using debian as a client workstation in a company

cccc · 05-07-2011, 02:40 PM

hi

Are you using debian as a client desktop at your company?

BTW which Window Manager or Desktop Environment are u using?

rizzy · 05-07-2011, 04:16 PM

Nearest my company gets to linux workstation is HP ThinPro with xfce DE.

cccc · 05-07-2011, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rizzy

Nearest my company gets to linux workstation is HP ThinPro with xfce DE.

Are they satisfied?
Which advantages und disadvantages?

rizzy · 05-07-2011, 05:10 PM

For what thing client OS does it is perfect, limitations come from thin client technology design.
Main positive reason would be the price of a thin client. It can be purchased for under £70, versus full desktop for £200. Low power consumption is another bonus. In a large office environment thin clients are fine. However, lag and hangs can be a big issue in offsite locations if connection is slow.

cccc · 06-15-2011, 05:49 PM

Now, I've created debian workstations at our company and they are working really excellent.
Even a very good feedback from users.

fernandomerces · 06-16-2011, 02:39 AM

I'm using Debian Wheezy for workstations and everything is fine. The packages are pretty updated and the system is very stable IMHO.

Good luck.

cccc · 06-19-2011, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by fernandomerces

I'm using Debian Wheezy for workstations and everything is fine. The packages are pretty updated and the system is very stable IMHO.

Good luck.

Thx

cccc · 06-25-2011, 09:41 AM

BTW which opensource management software are you using to manage your wheezy workstations?

cccc · 07-14-2011, 06:55 PM

Perhaps FAI?

http://fai-project.org/

FredGSanford · 07-15-2011, 12:18 AM

When I worked for a hospital a few years ago, the IT dept. did have a couple of Fedora workstations for test purposes. We were using Gnome desktop environment. Again, this was for test purposes but AFAIK, it never was rolled out to other depts.