[WLUG] The End of XP an Opportunity for Linux?

[Chris Baty]

One more question: if I ha a bunch of ubuntu boxes, all with a myAdmin
account and a DSA key, can I do something like a 'myAdmin@* apt-get install
requiredPackage'?

Just curious.

Chris


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 8:37 PM, Chris Baty <batymahn at gmail.com> wrote:

> THANKS FOR ALL THE THOUGHTS.
>
> CHRIS
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Josh Catana <jcatana at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've always used rdesktop for my linux rdp client and never had issues.
>>
>> Just throwing that out there as an option.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Jeff Hanson <jhansonxi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Check for proprietary apps that require Windows.  Not everything works
>>> on Wine.  Crossover Office may be better if they are using Access DBs on
>>> the clients.
>>>
>>> Vinagre and Remmina are clients for RDP.
>>>
>>> Excluding proprietary app problems on the clients, you'll probably have
>>> more problems with the hardware and users.
>>>
>>> Old GPUs, especially integrated Intel (8xx series), SiS, and Via
>>> devices, have limited support (if any).
>>>
>>> Some old printers, scanners, and AiO multifunction devices don't work
>>> well.  DeskJet 7xx (software-based "Winprinters"), Lexmark 6xx (and Dell
>>> 7xx equivalents), Visioneer OneTouch scanners, are either useless or not
>>> worthing fighting with.  Many scanners will require firmware to be loaded
>>> at boot.
>>>
>>> Internet content filtering is practically non-existent.  DansGuardian is
>>> barely maintained and won't support https/SSL/TLS filtering except by
>>> domain name and IP.
>>>
>>> If the systems are going to access files directly on the server then
>>> you'll have to support SMB and logins.
>>>
>>> If the clients are only using web browsers, thin-client hardware (and
>>> maybe a new server with LTSP) may be better.  Main advantage is lower
>>> energy consumption.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 9:17 AM, Chris Baty <batymahn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi guys,
>>>> Through ironic circumstances I've become the IT Coordinator of a
>>>> moderately sized Ann Arbor non-profit.  Our backbone is a Windows 2008
>>>> Server (lucky me) but our staff accesses it, via Remote Desktop, through a
>>>> bunch of old XP machines.  Now that XP is no longer supported by Microsoft
>>>> I'm seriously thinking about installing Kubuntu (because of it's similarity
>>>> to Windows, low cost and resistance to viruses) on our old XP machines.
>>>>
>>>> Has any one had a similar decision?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Chris Baty
>>>> IT Coordinator
>>>> Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living
>>>>
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