colinux.org isn't a bad option either. I used it back in 2006/2007 iirc, and it still seems to be afloat.
On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 12:09 PM, Todd Wittenmeier <magito...@gmail.com>wrote: > ** > Sorry I haven't read all the replies.. I use Linux, Mac, or Unix at work, > but to manage AD I have to use Windows, So I use VirtualBox on Linux and > run it there.. it's disgraceful the amount of upkeep I have to give it.. > but It works.. if you have enough memory you could go that route maybe? > > I hate VNC.. it's very clunky. > > > Todd Wittenmeier | Network Engineer | FrogDocs > > > On Tue, 2012-03-13 at 16:51 -0500, Kelly Brown wrote: > > I thank you all for your input. I do have admin on the box but reimaging > it isn't an option. My company is very heavy on the windows tools, I have > to use outlook, communicator, sharepoint, etc. I tried the virtual box > route but when I had a problem with my laptop ( the windows part of it ) > the desktops folks had issues troubleshooting because they weren't familiar > with vbox. So I got a desktop and installed linux on that and I was using > vnc to connect to that and jumping from there to my linux boxes but it just > felt so clunky. I've swapped out vnc for nxclient and that's a lot better > when I'm connecting over the vpn. Guess it's just going to take time to > get ramped up to efficient again. There's a couple of suggestions there > that I haven't tried and I'll look them up. Thanks all. > > -K > > Jack Coats <j...@coats.org> > > March 13, 2012 1:58 PM > > I was stuck that way before. My solution was to find a 'spare > desktop' and install Linux on it with a 2 port KVM. Not the > friendliest, but it worked. I just had to basically say 'linux > desktop is mine to use, if there is a problem, it is my problem', and > the boss bought off on it. We were the IT folks called when their > desktops were broke too, he just didn't want 'something else' to deal > with. > > > Timothy Ball <timb...@tux.org> > > March 13, 2012 1:14 PM > > > vmware or virtualbox , bam . problem solved . > > though if you work at a place where you are the admin and some other > admin doesn't let you run whatever the hell you want on your desktop > that's a good reason to get into a monkey knife fight . > > --timball > > > Kelly Brown <kbsqua...@gmail.com> > > March 13, 2012 6:45 AM > > Hi all: > > I'm looking for advice from any linux admins that are stuck with windows > as the OS on their workstation. I've never been in this boat before and > it's painful to me. I miss my Mac. Any tips/tricks that you've used in > the past to make this transition workable would be wonderful. > > Thanks > -Kelly > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
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