How to import a user images using the mass-create user function

2017-09-28 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I tried to import a user images using the mass-create user function. There is a field “jpegPhoto” but various tests were not successful. What exactly should this field contain? Kind regards, Roman

Problems removing a user previously created with the mass-create user function

2017-09-28 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I’m having an issue with the mass-create user function using a csv file. To create users works well but to delete one of them afterwards throws the following error message: Cannot execute POSTREMOVE command ... gosa-remove ... /skole/tjener/home0/ … This happens only for users created

Impressive GOsa start and log in waiting times

2017-09-28 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I’m still using a rather low performance test setup but it’s not just rubbish having a dual core intel processor with 8gb ram, right? However, I’m wondering about the rather impressive waiting times. To start GOsa and log into kann take as long as 20 seconds. I wonder why, because I’m m

Re: Problems removing a user previously created with the mass-create user function

2017-09-28 Thread roman . meier
Hi Wolfgang! Ok, maybe there’s a misunderstanding here. The creation of users using the mass-create user function works perfectly for me. My issue is rather with deletions once they are created with the mass-create user function. Could it be that my version of debianEdu is outdated? What version

Re: Impressive GOsa start and log in waiting times

2017-09-28 Thread roman . meier
Hi Wolfgang! I can’t comment on IIRC Firefox. I’m using the default installation of debianEdu which in my case doesn’t come with Firefox but Iceweasel instead, which is rather slow as described in my mail. Chromium is also available using the default installation of my debianEdu. It’s incredibly

Performance issue in test setup

2017-09-29 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, >From the start I’m experiencing problems in my little test setup that I’m using at a school I’m working with. It’s a real pain. My setup is isolated meaning I just have a server with a gigabit network card and 20 older diskless panasonic toughbooks are connected through a 10/100mbit sw

Re: Problems removing a user previously created with the mass-create user function

2017-09-29 Thread roman . meier
Hi Wolfgang, It appears I’m using a debianEdu development version. The config file says “8.0+edu0~beta1”. This doesn’t look right to me. What do you think? Kind regards, Roman > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 09:00:17PM +0200, roman.me...@gismap.ch wrote: >> My issue is rather with deletions once they

Offline installations no longer possible with DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-10-01 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I have downloaded debian-edu-9+edu0-USB.iso from the web and this worked well with a matching checksum. To write it using the dd command was not working but I managed to write it with win32diskimager (maybe somebody can explain this?). My old DebianEdu Jessie was able to do an installa

Challenges with the installation of DebianEdu Stretch

2017-10-01 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, Things start smoothly. Quite a number of packages are updated. About 500-1000mb of data is downloaded through the internet. Later I get the following error message: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with -fix-missing Error: LTSP client installation ended ab

How to fix incomplete installation of DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-10-01 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I was able to install DebianEdu Stretch but two parts failed, "Build LTSP chroot" and the profile part after grub. Apparently I’m having a rather perfectly working server. Clients can’t boot using LTSP but this is probably normal since this step failed above. I there a way I can comple

Graphical log in as root

2017-10-01 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, According to the DebianEdu Stretch manual, root cannot log in graphically. This is also consistent with my old DebianEdu Jessie. Surprisingly my setup works differently. Root can log in just as any other kerberos user. Is this simply a bug or did something go wrong in this regard durin

Re: Offline installations no longer possible with DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-10-02 Thread roman . meier
Hi Wolfgang, Thanks a lot for your fast reply! >To write it using the dd command was not working but I managed to write it >with win32diskimager (maybe somebody can explain this?). No error messages are thrown. After a processing time of maybe 45’ I’ll get this: root@tjener:/skole/tjener/home0/

Re: Challenges with the installation of DebianEdu Stretch

2017-10-02 Thread roman . meier
Hi Wolfgang, Thanks for your explanations! I must admit that I’m facing quite a number of challenges with DebianEdu Stretch. Things were significantly easier with DebianEdu Jessie. Can you confirm this? Wouldn’t it be an option to start the process with my older beta version of DebianEdu Jessie

