On Thu, 13 Apr 2017 20:01:51 +0200, "opensuse@maridonkers.info" <opensuse@maridonkers.info> wrote:
On 13-04-17 19:21, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2017-04-13 17:43, Mathias Homann wrote:
Am Donnerstag, 13. April 2017, 17:34:07 CEST schrieb Alejandro Bonilla: [...]
a graphical desktop on a SERVER?
no thanks. Yes, sure. Doesn't mean you have to use it, but some people want to be modern and work at the server with a full desktop instead of the ancient console. >:-)
A GUI on a server should not be necessary. It only increases software size on the server, hence increases maintenance and decreases robustness and stability.
Untrue, as others already stated Having a GUI/desktop on servers increases the possibility to have management *accept* a Linux server instead of Windows: When the server is started in a virtualization environment, those that have to do the installation *require* a GUI. When the shit hits the fan, they want their employees be able to launch the VM desktop and follow the print of screenshots to work their way out of the problem. These people are unfamiliar with the powers of a shell (over ssh). They *need* a desktop to function. As an example, take Ubuntu (or whatever distribution similar). Search the internet for "How to install a printer on Ubuntu". I bet about 90% of all the links start with "Click on ...". That is what those people want. Once all runs smooth, just # systemctl stop display-manager # systemctl disable display-manager problem solved -- H.Merijn Brand http://tux.nl Perl Monger http://amsterdam.pm.org/ using perl5.00307 .. 5.25 porting perl5 on HP-UX, AIX, and openSUSE http://mirrors.develooper.com/hpux/ http://www.test-smoke.org/ http://qa.perl.org http://www.goldmark.org/jeff/stupid-disclaimers/