Thin Client technology - Linux Terminal Server Project HOWTO
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I typed up the notes I took as I was evaluating the LTSP for LabandOfficeandOffice deloyment, added a few introductory paras and got this:http://moo.nac.uci.edu/~hjm/LTSP_HOWTO.html
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itwelcome.itwelcome. If you have additional links that should be added, letmeknow.meknow.Those at UCI are welcome to visit for a demo until the hardware
getsgetsredeployed.redeployed. I’I've tested with 64bit PCs netbooting 64 & 32bit OSs,andanandan old 32bit PIII laptop netbooting the 32bit OS.From the introduction:
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----------There are many technologies tempting your wallet these dayswithpromiseswithpromises of secure, easy, efficient, low-cost, scalabledesktopcomputing.desktopcomputing. Many of these are based on virtualized Windows,withproprietarywithproprietary technology at each layer of the whole solution. (TomHolubandHoluband crew evaluated this Windows-based onion/parfait at Berkeleyin2008-in2008-2009.)I say … meh.
Linux and the Linux Terminal Server Project (
LTSP)LTSP) have providedthiskindthiskind of technology for at least a decade for free. It is being usedinlargeinlarge rollouts in the 3rd world where the technology cost issueismostismost important and in the 1st world where the human costs are themainissue.mainissue. Before you sink $thousand$ trying to stackproprietarytechnologyproprietarytechnology upon proprietary technology, why not see what somefreesoftwarefreesoftware can provide? If you have the (minimal) hardware, you canhavehaveananLTSP system up and running in about 2 hours. No licenses,nosignatures,nosignatures, no faxes, no crippleware, no POs, no RFPs, no bids,nolawyers.nolawyers. And surprisingly few tears.