Title: Desktop4ALL, acceso a escritorios a través de clientes ligeros Autor: Xavier González Akademy-es 2010 http://es.kde.org/akademy-es2010 License: CC-BY-SA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

1. KDE enabled thin client solution
Desktop4ALL as KDE enabler
Xavier González
xavi@cast-info.es

2. Today's desktop
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3. Today's desktop situation
 Not easy to manage, not ready for end users
 Difficult to maintain
 Security constrains
 License costs
 Management hidden costs
 Very dynamic, users request more
functionality
 ...Complex
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4. Desktop4ALL vision
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5. Classical Desktop Architecture
App1
RAM App2
HDD
Desktop
App3
CPU App4
OS
IP Apps
Storage Auth
Services config
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6. Desktop4ALL vision
NeatX NeatX NeatX
App1
RAM App2 App1
RAM App2 App1
RAM App2
HDD
HDD
HDD
Desktop Desktop Desktop
App3
CPU App4 App3
CPU App4 App3
CPU App4
OS OS OS
IP Apps
Storage Auth
Services config
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7. Desktop4ALL vision
 Define and manage core desktop
components
 Desktop network access
 Authentication and authorization
 Desktop and applications configuration files
 Network shares and printers
 Application access
 File System quotas
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8. Desktop4ALL components
CAL VP
N
PO
IM
RT
AP
AL
FW
LD
MS CORE
OO
OP
RV
PR LER KT
S
FI ES
T
D
IN
M
PI
IM
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9. Desktop4ALL components
Provisioning API
● Users
CAL VP ● Groups
N ● Net Shares
● Net Printers
PO
IM
RT ● Applications
AP
AL● Desktop Servers
FW
LD
MS
● Windows TS Servers
CORE
OO
OP
RV
PR LER KT
S
FI ES
T
D
IN
M
PI
IM
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10. Desktop4ALL components
LDAP Service
● Based on Fedora Directory
● Store all D4ALL objects
● OS Auth
CAL VP
N
● Samba Backend
PO
IM
● Server inventory
RT
AP
AL
FW
LD
MS CORE
OO
OP
RV
PR LER KT
S
FI ES
T
D
IN
M
PI
IM
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11. Desktop4ALL components
CAL VP
N
PO
IM
RT
AP
AL DESKTOP Service
FW
LD
MS
● Based on KDE 4
CORE ● Execute Linux Apps
● Server Based Computing
OO
OP
RV
PR LER KT
● Multiple sessions in one
S
FI ES OS instance
T
D
IN
M
PI
IM
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12. Desktop4ALL components
CAL VP
N
PO
IM
RT
AP
AL
FW
LD
MS CORE
OO
Filer OP
RV
PR LER KT
● NFS for linux servers
S
FI ES
T
● SAMBA for windows servers
D
IN
M
● Home users PI
● Net Shares IM
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13. Desktop4ALL components
PORTAL Service
● Based on HORDE
● Provides entry point for all
VP users
CAL N ● Direct access to Desktop or
PO to apps published
IM
RT
AP
AL
FW
LD
MS CORE
OO
OP
RV
PR LER KT
S
FI ES
T
D
IN
M
PI
IM
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14. Desktop4ALL components
● Openfire
● Kolab – Zarafa
● Squid
● OpenVPN
● Maia Mailguard
● IPTables
CAL VP
N
PO
IM
RT
AP
AL
FW
LD
MS CORE
OO
OP
RV
PR LER KT
S
FI ES
T
D
IN
M
PI
● CUPS - SAMBA IM ● Kontact
● OpenOffice
● Kopete
● Firefox
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15. Demo
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16. Desktop4ALL API sample
 Add user
/opt/desktop4all/bin/adduser.php --username="admin"
--passwd="xxxxxxxx" --groups="users" --name="admin"
--surname="admin" --email="admin@desktop4all.eu"
--diskquota=1000 --mailquota=2000
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17. Desktop4ALL API sample
 Add Linux Application
d4allmngt.php apps create "cn=kmail, pixmap=kmail.png,
appname=Kmail, commandline=”/usr/bin/kmail”,
winlinux=linux"
 Add Win Application
d4allmngt.php apps create "cn=acroread,
pixmap=acroread.png, appname=Adobe Acrobat Reader,
commandline=C:Archivos de programaAdobeAcrobat
7.0ReaderAcroRd32.exe, winlinux=win"
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18. Desktop4ALL API sample
 Add TS server
d4allmngt.php tsserver create "cn=ts10bcn, online=yes,
ipaddress=192.168.220.201"
 Add DS server
d4allmngt.php dsserver create "cn=ds01bcn, online=yes,
weight=100, ipaddress=192.168.220.200"
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19. Ldap schema
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20. Ldap schema
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21. Desktop4ALL vision
 Define and manage core desktop
components
 Desktop network access
 Authentication and authorization
 Desktop and applications configuration files
 Network shares and printers
 Application access
 File System quotas
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22. Next steps
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23. Next steps
 Community creation
 Improve apps configuration process
 Management GUI
 Software package delivery (rpm)
 More flavors (Ubuntu,Suse,etc...)
 Light desktop (xfce)
 KDE thin client integration
 Kprint ?
 Spice as comunication protocol
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24. How can you
contribute?
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25. Next steps
 As you want !!!!!
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26. www.desktop4all.eu
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