Thanks Tom.
I'm looking to run server apps.
Let me give an analogy. I want to run Word or Excel on
a server. It is installed fully on the server. The
only thing I have is a dumb terminal with a web
browser.
If the application is written as client server per X,
then of course you can run X Windows. What Citrix does
is allow you to take any (desktop) application and
effectively make it client-server without the
application being rewritten for such. On the Windows
world, there is one caveat. To be certified as Citrix
compliant, i.e. work reliably with Citrix, the
application needs to be compiled with a library that
Citrix provides. Otherwise no recoding.
I only mentioned PC anywhere since it is similar in
the effect that you can access applications runnning
on another computer and that most people have used it
or know of it.
My objective is to write applications in Powerbuilder
or Java that run under Linux but are deployed on the
web via Citrix like Lunix clone. Because the Java or
PB runs on application servers, I can control the
environment. Obviously, I would rather not using
Windows for the app server. When issues arise, I can
manage the system. With thousands of clients, it's
impossible to manage the deployment of complex web
applications. I've got lots of experience with that.
--- Tom Diehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Toent. Obviously, I would rany
Nugent wrote:
>
> > On Wee environment. Obviously, d Mar 14 2001 at
15:04, chris asano wrote:
> >
> > > Is there a Citrix like clone on linux?
> > >
> > > This would be like PC Anywhere but faster.
> Citrix has
> > > web browser plugins and a Java client that
> enable you
> > > to run Windows applications on a Citrix
> application
> > > server, but have only the thinnest necessary gui
> > > interface data transmitted between the web
> brower and
> > > the Citrix app server.
> >
> > I'm not sure exactly what citrix is, but if its
> like pcanywhere then
> > you could try VNC... according to freshmeat.net,
> it has a homepage:
> >
> > http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/
> >
> > Very nice bit of (java-based) software, works very
> well indeed. It
> > is quite useable over a phone line (even better if
> you are using ssh
> > compressed port redirect links over the modem
> link). You can
> > connect to any box running the server with any
> java-capable web
> > browser (although it does come with its own client
> called
> > vncviewer).
> >
> > (Since rh70, vnc is now included in the main
> redhat distribution).
> >
> > But this might not be exactly what you are looking
> for...
>
> Sorry citrix != vnc or for that matter pcanywhere.
> Citrix is a package
> run on top of windows NT to enable you to use thin
> clients at remote
> locations. ie: thin clients. If he wants to run a
> server under linux I know
> of no solution. Wish there was an alternative. :-)
>
> If he is looking for a linux client there is an ica
> client available at
> www.citrix.com/download/unix-downloads.htm
>
> HTH,
>
> --
> ......Tom Cluelessness: There Are No Stupid
> Questions, But There Are
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] LOTS of Inquisitive Idiots. :-)
>
>
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