Shock Dell REFUNDS M$ Licence cost
To true, the old "I know how this works/is I don't want to learn something new" syndrome.
It is how banks/insurance companies etc, hang on to their customers even when there it is a better offer elsewhere.
For Joe Public, all they really want is a machine that lets them browse and read emails. For hardcore gamers there will always be a newer graphics card that runs the game 3fps faster for only £300, a must have
I used to be a "latest/fastest" type of guy, I once spent £500 on a 486/50(The fastest processor there was at the time) but these days I have added more memory and replaced dead Hdd's and that is it. I am still using the graphics card I bought about 4 years ago for £100, not top of the line then but good value. My gaming on my PC is limited to Gweled & Solitare
I have an Xbox360 to play games on on the wide screen TV with full surround sound if I want it thrown in. In the 2+ years I have had the xbox it hasn't needed any upgrades
to play the latest games
It is how banks/insurance companies etc, hang on to their customers even when there it is a better offer elsewhere.
For Joe Public, all they really want is a machine that lets them browse and read emails. For hardcore gamers there will always be a newer graphics card that runs the game 3fps faster for only £300, a must have
I used to be a "latest/fastest" type of guy, I once spent £500 on a 486/50(The fastest processor there was at the time) but these days I have added more memory and replaced dead Hdd's and that is it. I am still using the graphics card I bought about 4 years ago for £100, not top of the line then but good value. My gaming on my PC is limited to Gweled & Solitare
I have an Xbox360 to play games on on the wide screen TV with full surround sound if I want it thrown in. In the 2+ years I have had the xbox it hasn't needed any upgrades
to play the latest games
Quote from: okrzynska Ok, can it run without a mouse, keyboard and monitor attached?
Don't see why not.
Quote - Allowing a user to login remotely like Remote Desktop?
Never used Remote Desktop but remote logins are possible.
Quote Oh hang on, I forgot with linux you have to login first locally and setup a VNC server to accept outside connections.
Install linux, login and configure it for the way to want to use it. Don't see the problem with that.
Long time since I used VNC but I vaguely recall running it from the same script the display manager (probably gdm) was loaded from.
Quote Or, SSH in, use command line or put up with virtual desktops which are not your own REAL desktop.
The last time I did something like this I used xdmcp - not the most secure protocol known to man but for connections within your own network behind a firewall it shouldn't
pose a problem - all of
With the local desktop running on vt7 something like
# X :1 -query <IP address of remote machine>
would start a second X session on vt8 connected to the display manager on the remote machine allowing you to login to the remote desktop.
Switch between local and remote desktops with CTRL, ALT & F7 and CTRL, ALT & F8
The only REAL desktop was the one I was sat in front of with the monitor atop.
I guess if you wanted to do that from Windows you'd need to install an X server with xdmcp support.
Quote [...] With windows there are many ways to solve problems; ask friends, go on forums, ring tech support etc.
That's almost enough to make me envious.
I must admit I didn't follow what you were trying to explain to me.
Since I'd never taken the trouble to set-up Linux remote desktops, I assumed it was my fault.
If you want to see your genuine local desktop - no problem, you sign on and there it is.
To log-in to a remote desktop I could (if necessary) start a second session and do a remote login.
If I should want to allow foreign machines to run sessions on my real machine - then this can be done in a similar way.
But like I said - I don't personally have a use for these features.
Since I'd never taken the trouble to set-up Linux remote desktops, I assumed it was my fault.
If you want to see your genuine local desktop - no problem, you sign on and there it is.
To log-in to a remote desktop I could (if necessary) start a second session and do a remote login.
If I should want to allow foreign machines to run sessions on my real machine - then this can be done in a similar way.
But like I said - I don't personally have a use for these features.
Quote from: okrzynska But you see all that tech speak is way over my head. I've never got linux to successfully install many packages (despite following the desctructions to the letter) so I doubt it would work out for me.
Uh-huh. Easier to argue it can't be done I suppose.
Quote With windows its a click of a mouse, enter the machine name or IP and it connects to an already logged on session or logs on the user and displays their own desktop. By this I mean I see MY icons, MY wall paper, MY menus etc.
Sounds remarkably similar to what I can do.
Quote Every remote access software I tried in linux would not do this - it would just give me a generic desktop which wasn't mine.
A quick googling to here and a download from there woul've done the trick I guess.
Quote For some reason in linux circles that seems to be hard for people to grasp.
Aye. Go figure.