Re: Offline installations no longer possible with DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-10-02 Thread roman . meier
>> My old DebianEdu Jessie was able to do an installation without worrying >> about internet connection. Is this no longer possible? > > No, it isn't. See > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Stretch/Installation#USB_drive_ISO_image_for_i386_and_amd64 > The reason for this changed beha

Re: How to fix incomplete installation of DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-10-02 Thread roman . meier
>> I there a way I can complete my installation with the failed two parts? > > Most probably: yes; run 'debian-edu-ltsp --arch i386' on the main > server. It will take a long time. > > Run 'cfengine-debian-edu -D installation' after the LTSP image has been > built. > > Good luck, Hi Wolfgang, I t

Re: How to fix incomplete installation of DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-10-02 Thread roman . meier
Hi Wolfgang, It was rather my mistake! I installed “DebianEdu Stretch” without adding the “LTSP Server” profile. Therefore no special mount point for /opt was added. I repeated the installation including the “LTSP Server” profile and an additional /opt mount point having 20gb was created. Kind r

Re: How to fix incomplete installation of DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-10-03 Thread roman . meier
>> I there a way I can complete my installation with the failed two parts? > > Most probably: yes; run 'debian-edu-ltsp --arch i386' on the main > server. It will take a long time. > > Run 'cfengine-debian-edu -D installation' after the LTSP image has been > built. > > Good luck, > > Wolfgang > Hi

Stuck with Xfce

2017-10-03 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I have installed all five desktop environments on the server. I want to give all users a choice of various environments. During the installation process a window popped up and gave me a choice between two options. I think it was about the display manager. I chose the default which was "

Re: How to fix incomplete installation of DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-10-03 Thread roman . meier
>>> I there a way I can complete my installation with the failed two parts? >> >> Most probably: yes; run 'debian-edu-ltsp --arch i386' on the main >> server. It will take a long time. >> >> Run 'cfengine-debian-edu -D installation' after the LTSP image has been >> built. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Wol

Re: Stuck with Xfce

2017-10-03 Thread roman . meier
> Hi folks, > > I have installed all five desktop environments on the server. I want to > give all users a choice of various environments. > > During the installation process a window popped up and gave me a choice > between two options. I think it was about the display manager. I chose the > defau

Can’t force session for thin clients

2017-10-04 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I’m using this file for configuration: /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/lts.conf Content is this: [default] LTSP_CONFIG=True LDM_FORCE_SESSION=/usr/bin/startlxde As expected this hides the LDM session selection menu. However, instead of launching lxde it takes the previously selected sessio

Re: Impressive GOsa start and log in waiting times

2017-10-04 Thread roman . meier
>> To start GOsa and log into can take as long as 20 seconds. I wonder >> why, >> because I’m monitoring cpu load using “top” and it’s rather idle not >> doing >> much. This is especially strange because I’m working directly on the >> main >> server eliminating network issues. > > I suspect a netwo

How to add options of desktop environments for diskless workstations?

2017-10-04 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, Currently I have all 5 desktop environments set up on the server. However, LTSP diskless workstations can’t access those via login interface except for Plasma. How can I offer access to all desktop environments similar to my thin clients? Kind regards, Roman

How to reduce desktop environments to thin clients?

2017-10-04 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, Currently I have all 5 desktop environments set up on the server. LTSP thin clients can choose from these desktop environments in the login interface. However, I’m experiencing problems with Gnome and Plasma on thin clients, which is normal, right? I believe that this may even overload

Re: Can?t force session for thin clients

2017-10-04 Thread roman . meier
> If users shouldn't have another choice via LDM settings, use both: > > LDM_SESSION=/usr/bin/startlxde > LDM_FORCE_SESSION=/usr/bin/startlxde Hi Wolfgang, My tests have shown that your suggestion works perfectly for new users. However, a user who is currently using e.g. Gnome becomes locked up w

Re: Can?t force session for thin clients

2017-10-05 Thread roman . meier
>> I'm looking for a way to force new and old users as well. > > It seems to be safe to use the session name found in the > /usr/share/xsession directory (LXDE.desktop). Also, to hide the LDM > session setting option it's more intuitive to use the 'true' value. > > So please try these settings inst

Re: Impressive GOsa start and log in waiting times

2017-10-05 Thread roman . meier
> [Roman Meier] >> I found out that our router is on ip 192.168.1.1 instead. Is it >> therefore >> possible to switch the gateway setting from 10.0.0.1 to 192.168.1.1? > > See https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Stretch/HowTo/NetworkClients#Changing_network

Re: How to add options of desktop environments for diskless workstations?

