Re: OT: Read-Only NFS-mounted Debian System for Library Kiosk PCs, using KACE K2000 as PXE?
David Niklas wrote:
>> Just as a quick recap: I'm looking to have the K2000 offer a Debian
>> NFS/remote X session to Dell PCs when they netboot, so that I can
>> configure some library diskless read-only kiosks allowing library
>> patrons to run a web browser, maybe open a document editor, and print.
>> I could accomplish the Debian kiosk setup by installing on the local
>> drive, but then I'll have multiple machines to maintain, whereas a
>> netboot remote-NFS setup would be a configure-once-configure-everywhere
>> situation, and would remove the necessity of having and imaging the the
>> local drives.
>>
>> It's okay that no one here knows how; I knew it was a long shot, but
>> thought I'd ask.
You typically would configure the machines/block of mac addresses to boot
via nfs that has the debian image unless the K2000 is used as dhcp server
and you can not change it. Why would you do this via another system (thus
add overhead)? Linux works pretty well without such overhead. It has been
done multiple times and there are good guides how you can create, maintain
and distribute customized solutions, pros and contra.
regards
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