a better base to work from
>| than most.
>
>Another option that may be even simpler would be to set up LTSP on the
>server and run the others as thin clients.  LTSP is quite simple to
>install, and once you've done that you can download Etherboot floppy
>images (or CD images) to run on the clients.  The system is likely to be
>quicker than running everything off a CD too, at least if my experience
>with Knoppix is anything to go by.  Either way it may be an idea to
>rip out the hard drives as Nick mentioned.
>
>You could then set up KDM to automatically log in as a certain user, and
>configure the .xsession to start up a window manager (something simple,
>e.g. wmaker or metacity?) and an IRC client (ksirc?) in a loop,
>something like:
>
>metacity &
>while true; do
>         ksirc --server whatever.net
>done
>
>Cameron.

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