2017-10-05 Thread roman . meier
>> How can I offer access to all desktop environments similar to my thin >> clients? > > Install the desktop environments in the LTSP chroot. But please > reconsider this intention. The NBD image file will need much > space. Hi Wolfgang, I read quite some documentation in the past days. However,

Re: Can?t force session for thin clients

2017-10-05 Thread roman . meier
>> I tested LDM_FORCE_SESSION=true with LDM_SESSION=LXDE and >> LDM_SESSION=xfce. It appears to work just fine. >> >> However, the issue of forcing old users as well is still unsolved. > > What about removing $HOME/.dmrc to fix it? > For the default installation: 'rm /skole/tjener/home0/*/.dmrc' W

Re: How to add options of desktop environments for diskless workstations?

2017-10-06 Thread roman . meier
>> What is the default content of The LTSP chroot? Is there documentation >> on this? > > The chroot is built at installation time and has the same desktop > environment as the related server. Hi Wolfgang, We are operating in an area with no better internet connection. Therefore building chroot a

Re: How to add options of desktop environments for diskless workstations?

2017-10-06 Thread roman . meier
>> Is the LTSP chroot built with Plasma only by default? > > Yes. But see the manual: it recommends to use the kernel param > 'desktop=lxde' instead of the default 'desktop=kde' if LTSP is intended > to be used. Hi Wolfgang, Building chroot with the default settings desktop=kde gives us impressiv

Re: Impressive GOsa start and log in waiting times

2017-10-06 Thread roman . meier
>> I suspect a network issue. IIRC Firefox tries to connect to some >> (Mozilla related?) sites on startup. So as long as you miss a proper >> network setup (with gateway 10.0.0.1, see manual) it'll be like >> experienced. You could try Chromium w/ https://10.0.2.2/gosa instead; >> you'll need to a

Re: How to add options of desktop environments for diskless workstations?

2017-10-06 Thread roman . meier
>> How can I offer access to all desktop environments similar to my thin >> clients? > > Install the desktop environments in the LTSP chroot. But please > reconsider this intention. The NBD image file will need much > space. Hi Wolfgang, I’m quite familiar to changes to a linux based system. Howe

Re: Impressive GOsa start and log in waiting times

2017-10-06 Thread roman . meier
> On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 03:37:54PM +0200, roman.me...@gismap.ch wrote: >> I realized that the new network card took over eth0 so I edited >> /etc/network/interfaces switching eth0 and eth1. > > This isn't supposed to work because eth0 and eth1 are not equivalent > and hardcoded in several configu

Re: Impressive GOsa start and log in waiting times

2017-10-06 Thread roman . meier
>>> Another question: Why is it that my thin clients are getting ip >>> addresses from the 10.0.x.x-Pool? I thought they are part of the > 192.168.x.x-Pool. >> >> It's all about connecting devices like shown in the manual: >> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Stretch/Architecture#Netw

Re: How to add options of desktop environments for diskless workstations?

2017-10-06 Thread roman . meier
> On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 03:14:47PM +0200, roman.me...@gismap.ch wrote: >> Building chroot with the default settings desktop=kde gives us >> impressive results for the diskless workstations. They can handle kde perfectly. > > Interesting. Could you please provide some client details (processor, >

LTSP client monitoring

2017-10-06 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I’m looking for a tool that allows the administrator to have a closer look at the current LTSP clients, e.g. ip, username, uptime, server cpu usage, etc. In addition I need info on how many clients are connected, etc. Is there something available? What do you use to monitor in realtime?

Re: Impressive GOsa start and log in waiting times

2017-10-08 Thread roman . meier
> That's like expected; the PXE menu is only shown if a client is > connected to the (mixed client) 10.0.0.0/8 network. The 192.168.0.0/24 > network is a dedicated LTSP client one (and clients show up either as > thin clients or diskless workstations); see: > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Docum

How to make changes to the application launcher of KDE Plasma?

