Running Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP)
We've been playing around with the Linux Terminal Server Project for a while now and Sam has managed to get it up and running on a few different Linux boxes! He wrote a post about it and some of the tutorials that he used to get it to run on ywamit.com.At the moment we are running a primarily Windows Terminal Server network, which has been working really well for us and has greatly assisted us in cutting back our maintenance because we only have to manage a few servers instead of a couple of dozen workstations. For most applications this works really well.
One of the challenges that we have being a non-profit organization is meeting our budgets, while still providing the tools that are needed to get our work done. This is where the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) could greatly assist us in cutting costs. We would be able to save about $300.00 per user by using LTSP with OpenOffice over the Microsoft Terminal Server and Microsoft Office alternative. We have even been able to get LTSP to authenticate to our Windows Domain, which is a big step in moving over to this sort of archecture.
You can check out Sam's post about part of the project here:
ywamit.com: Ubuntu to Authenticate in a Windows AD
You can also check out my own post over there about LTSP:
ywamit.com: New Ubuntu Linux Version Release
The official Linux Terminal Server Project site is here, http://www.ltsp.org/.
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I am a full time volunteer with Reef to Outback - Youth With A Mission (YWAM) where I work in Communications and Information Technology. I am married to a wonderful wife, we have a five year old son and a one year old daughter.
