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How to create a Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTSP serer wi t! "2bit t!in
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This guide is based on the comprehensive LTSP documentation done by the Ubuntu Community
- Ubuntu Community Documentation - UbuntuLTSP
This gui de is intended as a relativel y easy step by step mostl y graphical
(GUI) guide to
Set up a basic Ubuntu LTSP server on Ubuntu !!"#$% !!"!# and !&"#$ '($ (($bit)
Con)igure Ubuntu *&bit thin- and )at clients +ith internet access"
Last updated !,-#$-&#!&
#e$uirements%
Ubuntu !!"#$-!!"!#-!&"#$ '($ machine +ith t+o net+or. adaptors to act as your main LTSP
server"
! ' /et+or. s+itch - hub
! ' 0outer +ith internet connection
Thin client computer" This can be any net+or. boot enabled machine% or a 1irtual machine li.e
1irtual2o'" See How to create a VirtualBox Ubuntu LTSP Thin Client"
Setu&%
Connect the Ubuntu !!"#$-!!"!# '($ machine to the internet on one net+or. adaptor" (in this case
a +i)i connection to internet)
Connect the other available net+or. adaptor to a /et+or. s+itch - hub" (This is +here thin clients
+ill connect)
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1. '!ange your aailable networ( ada&tor )P to a *ixed entry.
6ost local net+or. already use the !7&"!(8"#"'' range o) IP addresses% but the de)ault install o)
LTSP relies on this range being available" In this tutorial +e +ill set up the LTSP net+or. on the
!7&"!(8"!"'' range"
9ou also need a separate net+or. adaptor +ith internet access during the install process"
The LTSP server install +ants to install it:s o+n ;<CP server% so i) you have a router +ith it: s
o+n ;<CP server it could cause con)licts i) in the same net+or. IP range"
So +hat to do is change your unused L=/ port:s IP address to a )i'ed IP in another IP range"
3or e'ample my setup has a router +ith a ;<CP server running on !7&"!(8"#"!% and provides the
Internet access on the system" I changed my other L=/ adaptor:s IP to !7&"!(8"!"! % this +ill be
used )or the LTSP net+or."
/>T? 3or some reason the ;<CP server does not +ant to start correctly on system startup i)
the net+or. adaptor:s IP is not set in the net+or. inter)aces con)ig )ile" (see !d" belo+)
1a. +o to ,etwor( 'onnections and sel ect t!e LAN network adaptor
you intend to use *or your t!in cli ent networ( and clic( edit.
1b. '!ange
your ada&tor
to use
Manual IP
and set a
new *ixed )P
*or t!e
ada&tor and
sae.
This +ill be your
LTSP server IP"
1c. Set t!e
*i xed )P *or
t!e networ(
ada&tor t!e
cl assi c way
to ensure t!e
-H'P serer
starts
correctly.
=dd the in)ormation )or your net+or. adaptor that you selected in !c" as sho+n belo+"
4e added eth# +ith a static IP o) !7&"!(8"!"!
>pen the Terminal 4indo+ and enter
sudo gedit /etc/network/interfaces
1d. '!ange t!e
,etwor(
.anager con*ig
*i le to al low
control o* your
networ( ada&tor
wi t! *ixed )P.
3or some mysterious
reason i) you enter the
IP manually in the
inter)aces )ile% /et+or.
6anager ignores them
and you cannot use the
/et+or. 6anager to
control the adaptor any
more" So +e have to
enable it"
Change the
@managedA)alse@ to
@managed=true@ as
seen belo+"
>pen the Terminal
4indo+ and enter
sudo gedit
/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

2. )nstall t!e LTSP serer.
>pen the Terminal 4indo+ and enter
sudo apt-get install ltsp-server-standalone openssh-server
". /dit t!e -H'P con*iguration *or your LTSP serer to matc! your
c!osen )P range.
In this case !7&"!(8"#"'' changes to !7&"!(8"!"''"
>pen the Terminal 4indo+ and enter
sudo gedit /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf

4. Select t!e networ( inter*ace0s *or t!e -H'P serer
=dd the net+or. devices you +ould li.e the DHCP server to run on" In this case +e changed the
value o) !T"#$%C"S to include eth&
>pen the Terminal 4indo+ and enter
sudo gedit /etc/default/isc-dhcp-server

1. #estart t!e -H'P serer
>pen the Terminal 4indo+ and enter
sudo /etc/init.d/isc-dhcp-server restart
Ti' previous ubuntu versions need to use (udo )etc)init*d)dhc'+-(er,er re(tart