2017-10-10 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I have installed a few new applications. Unlike desktop environments like LXDE, Gnome, etc. these new applications don’t show up in the application launcher of KDE Plasma. The only alternative I found is to use the search function. I tried the “Edit Applications…” menu entry but it has

How to add another keyboard layout globally?

2017-10-10 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I did a few tests with KDE Plasma and to add keyboards is easy using “Keyboard - System Settings Module”. This approach works perfectly for an individual user, who wants to use KDE. However, I’m rather looking for a way to change the default settings and add another keyboard layout for

Re: How to add options of desktop environments for diskless workstations?

2017-10-10 Thread roman . meier
Hi Frank, I installed Mate using 'apt-get install education-desktop-mate'. I didn't face any challenges. The results on my thin clients are impressive! I think, Mate is not as fast as LXDE and Xfce, but definitely better than Gnome and Kde. To me this is a true option that can work well for thin

Questions regarding boot parameter edu-skip-ltsp-make-client

2017-10-11 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, Going through the DebianEdu manual I came across the boot parameter “edu-skip-ltsp-make-client”. This sounds interesting because we are operating in an area with no better internet connection. Therefore building chroot at installation time always fails and that’s why we had to find othe

How to update the chroot for diskless workstations efficiently?

2017-10-13 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I have added a number of applications and small customizations on the server and these changes are available on our thin clients. How can I make changes on the server easily available on diskless workstations as well? Do I always have to repeat all steps for chroot? Is there a way to

Re: Impressive GOsa start and log in waiting times

2017-10-22 Thread roman . meier
> I suspect a network issue. IIRC Firefox tries to connect to some > (Mozilla related?) sites on startup. So as long as you miss a proper > network setup (with gateway 10.0.0.1, see manual) it'll be like > experienced. You could try Chromium w/ https://10.0.2.2/gosa instead; > you'll need to accept

Re: Offline installations no longer possible with DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-10-28 Thread roman . meier
Hi Wolfgang, The offline installation incl. chroot worked perfectly. Thanks so much! For the first time I also used boot parameters and I switched from kde to lxde. Issue 1: I’m facing issues with my thin clients. My diskless workstations work just fine. None of my thin clients is able to boot

Running java applet in a browser

2017-10-29 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I would like to run small java applications within the browser. According to the manual this is supported out of the box by the OpenJDK Java runtime. It doesn’t work out of the box for me. I have the following code in an html file: It's not run at all. What am I missing? Kind regar

Problem connecting to samba with windows client

2017-10-29 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, We currently have a samba share available in our setup running on another server. It’s a single share used by all staff members and is used to access and share file. This setup doesn’t use a domain but rather the default workgroup “WORKGROUP” and access is rather simple by entering the

How to change the default browser?

2017-10-29 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, Firefox is the default browser of DebianEdu Stretch. In our setup with limited internet connection this is not the first choice due to delays of up to one minute anytime the user launches Firefox. Konqueror and Chromium work significantly better here. How can I change the default browse

Re: Running java applet in a browser

2017-10-29 Thread roman . meier
Hi Dominic, Yeah, I’m aware of this issue. We have a few applets from trusted source that I would like to put directly on the DebianEdu server and make them accessible through any of the browsers installed by default, Firefox, Chromium or Konqueror. Kind regards, Roman > Hi, > >> It's not run a

Re: Running java applet in a browser

2017-10-29 Thread roman . meier
Hi Dominic, I had a little hope due to a chapter in the DebianEdu Stretch manual. I’m stating: 20.2.2. Running Java applications in the web browser Running Java applets in the browser are supported out of the box by the OpenJDK Java runtime. Anyway, thanks for making things clearer to me! Kind

Feedback on gosa2 mass-create user function

2017-10-29 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I’m using the gosa2 mass-create user function to create user accounts. It works well! I also noticed that teachers can create new student accounts, which is a nice feature. I currently miss 2 things: - Force password change function upon first login - Customize password rules Kind reg

