OS/2 to Linux client transition / [Bart Jacob ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jacob, Bart.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Client/server computing.

Internet.

Linux.

Physical Description:

xvi, 200 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, c2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

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.

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Comments welcome

Chapter 1. Introduction to client systems and Linux

1.1 Client environments

1.1.1 Workstation classification

1.2 Why Linux

1.3 Linux overview and distribution choices

1.3.1 Licensing

1.4 Summary

Chapter 2. Platform considerations

2.1 Graphical user interface

2.1.1 X11 window systems

2.1.2 Video support

2.1.3 Desktop environments

2.2 KDE desktop

2.2.1 KDE customization and lockdown

2.2.2 Configuring the KDE desktop environment using the GUI

2.3 GNOME desktop

2.3.1 GNOME customization and lockdown

2.3.2 Roaming users

2.4 Printing

2.4.1 CUPS

2.4.2 LPRng

2.4.3 Print driver solutions

2.4.4 Creating printer definitions using lpadmin

2.4.5 Creating printers using printconf-tui (Red Hat)

2.5 Protocols

2.5.1 NetBIOS over IP

2.5.2 SNA

2.5.3 IPX and SPX

2.5.4 PPP

2.6 Multimedia solutions

2.6.1 Generic audio support

2.6.2 Configuring audio

2.6.3 Configuring video

2.7 Summary

Chapter 3. Functional considerations

3.1 Host connectivity

3.1.1 IBM WebSphere Host On-Demand

3.1.2 x3270

3.1.3 tn5250 and tn5250j

3.1.4 PowerTerm InterConnect

3.2 Web browsers

3.2.1 Mozilla

3.2.2 Konqueror

3.2.3 Galeon

3.2.4 Epiphany

3.2.5 Opera

3.3 Web browser plug-ins

3.3.1 PDF

3.3.2 Java plug-in for applets

3.3.3 Flash

3.3.4 RealOne and Helix

3.4 Instant messaging

3.4.1 Lotus Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing 3.1

3.4.2 Yahoo! Messenger

3.4.3 Gaim

3.5 Office suite

3.5.1 IBM Lightweight Productivity Editors

3.6 E-mail and calendaring

3.6.1 IBM Internet Mailbox portlet

3.6.2 Lotus Workplace Messaging Version 1.1

3.6.3 Domino Web Access.

3.6.4 Ximian Evolution

3.6.5 Mozilla Mail

3.6.6 KMail

3.7 Virus detection and prevention

3.8 Manageability

3.8.1 Telnet

3.8.2 SSH

3.8.3 Hummingbird Exceed

3.8.4 Reflection X

3.8.5 Webmin

3.8.6 VNC

3.9 File systems

3.10 Financial device support

3.11 Summary

Chapter 4. Linux client administration

4.1 Local graphical client administration

4.1.1 SuSE YaST2

4.1.2 Red Hat administration

4.2 Remote graphical client administration

4.2.1 Webmin

4.3 Tivoli Linux systems administration

4.4 Keeping Linux up-to-date

4.4.1 SuSE YoU

4.4.2 Red Hat Network

4.4.3 Behind the scenes of automated updating

4.5 User and workstation remote support

4.5.1 Remote FrameBuffer protocol products

4.5.2 Configuring a simple VNC

4.5.3 Configuring extended VNC

4.5.4 KRFB

4.5.5 TightVNC

4.5.6 IBM Desktop On Call

4.5.7 Citrix client

4.5.8 Remote login

4.5.9 Remote starting of graphical applications

4.6 Summary

Chapter 5. Coexistence considerations

5.1 Samba

5.1.1 SWAT and xinetd configuration

5.1.2 Connecting from Linux to OS/2 LAN servers

5.1.3 Connecting from OS/2 to a Linux Samba server

5.1.4 Connecting from Linux to Linux Samba servers

5.1.5 Connecting from Linux clients to Windows servers

5.1.6 Connecting from Windows workstations to Linux Samba servers

5.1.7 LinNeighborhood

5.2 NFS

5.2.1 NFS Version 4 improvements

5.2.2 Working with NFS

5.3 FTP

5.4 Printing

5.5 Summary

Chapter 6. Migration considerations

6.1 Domain logons

6.1.1 Authenticating with LDAP

6.1.2 Automounting a share at console logon

6.1.3 Automounting for roaming users

6.1.4 GNOME roaming

6.2 Extended attributes support and Samba

6.3 Migrating OS/2 data to Linux

6.3.1 Migrating data located on OS/2 FAT formatted systems.

6.3.2 Migrating data located on OS/2 JFS formatted systems

6.3.3 Migrating data located on OS/2 HPFS formatted systems

6.3.4 Migrating data located on OS/2 HPFS386 formatted systems

6.4 Summary

Chapter 7. Linux client installation

7.1 Scenario

7.2 Creating a Rapid Deployment Server

7.2.1 Partitioning the disk on the RDS

7.2.2 Creating an advanced DOS boot diskette

7.2.3 Creating a CID-enabled Linux boot diskette with response file

7.2.4 Installing the server

7.2.5 Creating the CID directory structure

7.2.6 Copying the RDS tools to the directory structure

7.2.7 Copying preconfigured scenarios to the RDS server

7.2.8 Copying the installable images

7.2.9 Configuring the services on the server

7.2.10 Creating user IDs and groups

7.3 Installing a target workstation using a bootable CD

7.3.1 Overview of the installation process

7.3.2 Creating bootable CID enabled CD-ROM

7.3.3 Installing a target

7.4 Installing targets using RDS and PXE

7.4.1 Introduction to the PXE protocol and its function

7.4.2 Additional server configuration steps for PXE targets

7.5 REXX procedures used by RDS

7.5.1 CIDAGENT

7.6 Summary

Appendix A. Basic Linux for OS/2 users

OS/2 commands and their Linux counterparts

Basic file system considerations

OS/2 file systems

IBM JFS for OS/2 and Linux

Linux file system concepts

Hard disk device naming conventions

Where have my drive letters gone?

Devices

Mounting

Umounting

Symbolic links

Text files in Linux

Summary

Appendix B. Additional material

Locating the Web material

Using the Web material

System requirements for downloading the Web material

How to use the Web material

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Online resources

How to get IBM Redbooks

Help from IBM

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"SG24-6621-00."

"March 2004."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-193) and index.

OCLC:

137342185