I am looking to completely merge over to Redhat 9/Linux.

I need to make sure though that all the task my windows machine preforms my linux one will. Here are some tasks in questoin.

1. Veritas Backup Exec - is used to back up my servers here at work

2. Norton Ghost - I use ghost to reload machines here at work and load new machines sold to clients. (this one i may just have to build a ghost server)

3. VNC Viewer- Used to admin various machines on the network from my desktop.

4. PCanywhere - Used to admin machine in other company buildings.

5. I am sure I will think of more later but here is a start.

Thanks.

Have you visited IBM yet?? - They have a comprehensible list of equivalent programs when it comes to migration from windows to linux

1. I use HP OmniBack (has also got a Linux agent) at work. See the Veritas site for their support on Linux : http://www.veritas.com/linux/products.jhtml

2. For a free Norton Ghost clone, take a look at : http://www.partimage.org
You can use newer versions of Ghost to make images of ext2/ext3 partitions.

3. A VNC server / viewer is available out of the box in Red Hat Linux 9.

I don't think PC Anywhere is available for Linux yet.

There are equivalents to any application in linux, you are free to imigrate to linux. Here's a site that would answer most of your questions:

http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/

Use SSH telnet for PCanywhere. You can use NFS or secure FTP to access your files remotely.

Electro-

I wish it was that easy but I need a GUI interface. I use it to show the people in the building how to do things. Also to set up mail on machines when we get new hires.

Everyone else. Thank you for your suggestoins, I will look into them all.

If you want to use a remote system administration tool, take a look at Webmin :

http://www.webmin.com/

What about Rdesktop for an equivalent to pcanywhere. I read a great review in the April (I think) edition of Linux Journal. Worth checking into. KDE is supposed to have some native desktop sharing apps installed.

I use rdesktop to connect to my Windows Terminal server.

I have not looked into it being a client / server solutoin like PCAnywhere.

Here's one other that may catch you out, it sure has me:

Printer driver support can lag behind the M$not world.
If you're using a laptop, other support can also lag. (eg WLAN cards)

Having said that, I have been Winblows-free for almost a year now, and have never been happier!

HTH
Steve

Printer works - I tested that lastnight.

you could prolly use all them programs with wine on linux (www.winehq.com)