Which Ubuntu version? (Standard? Server? ...)

[gstuart]

Hello - I am planning on upgrading from Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS (on a Pentium 4 computer) to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS on a 64-bit Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (Quad Core) based system.

I plan to do a fresh install of 8.04 LTS, then migrate my files, profile, settings, etc. to the new computer (the subject of a separate question - posted).

I also want to set my wife up with a user profile (account) on this computer - it will be a shared machine - allowing her to access the computer and programs (email, web browser, Open Office software, ...) via a "thin client."

I don't need the "server" edition for this (do I?) - just the "standard" Ubuntu 8.04 release?

I would be very interested in your comments regarding these plans!

Thank you - appreciated! Greg :-)

[Grishka]

Hello - I am planning on upgrading from Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS (on a Pentium 4 computer) to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS on a 64-bit Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (Quad Core) based system.

I plan to do a fresh install of 8.04 LTS, then migrate my files, profile, settings, etc. to the new computer (the subject of a separate question - posted).

I also want to set my wife up with a user profile (account) on this computer - it will be a shared machine - allowing her to access the computer and programs (email, web browser, Open Office software, ...) via a "thin client."

I don't need the "server" edition for this (do I?) - just the "standard" Ubuntu 8.04 release?

I would be very interested in your comments regarding these plans!

Thank you - appreciated! Greg :-)

you want the standard release. server versions are for, well, server systems. :) everything you are planning should work out well, but I don't quite get the "thin client" thing. Ubuntu is a multi-user system by design and no client-server configuration is needed for a second account.

[eaglestrike7339]

everything that the server edition has, the standard edition has, with the addition of a GUI and all those other desktop goodies.
You can still install programs that enable you to connect via thin client, though I am not a big user.
Here is a community HowTo:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ThinClientHowto

Note to all who don't know: Thin clients are separate PCs that connect to a server and who's session takes place on the server. All that is forwarded is the GUI, and control of Mouse, USBs and Accessories. This allows them to have low requirements, lower than required to run Ubuntu by itself.
(correct me if i'm wrong)