[FreeNX-kNX] When deploying Linux

[Chris Fanning]

Ok, I've got my hands on a Windows Server and apt-getted nxdesktop

And presto! nxdesktop 192.168.... opens up a windows desktop.

But you mention
> and start a particular application (with no Windows
> desktop, Start Menu, etc.).  For more information, try "man nxdesktop"

I can't find this manual page.
Where do you keep it?



On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 09:30:33 -0400, Doug Burks <mubley at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> This is absolutely possible!  You can build one FreeNX server that
> your FreeNX thin clients connect to.  The FreeNX clients would be
> configured for Gnome or KDE and would receive that as their normal
> environment.  You could then populate their Gnome/KDE desktops (or
> program menus) with a launcher that would fire up nxdesktop, connect
> to the Windows terminal server, login automatically with a certain
> username/password, and start a particular application (with no Windows
> desktop, Start Menu, etc.).  For more information, try "man nxdesktop"
> from a command line on the FreeNX server.
> 
> If one Windows account is only going to be running one particular
> Windows application, you can also force this within Active Directory
> (if available).  You can find this option in Active Directory Users
> and Computers --> user properties --> Environment tab --> Start the
> following program at logon.
> 
> Let us know how this works out for you.
> 
> Thanks,
> Doug
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:02:51 +0200, Chris Fanning
> <christopher.fanning at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > When moving a whole group of users over to Linux you can almost be
> > sure that they are using some application that can't be easily
> > migrated. From a horrible mess of MSaccess queries, to some customized
> > accounting application.
> >
> > I'd like to know if I can setup a freeNX network with Linux desktops
> > and use a Windows Terminal Server to server those applications I can't
> >  initially migrate.
> >
> > What level of integration is possible?
> > I know you can open an NX session with the MSoft Terminal Server from
> > within X, but can I run just one MS application and have it open
> > within my Gnome o KDE?
> >
> > Running an application from the MS Terminal Server inside KDE as if it
> > were a native Linux application is very interesting indeed.
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