Re: Running java applet in a browser

2017-10-30 Thread roman . meier
> On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 11:38:49PM +0100, Dominik George wrote: >> > On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 02:33:38PM +0100, roman.me...@gismap.ch wrote: >> > > I would like to run small java applications within the browser. >> According >> > > to the manual this is supported out of the box by the OpenJDK Java

Re: Feedback on gosa2 mass-create user function

2017-10-30 Thread roman . meier
Hi Petter, It is however strange to me that a new user, e.g. a student can be created using gosa2 with a very simple password with e.g. 3 letters only, which I think should not be accepted by Kerberos but it is. This does not apply to password changes where the requirement rules are somehow incre

Re: Feedback on gosa2 mass-create user function

2017-10-30 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I'm not sure it can work according to the blogpost. Maybe in worked before adding Kerberos? Fact is that my system can’t find my users if I use commands like 'passwd' or 'chage'. What am I missing? Kind regards, Roman > On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 05:47:24PM +0100, Petter Reinholdtsen wr

Re: Offline installations no longer possible with DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-10-30 Thread roman . meier
Anybody? > Hi Wolfgang, > > The offline installation incl. chroot worked perfectly. Thanks so much! > > For the first time I also used boot parameters and I switched from kde to > lxde. > > Issue 1: > > I’m facing issues with my thin clients. My diskless workstations work just > fine. None of my t

Re: Running java applet in a browser

2017-10-30 Thread roman . meier
Yeah, Walter’s apps are working perfectly with Konqueror as well. > On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 09:48:49AM +0100, roman.me...@gismap.ch wrote: >> I can confirm that my java applets are working nicely on Firefox ESR >> v52.2.0. >> >> However, I can't make them work on Konqueror v4.14.25 and Chromium >>

Offline client installation of DebianEdu using PXE

2017-10-30 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I like the idea to give users the option to install DebianEdu locally e.g. on their laptops having a harddrive. This would enable them to work independently from LTSP e.g. at home as well. I believe this is supported via PXE using any of the two menu entries “Install Edu…(lxde)”, right?

How to use remote desktop?

2017-10-31 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I find support for remote desktop a very interesting option allowing e.g. windows users to connect to DebianEdu and use it just like a regular LTSP user. At least that is the idea behind it, right? However, I couldn’t make it work so far. The xrdp login window shows up with various sess

Re: How to use remote desktop?

2017-10-31 Thread roman . meier
> Have you read /usr/share/doc/xrdp/README.Debian? > > If so, have you configured Xwrapper correctly? > > debian-edu-config should probably do that… or probably not… I'm not > yet sure. Hi Nik, I think debian-edu-config is not doing it all. I couldn’t find two configuration files, /etc/X11/x

Re: Offline installations no longer possible with DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-10-31 Thread roman . meier
> On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 04:10:52PM +0200, roman.me...@gismap.ch wrote: >> For the first time I also used boot parameters and I switched from kde >> to lxde. > >> Issue 1: >> >> I'm facing issues with my thin clients. My diskless workstations work >> just fine. None of my thin clients is able to b

Re: How to use remote desktop?

2017-10-31 Thread roman . meier
> On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 03:45:33PM +0100, roman.me...@gismap.ch wrote: >> I think debian-edu-config is not doing it all. >> I couldn't find two configuration files, /etc/X11/xrdp/xorg.conf > > Strange. The file is shipped with the package xorgxrdp, which should > be installed by default, please c

Re: How to use remote desktop?

2017-10-31 Thread roman . meier
>> As far as I can tell there's nothing to configure on the Debian Edu >> server side, it works for me out of the box. Problems might be due to >> the client side (e.g. screen resolution, keyboard). If connecting from >> Windows clients Xvnc should be the correct choice. > > I (the xrdp package mai

Re: How to use remote desktop?

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
> Hi, > >> Folder /etc/X11/xrdp is missing here and consequently xorg.conf. > > Can you please check whether xorgxrdp is installed? If not, please > install it. > > While at it, please verify that your xrdp package version is 0.9.1-9. > > (You might want to update to 0.9.4-1 from stretch-backports

Re: Questions regarding boot parameter edu-skip-ltsp-make-client

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
> On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 05:02:56PM +0200, roman.me...@gismap.ch wrote: >> Going through the DebianEdu manual I came across the boot parameter >> 'edu-skip-ltsp-make-client'. > [..] >> Couldn't a 'failed' installation be prevented by using the boot >> parameter above? > > It doesn't work out of th

Re: How to use remote desktop?

