I don't think it would really matter for your setup if you separate a server system from a desktop one. From the other side, keeping the server in the data center improves reliability (though noone prevents desktop from being in the data center as well).
-- With best regards / с наилучшими пожеланиями, Alexei Fedotov / Алексей Федотов, http://dataved.ru/ +7 916 562 8095 On Sat, Jul 28, 2012 at 2:08 PM, da sdv <utu...@gmx.com> wrote: > What would be the best way to set up the following? > > Small scale server, 12 users maximum - with the server also running a > desktop. > The desktop would need to display up to 4 audio/whiteboard instances at a > time. > Upload speed is limited to 100KiB/s. > > Would it be better to use a Ubuntu server install and then add a desktop > like XFCE, or use VMs to keep the server and desktop seperate?