NAME¶

ltsp-build-client - Builds an LTSP client system for use with the LTSP server

SYNOPSIS¶

ltsp-build-client <options>

DESCRIPTION¶

ltsp-build-client builds an ltsp client chroot using standard packages for use with the ltsp server. This chroot installation can be modified in a number of ways as outlined in the OPTIONS section. If present, defaults will be read from the configuration file /etc/ltsp/ltsp-build-client.conf, and will be overridden by using the command line options. ltsp-build-client is usually run as the root user. Visit http://www.ltsp.org for more information.

OPTIONS¶

Not all options are available on all installations. For a complete list of available options, use the --help and --extra-help options.

--arch arch

Builds a chroot with the specified architecture. Must be a supported architecture of the distribution, and compatible with the host architecture. Defaults vary by distribution.

 

--base dir

Sets the default path for the ltsp chroots to be installed into. Defaults to /opt/ltsp/.

 

--chroot file

Sets the default name for the ltsp chroot. Defaults to the architecture selected with --arch or the running architecture.

 

--config file

Load configuration defaults from specified file. See CONFIG FILE below for more information.

 

--exclude packages

Sets packages to exclude from the initial client chroot.

 

--extra-help

Displays all available commandline options.

 

--help

Displays the ltsp-build-client help message.

 

--mirror mirror_url

Select the mirror to download packages from. file:/// and http:// URLs are supported.

 

--purge-chroot

Purges the existing LTSP chroot if present.

 

CONFIG FILE¶

ltsp-build-client will read a configuration file to override built-in defaults. the default location for this configuration file is /etc/ltsp/ltsp-build-client.conf, and can be specified with the --conf commandline option. values are NAME="VALUE" pairs, with # representing commented lines. most commandline options have an equivalent. an example Debian based system with an alternate base location, architecture, and distribution:
# set alternate default location for ltsp chroot (--base)
BASE="/srv/ltsp"
# build an amd64 chroot by default (--arch)
ARCH="amd64"
# build a Debian sid environment (--dist)
DIST="sid"

SEE ALSO¶

ltsp-update-sshkeys(8), ltsp-update-kernels(8).

AVAILABILITY¶

ltsp-build-client is part of ltsp package and the latest versions are available in source form from https://launchpad.net/products/ltsp.

MAN PAGE AUTHOR¶

Peter Savage - silentk - cbx33 debug@silentkeystroke.co.uk updated 2006, 2009 by Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@freegeek.org>, 2011 by Wim Muskee <wimmuskee@gmail.com>