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I'm trying to setup a home network using Linux (14.04) and would like to know what the process is called where you have a client machine (or several) connected to a server using the programs from the server instead of the client. Like in schools and enterprises.

I have no idea what this process is called so I cannot Google it.

I have tried some methods like using LDAP & NIS, But they crash my client machine.

Could someone tell me what the name of this system is?

Lance Roberts
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The setup you are describing is often referred to as a thin client configuration. You may find the Linux Terminal Server Project (LSTP) a good place to start.

steeldriver
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It may be that you are thinking of multi-tiered architecture. This would have a client like a browser, a web server like Apache, a database like SQL, etc.

To set that up at home, look for LAMP (Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP) and you'll find a lot of information including tutorials on setup, etc.

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