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Where is Largest Linux Desktop Install?

Posted by Cliff on from the top-bird-o-the-icefloat dept.

jackb_guppy asks: "Talking with Managers about Linux Training for staff. One asked a simple question: 'Where is the largest installed base of Linux desktops?' My guess the question was asked prove that there is no market, and I am unable to find an answer. I am guessing the next question will be: 'Largest site using Linux to replace MS desktops?' Anyone have a suggestion?" Just for fun, if any of you have Linux Desktops deployed in your department, can you give us some numbers?

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  1. How about the UK police force. by Organism · · Score: 5, Interesting

    They apparantly saved over £250,000 (~$350k) by switching to Linux and Star Office. This was during the uproar about MS licensing.

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  2. Linux thin clients by night-shade · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The school I am network manager for has a deployment of 250 linux based thin clients running citrix desktop software off 6 NT servers.

    The linux client software is a heavierly customised RedHat 6.2 with an ext3 root fs (which is great not a single ext3 related fault on any of them and no fsck's) that basically boots an X session with a full screen citrix client on them.

    All the full clients that we have (50 or so) have a dual boot option to a full RedHat 7.1 + Ximian 1.4 desktop that is used by some pupils and also the art department for Gimp and Blender work.

    While these aren't true linux "desktops" they run run linux and sit on desks :).

    All the back end servers are linux baring the 6 NT desktop servers. All filestore, mail, web, dns, auth, etc is run on linux.