[wplug] Linux Client Image Advice

[Vanco, Don]

Be sure to take a look at (and show your boss):
http://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/comparison/
which conveniently does not point to:
http://www.redhat.com/software/workstation/ because RH does not make
much from it.....
 
Don
PS - config your Outlook client to send in text format by default - html
is teh sux0r


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	From: wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org
[mailto:wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org] On Behalf Of
Ritchie, Lauren
	Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:19 AM
	To: 'General user list'
	Subject: RE: [wplug] Linux Client Image Advice
	
	

	Thank you for your responses...so helpful! However, i am not
sure why my boss chose ES, he said it for certain that he is investing
in redhat, and at least ES (this is only my 4th day). As for 11i, this
is the first time ive heard of it, and yes its for oracle. As far as the
back up, that im not sure of, its something ill have to ask him (my
boss) more about! Thanks again. And yes it sounds as though im startin
out as a system admin...its just an intern for the summer, until i go to
back to school but we'll see!

	Lauren 

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: James O'Kane [mailto:jo2y at midnightlinux.com] 
	Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 4:49 PM 
	To: General user list 
	Subject: Re: [wplug] Linux Client Image Advice 


	On Wed, 26 May 2004, Ritchie, Lauren wrote: 

	> Hi, i am an intern this summer at a company  in Huntingdon Pa,
and i am 
	> working with linux. I have to work with old pc's, that are
still usuable 
	> just old, so we are putting linux on them, most likely redhat
enterprise ES. 

	I'm curious why RHEL ES was chosen? The list below sounds like
these 
	machines will be desktops, and ES can get expensive for that. 

	> My job is to find the best: 
	> 
	> email client (one like outlook, only for linux) 

	'like outlook' can mean a few things. You probably mean look and
feel in 
	which case, I think Evolution is the answer you'll most likely
hear. 

	> be configured to accept network IPs, gateways, etc 

	Do you mean configured to access a network? Or some kind of gui
that 
	allows these setting to be changed? 

	> access to local shared drives 

	Judging from the outlook reference above, I'm guessing you mean
Windows 
	shares? Look into samba. 

	> have a browser to be able to run browser based applications
(i.e. 11i) 

	What is 11i? A quick search turns up HP-UX 11i and Oracle 11i.
I'm 
	guessing that you mean Oracle as I've seen several browser
add-ons for IE 
	that deal with Oracle. This I'm not sure what to suggest. If
they are in 
	reality java, then you might be able to get mozilla to play
nice. If they 
	are ActiveX or some other IE specific interface, you might be
out of luck 
	unless you can get IE to run under Wine or CrossOver Office 
	(http://www.codeweavers.com). 

	> have backup process for data files and 

	This is a large question that can't be answered without more
detail. 
	Backing up to a locally connected tape drive is different than
trying to 
	integrate these machines into an existing backup setup, for
example. tar 
	that you mention below might be part of the solution, but it
might not. 

	> automated process to install image onto an old PC 

	Look into Red Hat's automated installed called kickstart. 


	Since it sounds like you're just starting out as a systems
administrator, 
	I'd suggest investing in books. Almost anything from O'Reilly is
good. 

	Here are a few that are relevant to the above. I've read and own
all but 
	the last one (which was only published last month). 

	http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/esa3/ 
	http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linag2/ 
	http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/unixbr/ 
	http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxnut4/ 
	http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/learnredhatentlnx/ 


	-james 

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