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Finding Linux Drivers for Hardware
It wasn’t long ago that trying to find Linux drivers for server and client hardware wasn’t easy. Several trends, however, have made moving to Linux much easier from a hardware perspective. These include
- Improved server and desktop PC vendor support for Linux distributions—Many major computer vendors now sell Linux-based servers and desktops. Linux is pre-installed on these systems.
- Improved peripheral hardware vendor support for Linux—Many peripheral hardware vendors now offer downloadable device drivers already customized for the most common Linux distributions.
- Automatic hardware detection when installing Linux—Many Linux distributions detect and install hardware automatically.
Although you should make sure that Linux support is available for a particular server, network client, or hardware device before you move part or all of your network to Linux, Linux hardware support is no longer a major issue.
Novell Open Enterprise Server
At one time, users who wanted to migrate from Novell NetWare to Linux could do so by using the Caldera NetWare for Linux product. Although SCO Group (previously known as Caldera) no longer produces NetWare for Linux, it is possible to enjoy the best of both the Linux and NetWare worlds with a single official Novell product, Novell Open Enterprise Server.
Novell Open Enterprise Server combines NetWare with SuSE Enterprise Linux (Novell purchased SuSE in 2003). Systems running Novell Open Enterprise Server can continue to use NetWare 6.5, or use NetWare and Linux software, tools, and applications on a single network. Open Enterprise Server offers these and other features and enhancements:
- Full implementation of Novell NetWare 6.5 with enhancements
- ZENWorks management facilities for NetWare and Linux
- Common script management for NetWare, Unix, and Linux
- Common management of a mixed network
- Python-based agent for script-based updates to NetWare and Linux
- Updates to Web and application components such as Apache, JVM, PHP, MySQL, and others
- Improvements to Novell Storage Services
- Linux and NetWare volume interoperability
- Improved printing support
- Improved system management
- Consistent update mechanism for both NetWare and Linux servers
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