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[mhershberger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Mark A. Hershberger)]

David Tremblay <david@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> What misses in the ubuntu world (apart from the fact that landscape is
> truly great tool) is being able to manage desktops themselves
> (software configuration, package management etc etc) if it's a mashup
> of tool, say openldap one side and scripts the other than it would
> great.
>
> At least an overview of the tool one should use to manage ubuntu
> desktops

This is what tools like CFEngine (open source), puppet (open source) and
others do.  You can also look at tools like FAI (Debian's Fully
Automated Install).  Another option is to use WebMin.  Webmin will let
you control, update and manage users and software across a cluster of
computers.

If you want a “mash-up”, these tools would be the place to start.  The
Debian project itself relies extensively (at least in the past) on LDAP
to help with configuration.

What sort of overview did you want beyond what is already on the site
of these tools?

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Mark A. Hershberger
Open Source Developer
IntraHealth International, Inc.
mhershberger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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