----- Original Message ----- > From: "lee" <l...@yun.yagibdah.de> > > Hi, > > what's the Debian or Linux equivalent to MS Windows terminal server > sessions through the remote desktop thing they have? > > I would like to be able to let a user work remotely in an X11 session > (preferably with fvwm, if I have to xfce, if it can't be avoided gnome > --- KDE only crashes in vncserver) on a VM running Debian. The user can > either get a thin client (which I'd have to buy) or an older Mac for a > client system. It would be an advantage if it was possible to do this > transparently for the user. It would also be nice if I could limit the > total memory usage for that user. The client is connected through 1GB > LAN. If Linux can be installed on the Mac, that might also be an > option. > > So far, neither vncserver, nor freenx are ideal. Vncserver is rather > awkward, freenx is ancient. LTSP seems way overdone for this and > apparently requires suitable thin clients. > LTSP would give you the ability to have sound on your thin client, rather than the video-only you'd get with X11 forwarding. LTSP can use old desktops/laptops as thin clients. They only need to be able to PXE boot. I've never tested it with a Mac, though, so I don't know if there are any important differences there. I have used Pentium 3 desktops as thin clients, and they do work. But I'd recommend something more modern with more RAM and a decent video card.
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