Linux based X terminal kit

Jacques Gélinas (jack@solucorp.qc.ca)

1. Introduction

2. Principles

3. Installation

• 3.1 NFS server configuration
• 3.2 On the server, you do
• 3.3 Note aboute the NFS server
• 3.4 Configuring the DHCP server

4. Boot a PC with the floppy

5. Font server

• 5.1 Some notes

6. About RedHat 6.0

• 6.1 The font server (xfs)
• 6.2 The updated font server
• 6.3 The gnome display manager (gdm)
• 6.4 The NFS server

7. About RedHat 6.1

• 7.1 The font server
• 7.2 Enabling kdm or xdm over the network (KDE graphical login)
• 7.3 Enabling gdm over the network (GNOME graphical login)
• 7.4 Selecting KDE or GNOME

8. Tricks

• 8.1 The configure-mode.sh script
• 8.2 Booting from the hard drive
• 8.3 Using a swap file or swap partition

9. Configuring X (on old and forgotten machines)

• 9.1 No documentation

10. Miscellaneous stuff

• 10.1 Creating a custom kernel
• 10.2 Configuring many X terminals
• 10.3 Naming X terminal