
 $Id: INSTALL,v 1.5 1998/01/12 13:33:56 root Exp root $

SPARC-Linux Xterminal Package - Revision 0.5
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*** WARNING ***

   This package is intended for use on a small, home network. Please be
   aware that creating an RARP server on a heterogeneous network might
   cause problems for some existing, non-Linux diskless or dataless 
   clients which expect to be able to get bootparam services from the
   same host which answers the initial RARP query.

   Using this package on a company WAN will probably make you the most
   unpopular puppy in town with a whole boatload of people. Don't say
   I didn't warn you!

   

General Requirements.
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 - You need a server. 

	The SPARC-Linux Xterminal package turns your machine into a
	display device. Initial boot support and all client programs
	and applications are run from the server.  The server doesn't
	have to be a Linux system (I have used a Solaris system and it
	worked fine), but it does need to have ARP/RARP, X11 support.
	The package requires approximately 6MB of disk space.


- You need a network.

	The client must obviously be able to contact the server. They 
	should be on the same segment (the client uses RARP, not BOOTP).


- You need a SPARC 4c or 4m client.

	This package does not support iX86 client machines, nor will it
	ever. If you want Xterminal support (and more) for iX86 clients, I
	suggest you grab Roman Dolejsi's "DXT" package from a SunSite
	near you (Roman is at roman@sorry.vse.cz if you need help finding
	the latest version).


- You need at least 12MB of memory in your client system.

	The client machine runs only the kernel, a couple of support
	processes and the X-server process, nothing else. It does NOT
	swap to disk. The machine will boot with 8MB, but because the
	X-server process grows with use, you'll find that it will die
	with "Out of memory" errors if you try to run more than a couple
	of xterms on it. With 12MB of memory you should be able to run
	anything that you normally run on a diskfull machine. Add physical
	memory if you still get errors, but more than 24MB is probably a 
	complete waste.

	

Installation Overview.
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   - Grab and untar the package (already done).

   - Run "slxt_install" to install all of the support files.

   - Reboot your system to start all of the daemons enabled in the
     previous step.

   - Use "add_xterm" (installed by default in /usr/local/bin) to
     add and configure your SPARCstation(s) as an Xterminal client(s) of
     this server.

   - Boot your SPARC-Linux Xterminal(s), log-in, enjoy.


