Quoting Tony Travis <a.tra...@abdn.ac.uk>: > 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. :-) >
> What irritates me is the implicit assumption that this is somehow the > 'wrong' way to run a server: In my opinion, it is absurd to avoid using > GUI tools to manage a server. Long ago, there might have been an issue > about memory fooprint or disk space but these days it is not an issue. > One of the arguments in favour of Windows on the server is that it's > easier to manage because of the GUI tools. Of course 'real' Windows > admins to everything from the command-line in Perl just like we do! I'd argue that it's horses for courses. I don't need an X server running on any of my servers because I don't provide any services that require it. If I was running FreeNX or x2Go or any of the other RDP-style services for end users then I'd probably do user/group admin via the gui but some things I would still do at the console (editing of files in /etc for instance) because I prefer Vim over gedit (please, no flames on this... :P) At the end of the day, as long as the system is secure and up to date, its personal preference IMHO. M. -- Matthew Macdonald-Wallace matt...@truthisfreedom.org.uk http://www.truthisfreedom.org.uk/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
