Alan Bell wrote:
> I am with the desktop crowd (small as it is)
> GDM doesn't consume many resources, if left logged out on the GDM screen
> it won't chew memory, processor or open any external ports (neither does
> X/Gnome itself by default). When the full desktop is running it will use
> extra re
Alan Bell wrote:
> When the full desktop is running it will use
> extra resources but that is fine. If I am giving a customer their first
> Ubuntu server for them to mostly leave well alone I would put the
> desktop on it, with Compiz and all the eye candy turned on! I want them
> to see that on t
I am with the desktop crowd (small as it is)
GDM doesn't consume many resources, if left logged out on the GDM screen
it won't chew memory, processor or open any external ports (neither does
X/Gnome itself by default). When the full desktop is running it will use
extra resources but that is fine. I
etali wrote:
> [...]
> If you have the luxury of powerful hardware, and enough knowledge to do
> things both ways, then of course - use what works for you. I do think
> that newbies should learn things "the hard way" though. In the past few
> months, on test machines, I've had Webmin throw a fit
Tony Travis wrote:
> I'd be interested to know if anyone has actually instrumented the vast
> resources used when running a GUI on a modern server: In my experience,
> the impact is minimal even on a very ordinary 2p server with 3GiB RAM.
> Much less so on a 4p server with 8GiB. Where it has a b
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 6:14 PM, Jon Spriggs wrote:
> Just out of interest, what boxes did horde fail to tick? I've been very
> enthusiastic about their systems in the past, and I'm fairly confident that
> having the IMAP set up properly behind the scenes should give you a
> comprehensive exchang
Tony Travis wrote:
> Rob Beard wrote:
>
>> [...]
>> The only time I would install a complete desktop on a server is if it is
>> to run as an LTSP server. Then it can need everything a desktop
>> requires. When I last installed an LTSP server I was also pleased to
>> see that FreeNX works with
Chris Ray wrote:
> Thanks for all the comments guys. As I see it then; in answer to the
> specific question, the majority opinion is to add the GUI to the server
> install rather than the other way around..
>
> In answer to the more general question "why do I want to do that", my
> experience is
Thank you all for your help and all the information you have given.
There is a lot to read!
I agree that webcams are a minefield. In my experiments, I have found
that mine works with some programs but not with others. Different
distros give different results. There seems to be no consistency.
Thanks for all the comments guys. As I see it then; in answer to the
specific question, the majority opinion is to add the GUI to the server
install rather than the other way around..
In answer to the more general question "why do I want to do that", my
experience is this:
I agree with apparen
Quoting Tony Travis :
> Rob Beard wrote:
>> [...]
>> The only time I would install a complete desktop on a server is if it is
>> to run as an LTSP server. Then it can need everything a desktop
>> requires. When I last installed an LTSP server I was also pleased to
>> see that FreeNX works with i
Rob Beard wrote:
> [...]
> The only time I would install a complete desktop on a server is if it is
> to run as an LTSP server. Then it can need everything a desktop
> requires. When I last installed an LTSP server I was also pleased to
> see that FreeNX works with it as well. :-)
Hello, Rob.
I
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