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Re: correct directorys for www.ltsp.org (for swap)



On Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 10:55:56AM +0200, Robert Jordens wrote:
> Hello!

> [Sun, 28 Sep 2003] Cameron Patrick wrote:
> > | /usr/share is for architecture independent data. As the root fs for the
> > | clients can be regenerated, that should go into
> > | /var/lib/ltsp/<arch>.

> > No, in LTSP the one root filesystem image is static data shared between
> > all clients of a given arch and can't be regenerated except by
> > reinstalling LTSP: thus it belongs in /usr not /var.  Also it is

> Oh yes. You are right. I thought the root tree was still being gererated
> from the host server's tree, but those times seem to have passed.

> But this is strange. Why does lts-core include it's own version of
> busybox and X and other packages? Why not use the Debian packages and
> unpack them into the lts-root? What about security fixes as the recent
> one in xfree86? Those don't get onto the lts-clients until a new lts is
> uploaded.

FWIW, last time I tried I found that it was rather difficult to run
debootstrap from within a package postinst script... at least with
debconf using an interactive frontend. :)

-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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