Top 10 DRBL Alternative and Similar Softwares | Nov 2024

DRBL (Diskless Remote Boot in Linux) is a free software, open source solution to managing the deployment of the GNU/Linux operating system across many clients. Imagine the time required to install GNU/Linux on 40, 30, or even 10 client machines individually! DRBL allows for the configuration all of your client computers by installing just one server (remember, not just any virtual private server) machine.

DRBL provides a diskless or systemless environment for client machines. It works on Debian, Ubuntu, Mandriva, Red Hat, Fedora, CentOS and SuSE. DRBL uses distributed hardware resources and makes it possible for clients to fully access local hardware. It also includes Clonezilla, a partitioning and disk cloning utility similar to Symantec Ghost®.
The features of DRBL:

1. Ulteo

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2. CCBoot

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3. Citrix XenApp

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4. Tiny PXE Server

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5. Landscape

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6. Ubuntu Cloud

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7. Univention Corporate Client

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8. KioWare

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9. Thinstation

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10. Ubuntu Server

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