Techworld: Munich Linux Scales Desktop Management | Linux Today

Techworld: Munich Linux Scales Desktop Management

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 23, 2006

“The City of Munich has developed impressive systems for rolling
out and maintaining Linux desktops for large numbers of users,
according to a British developer who had a close-up view of the
system.

“Munich is engaged in a high-profile project that will replace
its ageing Windows infrastructure with a Debian-based Linux
distribution called LiMux. The city plans to gradually replace all
city workers’ desktops, amounting to tens of thousands of
workstations…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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