thin client or stand alone - which is better?

[Uwe Geercken]

hello jim,

there are many things to consider. one interesting fact is that, with  
a central server - you can add additional clients without having to  
install anything.

e.g. if somebody brings in her/his laptop, or you have a guest, just  
hook it up to the network and it will run (as long as the server has  
capacity).

another point: saving the content of the home directories of the  
users/kids is easier, when you do it on the server and not on each  
client.

on local installs you most certainly get differences over time which  
you won't have on an ltsp server.

these are just a few points. I didn't intend to be complete.

bye.

uwe




Zitat von Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org>:

> Greetings all,
>
> We currently have an edubuntu thin-client lab running on some very old
> client hardware (new server). We will be getting some upgraded client
> hardware this summer. They will be HP D530s which are 5 years old but
> a big jump up from the 10 year old stuff we have now.
>
> I suspect these will run the edubuntu desktop edition just fine. The
> question I have is, what are the benefits and drawbacks to desktop
> install vs thin-client? How do we decide which way to go? It seems
> that desktop installs would offer a speed advantage but would be
> harder to install, upgrade and maintain. Given a choice, which way
> would you go?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
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