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Debian Local Area Network
Debian - the universal operating system - runs on small embedded devices, on desktops and in environments composed of dozens or hundreds of machines with centralized administration. Whereas the installation and configuration of a single, individual desktop has been made easy by the Debian-Installer, the deployment of a whole system environment is more involved. This is where the Debian Local Area Network Project comes in.
Goal of the Project
The goal of the "Debian Local Area Network"-project is to make setting up a local network with centralized user and machine management, intranet, etc. as easy as possible in Debian.
To do that, the project aims to provide anything needed for such systems: Documentation, Code, whatever. Currently, the best way to do that seems the FAI framework (but the project is in no way limited to FAI). A set of FAI classes and the corresponding config space has been prepared to implement a basic Debian-LAN:
- A mainserver with Kerberos KDC and LDAP including a FAI-server to install cients.
- Clients installed over the network from the mainserver, automounting their kerberized home directories.
In a next step, a system comparable to the debian-edu network is planned, being usefull for small enterprises, associations or university work groups. (Pure Debian Blends can use that system and add their metapackages).
Infrastructure
Alioth Project: https://alioth.debian.org/projects/debian-lan/
Mailing List: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/debian-lan-devel/
Git-Repository: We plan to use collab-maint on Alioth, watch the mailing list for news.
Before you start, it's recommended to get some familiarity with FAI:
FAI-Guide: http://fai-project.org/fai-guide/, read at least the introduction (chapter 1) and "Quickstart" (chapter 2)
How it works
Overview
The deployment of a Debian-LAN system needs the following steps:
- Install the FAI-server of the system to be deployed. This can be done by preparing a (temporary) "seed" machine or an install DVD. It is the hardest bit in the setup.
- As soon as the FAI-server of the system is set up, all following installations will be accomplished by that server over the network.
- Depending on the environment and use case, add a FAI class which contains additional package selections.
Provided Setups
Setup_A: Basic setup containing a mainserver with Kerberos KDC and LDAP acting as a gateway to the internet. The clients have minimalistic LXDE and Gnome Desktop environments installed.