[debian-edu-commits] [Debian Wiki] Update of "DebianEdu/BeforeGettingStarted" by pulchras

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  = Before getting started =
  
- DebianEdu is an awesome Debian Blend that just works out-of-the-box. Their developers have been working for years and have burned lots of neurons developing it for you. Even though, some work is still necessary to make it work at your place. To succeed, make sure you take enough time to read and understand the following page to bring your DebianEdu network up and running. You actually need few knowledge so let's begin acquiring it!
+ DebianEdu is an awesome Debian Blend that just works out-of-the-box. Their developers have been working for years and have burned lots of neurons developing it for you. Even though, some work is still necessary to make it work at your place. To succeed, make sure you take enough time to read and understand the following page to bring your DebianEdu network up and running. You actually need few knowledge so let's begin acquiring it!<<BR>><<BR>><<BR>>
  
  
  = Basic terminology =
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  A thin client is a computer terminal with a monitor, mouse and keyboard that can be an old weak machine (A 133Mhz Pentium I is enough) without even hard disk. Ideally the network card should be bootable (by PXE or Etherboot) but, if not, older cards can be obtained for just a few Euro. Alternatively you can boot them using a Bootdisk. It's function is to draw the result of the thin-client server computation and to provide mouse and keyboard input. 
  
  ''' Workstation '''<<BR>>
+ It is regular computer where applications are installed and run locally. It allows faster startup times and access to local devices such as CD-writers but has a big maintenance cost as any workstation's operative system and software must be installed, maintained and configured individually.
- In short, a workstation is regular computer. Applications are installed and run locally, allowing faster startup time and access to local devices such as CD-writers. It has a big maintenance cost as any workstation's operative system and software must be installed an maintained and configured individually.
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  '''Diskless Workstation '''<<BR>>
- A diskless workstation is similar to a thin client in that it boots from the network with pxe. But instead of running applications on the server and displaying them on the thin client screen with X. A diskless workstations mounts it's root file system from its next-server, and runs all applications on the local hardware. You can think about it like a regular workstation with a very long hard drive cable.
+ It is a solution between a thin client and a workstation. It boots from the network, mounts its root file system from its next-server, and runs all applications on the local hardware. You can think about it like a regular workstation with a very long hard drive cable.
  '''NOTE:''' Diskless workstations are also marketed using the term "LowFat Clients" or "Halfthin Clients" or "stateless workstations".
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+ '''Roaming Laptop'''<<BR>>
+ They are like workstations but capable of authentication using cached credentials, meaning it can be used outside the school network. The users' files and profiles are stored on the local disk.
  
  ''' Printer '''<<BR>>
  Printers may be connected anywhere in the network, also to thin clients, but they cannot be administrated from them. Skolelinux uses [[http://www.cups.org/|CUPS]] for printing.
  
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  See [[DebianEdu/FAQ/glossary|glossary]] for more
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  = Standard topology =