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Benefits of Terminal / Server approach

Satisfied users report the following benefits of adopting LTSP:

Terminal / Server	Conventional networked workstations
Diskless X terminals require minimal hardware to run	Every PC needs to be fully specified with disk, memory, CPU etc.
Every user has equal access to computing resources	Each user can only use the resources provided by the PC on their desk
Terminals boot quickly as they have minimal software to load	Every user has to boot a complete operating system for their own PC
Applications are shared in the memory of the server, so programs load quickly and save memory	Every user has to load their own copy of every piece of software into their own PCs memory
If a diskless X terminal fails, it can be swapped out with any other device	Rebuilding a complete PC from scratch requires tedious software installs / restore from backups
New versions of application software only need to be installed once on the server	Every new piece of software / upgrade needs to be installed on every PC

So why doesn't everyone use terminal / server computing?

One answer is that Microsoft Windows is a poor platform for terminal/server^?, and Linux is a great platform. However, setting up a terminal / server system on Linux from scratch was not easy, until LTSP came along.

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