[X2Go-User] Minimal distro with login manager

[Stefan Baur]

Am 21.02.2014 18:52, schrieb Jos:

> Thanks for the answer, i am now installing the thinclient package on a
> kvm virtual machine. One thing that I noticed on the wiki is this writing:
> X2Go TCE requires a local area network (LAN) that is at least switched
> at 100MB/s. The X2Go Thin Client chroot distribution is not designed to
> work over the internet or on low bandwidth connections
> This would mean that the pxe server can only be operated on LAN?

It is possible to PXE/TFTP/HTTP-boot over the internet, using gPXE or
iPXE, but expect it to boot really slow.

Me, I'm using a minimal distro that can either run as a static image
from CD/USB or as a self-updating (it queries the server for a newer
release, downloads it in the background if there is one, then switches
the next reboot to the downloaded copy) image on writable media.

Ccurrently tested and known to work:
- ext2/3 (ext4 will most likely work too)
- vfat
- ntfs

-Stefan