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Technical planning

Chapter 4.

In the first chapters we focused on the strategic and organizational part of the 

migration and discussed the issues of the migration in a more abstract way.

In contrast to this higher level view, the following chapters explain more technical 

details that have to be considered when planning a migration from a 

Windows based client to a Linux based client. 

Sections:

4.1,  Assessing the client IT environment  on page 39

Before starting to look into technical details of a future Linux and Open 

Source based environment, it is critical that you thoroughly assess the current 

status of IT infrastructure and the supporting processes.

4.2,  Integrating with existing network services  on page 45

In this section we describe how to plan for integrating Linux clients in an 

existing network. We specifically look at how to incorporate Linux clients in a 

predominantly MS Windows based network/domain.

4.3,  Standardizing the desktop  on page 51

In this section we discuss some issues regarding a standardized Linux 

desktop. We discuss Linux standards in general, the different desktop 

environments with their underlying component models and lockdown 

mechanisms, and also more general topics like corporate identity guidelines, 

themes, application menu design and overall usability.

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