Re: [Ltsp-discuss] No home directory

[Vagrant C. <va...@de...>]

On 2017-05-16, Sean Carte <sea...@gm...> wrote:
> In /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/lts.conf I've tried both:
>
>     LDM_XSESSION=/usr/bin/lxsession -s Lubuntu -e LXDE

This is a public service announcement to the *ENTIRE INTERNET*

Please stop using LDM_XSESSION in this way.

It's just going to cause you weird problems and strange bugs and a world
of hurt. Remove it from your lts.conf. Friends don't let friends use
LDM_XSESSION; I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemies.

Ages ago, someone mentioned using it as a workaround to an LDM bug,
causing other strange and hard to troubleshoot bugs, and people keep
trying to use it in this broken way ever since.


> I have both ubuntu and lubuntu installed in the chroot. Do I need to have a
> desktop environment installed on the server?

Not if you're using fat clients.


live well,
  vagrant

p.s. yes, there is a correct use of LDM_XSESSION, but it's to replace
/etc/X11/Xsession, not to select or pass custom options to your
preferred desktop environment.

p.p.s. This reminds me of the "Dueling Banjo Effect" mentioned in:
https://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2003/37/