LTSP Tutorial

Introduction

This section of the wiki gives newcomers a gentle introduction to the principles of Terminal / Server computing. It's not a HOW-TO - more a why would you want to.

Topics

• What's all this stuff about terminals and servers anyway?
• What does a Terminal / Server network look like?
• What's so great about Terminal / Server computing?
• Why use Linux and not Microsoft Windows?
• Why use LTSP?
• What do I need for an LTSP Server or an LTSP Terminal? and will my network cope?

Contributing

This Wiki is based on a paper Achieving sustainable computing with LTSP which was written several years ago. If you spot any errors or want to make any changes, please do so - that's what wikis are for!

-- JPMcC - 24 Dec 2004