On Friday 10 July 2009, Rob Owens wrote: > On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 04:24:03PM -0700, SteveM wrote: > > What I'd like is a Universal Desktop Experience, i.e. same kicker > > applets, same konsole profiles, same amarok playlists, same xpad > > postits, etc, whereever I login. I'm a KDE type, but afaict the > > issue affects all DE's. > > > > My goal doesn't seem unreasonable and I expect others share it. If > > that group includes you, what's your solution? Is there a > > non-web-based UDE? > > I think NFS mounted /home should work, as long as you're using the same > distro on each computer. Sometimes different versions of programs have > differences in their config files, which is why you want to stay with > the same distro if you're going to NFS mount /home. > > By "NFS and a shared /home", I suspect you are running a local /home > and then having an NFS share as something like > /mnt/home-on-main-server, for the purpose of accessing files. If you > mount that share as /home, you'll also get all your customizations by > way of the hidden files/directories in /home.
Yes, this was my configuration. Within a few days of multiple KDE sessions sharing a single $KDEHOME I had problems. Your point on versions is well taken and I can't be sure that wasn't a factor. Still, I suspect this configuration isn't supportted. For instance, many apps store window locations in pixels. And many apps keep files open while running, leading to lockouts or races. Have you made a common $KDEHOME work for you? > > Lastly, if some of the systems are old, you might consider using LTSP > and booting them as thin clients. That's what I use at home. I expect config file problems regardless of the disk's location. > > -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