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
> Hi, > >> Anyway, I also noticed that some applications are not working, e.g. >> ‘Multi-activity educational game GCompris’ and ‘Chess Game’. Kde >> throws >> e.g. ‘Could not find the program gcompris’. >> >> Can you reproduce this? > > Nope, as it's probably another missing package. > > I a

Re: How to use remote desktop?

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
>> Hi, >> >>> Anyway, I also noticed that some applications are not working, e.g. >>> ‘Multi-activity educational game GCompris’ and ‘Chess Game’. Kde >>> throws >>> e.g. ‘Could not find the program gcompris’. >>> >>> Can you reproduce this? >> >> Nope, as it's probably another missing packag

Configuration settings of wicd daemon when adding lxde desktop environment on server

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, When adding lxde manually to the server I’m getting a configuration box of wicd-daemon asking which users to add to the netdev group. Options are the following: -Administrator -mm (a teacher user I have added) -newstudent -newtacher -roman (first user) What options do I need to tick he

Switching to another desktop environment when using remote desktop connection

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, Currently I’m somehow stuck with lxde that I have recently added on the server. Is there a way to switch to another desktop environment, e.g. Kde as it was before I installed lxde? Is there something like a session selector available allowing the user to choose from any of the desktop

Re: Offline installations no longer possible with DebianEdu Stretch?

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
>> What else could cause this? > > No idea. You might have to set a different color depth in lts.conf; see > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Stretch/HowTo/NetworkClients#LTSP_in_detail Hi Wolfgang, My thin clients used to work out of the box without any special configuration. I’l

How to remove desktop environments from the server

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, To add desktop environments is well documented and works well e.g. using 'apt install education-desktop-lxde'. However, how are they removed again? You can run 'apt remove education-desktop-lxde' but this doesn’t remove lxde in my setup. Kind regards, Roman

Re: How to use remote desktop?

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
>> mm@tjener:~$ cd /usr/games >> mm@tjener:/usr/games$ ./gcompris >> >> The application starts now. >> >> Again, this issue occurs on xrdp only (not 100% sure though). > > It means that /usr/games is not in $PATH. I will check on my xrdp server > later. > > In the meantime, you can add something li

Re: Questions regarding boot parameter edu-skip-ltsp-make-client

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
> On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 05:02:56PM +0200, roman.me...@gismap.ch wrote: >> Going through the DebianEdu manual I came across the boot parameter >> 'edu-skip-ltsp-make-client'. > [..] >> Couldn't a 'failed' installation be prevented by using the boot >> parameter above? > > It doesn't work out of th

Re: Configuration settings of wicd daemon when adding lxde desktop environment on server

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
> roman.me...@gismap.ch schreef op wo 01-11-2017 om 12:16 [+0100]: >> Hi folks, >> >> When adding lxde manually to the server I’m getting a configuration >> box of >> wicd-daemon asking which users to add to the netdev group. >> >> Options are the following: >> -Administrator >> -mm (a teacher us

Re: Switching to another desktop environment when using remote desktop connection

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
> Hi Roman, > > roman.me...@gismap.ch schreef op wo 01-11-2017 om 12:42 [+0100]: >> Hi folks, >> >> Currently I’m somehow stuck with lxde that I have recently added on >> the >> server. >> >> Is there a way to switch to another desktop environment, e.g. Kde as >> it >> was before I installed lxde

Re: How to remove desktop environments from the server

2017-11-01 Thread roman . meier
> roman.me...@gismap.ch schreef op wo 01-11-2017 om 15:16 [+0100]: >> Hi folks, >> >> To add desktop environments is well documented and works well e.g. >> using >> 'apt install education-desktop-lxde'. >> >> However, how are they removed again? >> >> You can run 'apt remove education-desktop-lxde'

How to prevent automatic deletion of apt cache upon server reboot?