6a. Optional step to con*igure a Fat Client not a T!in 'lient be*ore
build
This step is only needed i) you intend to use your LTSP server )or 3at clients% rather than Thin
clients or both" 3or more in)ormation bet+een the di))erences bet+een Thin and 3at clients and
con)iguration see UbuntuLTSP$atClient(
This step edits the LTSP build client con)iguration )ile to install Ubuntu des.top and create LTSP
3at client image"
/>T? only so)t+are installed in the 3at client image +ill be available to the client% and internet
access )or each client needs to be con)igured as the clients +ill not share the server net+or.
connection to the internet as is the case +ith the thin clients"
>pen the Terminal 4indo+ and enter
sudo gedit /etc/ltsp/ltsp-build-client.conf
<ere you can customiBe your installation image )or 3at clients"
4e +ill only install the standard Ubuntu ;es.top system to run on the client side )or no+" 4e can
install more so)t+are to the image later% this is to get a basic 3at client image built"
=dd the )ollo+ing to the )ile and save"
# ltsp-build-client.conf - many other options available
# The chroot architecture.
ARCH=i386
# ubuntu-desktop and edubuntu-desktop are tested.
# Ubuntu !."# $T% working perfectly with Unity and Unity !&.
FAT_CLIENT_DESKTOPS="ubuntu-deskt!"
6b. Optional step to disable NBD compression
/;2 compression is enabled by de)ault in Ubuntu !&"#$ to speed up client dis. access and boot
times% but ta.es a much longer to generate a compressed image )ile" ;uring development +or. is
might be easier to disable this )eature and re-enable it +hen the setup o) the client image is
complete"
>pen the Terminal 4indo+ and enter
sudo gedit /etc/ltsp/ltsp-update-image.conf
=dd />CC>6PA@-no3 -no; -noI -no-e'ports@ line to disable compression" ?nable the
compressing by adding the D symbol% or delete the line completely
6a.e sure the )ile no+ loo.s li.e this e'ample belo+ and save"
# 'onfiguration file for ltsp-update-image
# &o not compress the client image. 'omment out the line below to
enable again.
NO_CO"P="-nF -nD -nI -n-e$!%ts"
6c. 2uild t!e i"36 4"2bit5 LTSP T!in06at 'lient
This step builds the *&bit Thin Client Ubuntu !!"#$ image needed to boot the thin clients on the
net+or."
This step do+nloads and installs all the *&bit Ubuntu client elements" Could ta.e a +hile"
>pen the Terminal 4indo+ and enter
sudo ltsp-build-client --arch i()*
Ti' to set up ($bit thin clients leave out the :--arch i*8(: part and enter (udo lt('-buil d-client

7. #eboot your new LTSP serer to com&lete LTSP serer install
=t this point your Ubuntu LTSP server should be up and running"
9ou should be able to boot a Thin Client via the net+or."
9ou could also set up a 1irtual 6achine to act as a thin client )or testing your server" See How to
create a VirtualBox Ubuntu LTSP Thin Client*
Ti' =)ter reboot ma.e sure that the DHCP is running correctly" >pen a Terminal 4indo+ and
enter
sudo /etc/init.d/isc-dhcp-server status
Ti' I) a)ter this point you change your P addre(( on the LTSP server you need to enter the
)ollo+ing
sudo ltsp-update-sshkeys
sudo ltsp-update-image --arch i()*

3. Set u& T!in 'lient 8dmin user
0eplace the adminname +ith your admin user name"
sudo -s -+
chroot /opt/ltsp/i()*
useradd -m &d'inn&'e -, sudo
passwd &d'inn&'e
e-it
e-it
Loc. the admin account: s pass+ord
sudo chroot /opt/ltsp/i()* passwd -l &d'inn&'e
Update the client image
sudo ltsp-update-image --arch i()*

9. Set u& a T!in 'lient User 8ccount
9a. :&en sers and !roups
6a.e sure you have gnome (y(tem tool( installed as this has been removed in Ubuntu !&"#$"
sudo apt-get install gnome-system-tools
In Ubuntu !&"#$ search )or U(er( and -rou'( under applications a)ter installation"
9b. 'lic( Add to add new user account
9c. 8dd new username details
9d. 8dd new user &assword
9e. '!ange User Ad"anced #ettin$s ;< User Priileges

10. 2oot your T!in 'lient *rom t!e Ubuntu LTSP serer
Connect your Thin Client computer or 1irtual 6achine to your LTSP net+or. S+itch-<ub"
=lter the Thin Client
6achine 2I>S 2oot
settings to boot )rom L=/
- /et+or."
2oot the machine"
I) all is set up correctly you
should see the )ollo+ing
Ubuntu L;6 login screen
on your Thin Client"
9ou +ill be able to login
+ith your ne+ly created
Thin Client username and
pass+ord"

11. How to
con*igure= u&date
and auto login
T!in 0 6at 'lients
Clic. here /or How to
con/igure0 u'date and
auto login Ubuntu 12*&3
LTSP $at Client(


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<i% I:m trying to install and I have a error @/o ip""" /o ip """@" Could anyone help meE FG
%i& I'm tr(in$ to install and
Submit ted by f abbaraujo (not verified) on Wed 20120822 0125
6a.e sure that the ;<CP server is running on your LTSP server be)ore you boot the thin
client" See instructions number *-, above" The problem is most li.ely +ith the ;<CP
con)iguration"
Make sure that the D%CP
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