You want to have a netbooted PC, more or less a PC-xterm, getting all the apps from a afs server? No problem, we can customize the kickstart for that. With the new Anaconda stuff you can really customize the install process. > What Linux distro is structured to be > networked-apps/many-simple-workstations? I know you can add this on by > yourself later, but then.... Redhat works for Real Time. > Why not roll your own? I know this may be a lot of work, but it would be > nice to have a "standard" which is specific to your clients. (Actually, > with distros like RH, you can do an installation, chose your packages, and > in the end, build an auto-install floppy which can be used to configure new > machines the same way). Having a standard distro broken into two parts: > network file/apps server and client desktop workstation, would help > maintainability. If you use a distro which is 1 piece only, 1 size fits > all, then maintaining a large number(>100) machines could consist of lots > of remote scripting, or full re-installs. Rolling your own is pretty simple. Customizing it is every easier. I believe there is a web site for making customized kickstarts. Bottom line, linux is very flexible and can fit into any network setup. -- Minneapolis St. Paul Twin Cities MN | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.mn-linux.org Minnesota Linux | Fax : (952)943-8500 Key fingerprint = 6C E9 51 4F D5 3E 4C 66 62 A9 10 E5 35 85 39 D9