2017-11-03 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, Especially in the test phase it would really help me if DebianEdu wouldn’t delete the cache anytime I restart the server. This causes so much delay since packages have to be downloaded again and again. Sometimes, our internet connection is really bad. How can I prevent DebianEdu to do

Re: How to change the default browser?

2017-11-03 Thread roman . meier
> Thanks for getting back to me. Sounds like Firefox has issues. What about using another version of Firefox? I believe older versions do not have this issue. Don’t know which version though. > I think it's very important that people be able to install DebianEdu > without any internet connectivit

Re: How to use remote desktop?

2017-11-03 Thread roman . meier
> On Wed, Nov 01, 2017 at 03:22:10PM +0100, roman.me...@gismap.ch wrote: >> >> Again, this issue occurs on xrdp only (not 100% sure though). >> > >> > It means that /usr/games is not in $PATH. I will check on my xrdp >> server >> > later. >> > >> > In the meantime, you can add something like >> > >

xrdp sessions

2017-11-03 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, Currently xrdp offers a rather big selection of sessions: - Xorg - Xvnc - console - vnc-any - sesman-any - rdp-any - neutrinordp-any I wasn’t able to make any of them work except for Xorg, which works beautifully. What is the purpose of the others? Are they working? Are they recommen

Re: Questions regarding boot parameter edu-skip-ltsp-make-client

2017-11-03 Thread roman . meier
>> I noticed when booting in the primary subnet that the pxe menu is >> incomplete. It shows 'LTSP thin client' but 'diskless workstation' is >> missing. I believe this is as a result of using boot parameter >> 'edu-skip-ltsp-make-client'. > >> Do I need to adjust the pxe menu manually? What do I n

Get a pxe menu for secondary subnet as well

2017-11-03 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, By default, the secondary subnet is a subnet dedicated purposely for LTSP clients. No pxe menu is shown and depending on the available ram of a client, it is started as thin client or diskless workstation. I wish to have a pxe menu for the secondary subnet as well. The main reason is th

Re: How to prevent automatic deletion of apt cache upon server reboot?

2017-11-03 Thread roman . meier
> Especially in the test phase it would really help me if DebianEdu wouldn’t > delete the cache anytime I restart the server. > > This causes so much delay since packages have to be downloaded again and > again. Sometimes, our internet connection is really bad. > > How can I prevent DebianEdu to do

Problem connecting to server using remote desktop connection

2017-11-03 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I regularly face the problem that I can’t login into the server using remote desktop connection. So far I could always fix this by rebooting the server. What can cause this? Is anybody facing this as well? Kind regards, Roman

Missing audio using xrdp and remote desktop connection

2017-11-03 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, I’m currently using xrdp to extablish a remote desktop connection. This works rather well. Unfortunately I’m not getting any sound. How can I fix this? Kind regards, Roman

Re: Missing audio using xrdp and remote desktop connection

2017-11-04 Thread roman . meier
> Hi, > >> I’m > > Please fix your e-mail encoding, btw… I think this is an issue of the word processor I use to write emails. It converts some characters upon typing, e.g. ' becomes ’, etc. I hope this doesn't worry you too much. I don’t know how to fix this easily. >> currently using xrdp to

Re: How to prevent automatic deletion of apt cache upon server reboot?

2017-11-04 Thread roman . meier
>> Especially in the test phase it would really help me if DebianEdu >> wouldn’t >> delete the cache anytime I restart the server. >> >> This causes so much delay since packages have to be downloaded again and >> again. Sometimes, our internet connection is really bad. >> >> How can I prevent Debia

Demonstration and teaching tool

2017-11-04 Thread roman . meier
Hi folks, Our computer lab is entirely made up of debianEdu thin clients. We currently have 20 thin clients using older Panasonic Toughbooks. I’m looking for a way a teacher can demonstrate something on his thin client and all students can observe on their thin clients what the teacher is actuall

Re: xrdp sessions

2017-11-06 Thread Roman Meier
Anybody? > Hi folks, > > Currently xrdp offers a rather big selection of sessions: > - Xorg > - Xvnc > - console > - vnc-any > - sesman-any > - rdp-any > - neutrinordp-any > > I wasn’t able to make any of them work except for Xorg, which works > beautifully. > > What is the purpose of the others?

