Ubuntu Server graphical interface?

Leandro Pereira de Lima e Silva leandro at limaesilva.com.br
Sun May 4 14:46:53 UTC 2008


Wouldn't it be great if there was a standard protocol for that?

Cheers, Leandro.

Em Dom, 2008-05-04 às 07:14 -0700, Martin Hess escreveu:
> Serge has pointed out what should probably be a 5th requirement.
> 
> * Easy to use
> 
> No point in having a GUI that is difficult to use. Windows is full of  
> examples of such GUIs and gave GUIs a bad name. Additionally, if the  
> tool makes it possible to manage a set of machines at the expense of  
> managing 1 machine easily then it has failed the ease of use test.
> 
> > Yes. But haveing some enterprise management tool installed, to  
> > manage just a bunch of servers might also be if not rificulous, a  
> > little overkill.
> >
> > Lots of businesses are small companies who need to only manage a  
> > small number of servers. Small companies on low budget where one has  
> > to put up stuff in a short time frame, as one server won't serve a  
> > workgroup 200 users, but maybe 15.
> >
> > A per server management tool is what often is needed there.
> >
> >
> > Serge
> 
> Here is the requirements list so far:
> 
> 1) Optional - must not be required for Ubuntu Server
> 2) Secure - must not have known security issues, must have good known  
> security architecture
> 3) Scalable - must be able to administer sets of machines
> 4) Open Source
> 5) Easy to use - for 1 or more machines
> 
> Are there any packages that can meet such requirements?
> 





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