DEBIAN-EDU-LTSP-IPXE(8)

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debian-edu-ltsp-ipxe πŸ’…

okay bestie, so this is a section 8 (admin tools!) manual page from the Debian Edu Admin Tools collection, and the command itself is called debian-edu-ltsp-ipxe. yes it's a mouthful, we love her anyway 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

debian-edu-ltsp-ipxe β€” update the iPXE menu file on a Debian Edu LTSP server πŸ¦‹


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

debian-edu-ltsp-ipxe

that's it. no flags, no args, no drama. she just runs. iconic. πŸ’…


πŸ‘‘ DESCRIPTION πŸ‘‘

so here's the tea, bestie πŸ“

This is a wrapper script for the ltsp ipxe command. Basically it's the glow-up layer that makes sure the /srv/tftp/ltsp/ltsp.ipxe file is Debian Edu specific. like, it takes what ltsp ipxe does and gives it the Debian Edu flavor. the main character energy we deserve, no cap ✨

And listen β€” timing matters here. You need to run this command after you've modified the iPXE menu related items in the [server] section of /etc/ltsp/ltsp.conf. what counts as "menu related items"? things like the menu timeout or the default boot settings. tweak those first, then run this. do it in the wrong order and the file won't reflect your changes, and that's giving ✨chaos✨ not ✨slay✨ 😭

fr fr: config first, then debian-edu-ltsp-ipxe. in that order. periodt. πŸ’–

πŸŽ€ AUTHORS πŸŽ€

Debian Edu Team β€” they literally built this whole thing, show some respect 🫢

https://blends.debian.org/edu β€” go say hi, it's right there 🌈


Debian Edu Β· November 2021 Β· DEBIAN-EDU-LTSP-IPXE(8)

okay that's the whole page bestie, go update your iPXE menu and live your truth πŸ’–βœ¨πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈ

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