Re: Get a pxe menu for secondary subnet as well

2017-11-06 Thread Roman Meier
Anybody? > Hi folks, > > By default, the secondary subnet is a subnet dedicated purposely for LTSP > clients. No pxe menu is shown and depending on the available ram of a > client, it is started as thin client or diskless workstation. > > I wish to have a pxe menu for the secondary subnet as well.

Re: Problem connecting to server using remote desktop connection

2017-11-06 Thread Roman Meier
Anybody? > Hi folks, > > I regularly face the problem that I can’t login into the server using > remote desktop connection. > > So far I could always fix this by rebooting the server. > > What can cause this? Is anybody facing this as well? > > Kind regards, > Roman > >

Re: Demonstration and teaching tool

2017-11-06 Thread Roman Meier
Anybody? > Hi folks, > > Our computer lab is entirely made up of debianEdu thin clients. We > currently have 20 thin clients using older Panasonic Toughbooks. > > I’m looking for a way a teacher can demonstrate something on his thin > client and all students can observe on their thin clients what

Re: Demonstration and teaching tool

2017-11-07 Thread Roman Meier
> On Mon, Nov 06, 2017 at 12:02:39PM +0100, Roman Meier wrote: >> > Our computer lab is entirely made up of debianEdu thin clients. We >> > currently have 20 thin clients using older Panasonic Toughbooks. >> > >> > I’m looking for a way a teacher can demons

Re: xrdp sessions

2017-11-07 Thread Roman Meier
> On Mon, Nov 06, 2017 at 11:59:40AM +0100, Roman Meier wrote: >> > Currently xrdp offers a rather big selection of sessions: >> > - Xorg >> > - Xvnc >> > - console >> > - vnc-any >> > - sesman-any >> > - rdp-any >> > - neu

Re: Demonstration and teaching tool

2017-11-07 Thread Roman Meier
> Hi, > >> I’m not very comfortable with the fact that a teacher has access to all >> thin clients on both subnets. If chroot is epoptes enabled then he has >> access to diskless workstations as well enabling him to monitor all LTSP >> clients in the system without any user knowing about it. >> >>

Re: Demonstration and teaching tool

2017-12-30 Thread Roman Meier
Hi folks, Being able to teach and support an individual or a group of students of a class should also involve audio. I was thinking of using headsets. Maybe even using the webcam as well? Is there something out there? Kind regards, Roman > On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 10:50:36AM +, Dominik Georg

Re: Demonstration and teaching tool

2018-01-05 Thread Roman Meier
Anybody? Is my question clear? > Hi folks, > > Being able to teach and support an individual or a group of students of a > class should also involve audio. I was thinking of using headsets. Maybe > even using the webcam as well? > > Is there something out there? > > Kind regards, > Roman > >> On F

How to get downloadable version of this mailing list?

2018-03-27 Thread Roman Meier
Hi folks, My internet connection is rather unstable and slow sometimes. Is there a way I can download the monthly archive files e.g. as mbox file to be able to search offline? Kind regards, Roman

Re: How to get downloadable version of this mailing list?

2018-03-27 Thread Roman Meier
Thanks, Nik That’s too bad, but I do understand the reasons... Kind regards, Roman > Hi, > >> My internet connection is rather unstable and slow sometimes. >> >> Is there a way I can download the monthly archive files e.g. as mbox >> file >> to be able to search offline? > > sadly not, since som

Re: How to get downloadable version of this mailing list?

2018-03-27 Thread Roman Meier
Hi Nik, That's great To have the past 3 years should be perfect since DebianEdu is changing a lot. I don't know about the file size. Maybe you have to make it available as download. Anyway you can try to email it to me. Kind regards, Roman > Since I got all mailinglists separately in mailbo

Re: Is there any program to design a schedule of lessons?

2019-10-02 Thread Roman Meier
Hi Andreas, As Petter is saying, have a look at fet. Works great for us also due to excellent support in German as well. :) https://lalescu.ro/liviu/fet/ Kind regards, Roman > On Wed, Oct 02, 2019 at 01:37:04PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: >> > just a quick question: Is there any free pr

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