OS/2 to Linux client transition / [Bart Jacob and others].
- Published
- Austin, TX : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, [2004]
- Copyright Date
- ©2004
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 200 pages) : illustrations
- Additional Creators
- Jacob, Bart and International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization
Access Online
- Series
- Language Note
- English.
- Summary
- This IBM Redbooks publication provides information related to the viability of Linux as a client platform. It targets technical personnel who are involved in evaluating Linux as a possible client platform. It also targets administrators and support personnel who are responsible for supporting client systems. This book can also be helpful to anyone who is evaluating the potential of using Linux for enterprise client systems. However, the key focus is on environments where OS/2 is currently used. Many enterprises have been using OS/2 as a stable platform for critical enterprise client applications. However, as those enterprises look to the future, they look for a platform on which they can build a strategy that is open, standards-based, secure, and provides a cost-effective solution. Linux has become successful as a server platform in many of these same enterprises. It comes as no surprise that these enterprises also want to evaluate the possibility of including Linux for many of their client systems. This book describes platform and functional considerations for choosing Linux as a client platform. It examines techniques and facilities for administering Linux clients, coexistence of Linux clients with other platforms, and a technique to easily install Linux clients based on the well-known OS/2-based CID methodology. Please note that the additional material referenced in the text is not available from IBM.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780738498171
0738498173 - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-193) and index.
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