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<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi
all,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm currently
thinking of installing Linux on my work laptop, to see exactly how productive I
could be as a sys admin (of a Windows Environment! - brave I
know).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why on earth ??.....
you may ask. Well, I spend approx 10 hours each day (mon-fri) working mainly at
my laptop. I want to futher extend my knowledge of linux, and feel for me, that
this may well be a good way for me to accelerate my learning. Don't get me
wrong; if I get really stuck, I have a Windows desktop next to me too
!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, for the main I
need to be able to do the following from the Linux install.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>1) Log onto a domain
(currently STILL an NT domain, but soon to be migrated to Active
Directory)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>2) Control
Servers\Workstations (I know already I can do this via
RDesktop)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>3) E-Mail (No
problems there)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>4) Occasional
manipulation of images</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>5) Occasional web
development (mainly changing/updating pages)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>6) Access MS SQL
Server ? (i.e. is there some kind of query tool available I can throw SQL
queries at the server from the laptop?)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>7) Office suite
compatible with MS Office</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>8) Create PDF files
occasionally</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>9) Print to network
printers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>That's the 'main'
stuff. No doubt there is other bits, but thats the majority.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Apart from thinking
I'm crazy, any more thoughts ? :P</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=856540721-14082005><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Sean.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>