Help me choose an OS for a thin client.
This topic-question is a logical continuation of the previous ones:
I have some experience with thin clients. I tried several different variations, but the best option was never found.
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Under the cut description of tested thin and half-thick clients, as well as the question itself.
This is the easiest option. Here we need a minimal build of Windows Xp. We kill explorer.exe on it and autorun is written in Delphi, which is displayed in the form of three buttons in the center of the screen: “Start work”, “Reload”, “Shut down”. When you click on the first button, a * .rdp file is launched in which it is written where to connect and which devices to forward to the terminal session.
All this is implemented, if someone like this option, I can share.
The main disadvantage: Licensing (Each terminal session to the terminal server Windows 700 rubles, but also to pay for the installed trimmed version of Windows Xp is too expensive.)
With this monster more or less understood the previous topics. But still, I did not use it, since I can manage all the clients at once, I could not set up individual machines.
It is enough just to set up, from the functionality everything suits, since you only need rdp and throw local devices into the terminal session.
The only reason why I don’t use it, half of the hardware that we have is not supported by these projects, there is simply no driver and that's it.
We put the usual Ubuntu, make a script to run rdp in a loop and a script on the terminal server ping, so that when the server is turned off, the clients are also turned off. If the public demands, add scripts to the topic.
Everything works exactly as I need, but this is such a very fat client that requires 3-4 GB of hard disk space. And on the equipment from the past century, which stands for us does not work correctly everywhere, somewhere even hangs when loading.
Therefore, this option is also not for me.
Does anyone have a Linux distribution kit, which will include a sufficient set of drivers, with a lightweight graphical shell, which takes up little space on the hard disk, and the ability to run rdesktop? autologon and autorun scripts are also welcome.
Dear HabraPeople, help who than can :)
I have some experience with thin clients. I tried several different variations, but the best option was never found.
')
Under the cut description of tested thin and half-thick clients, as well as the question itself.
Truncated Windows XP - a half-thick client
This is the easiest option. Here we need a minimal build of Windows Xp. We kill explorer.exe on it and autorun is written in Delphi, which is displayed in the form of three buttons in the center of the screen: “Start work”, “Reload”, “Shut down”. When you click on the first button, a * .rdp file is launched in which it is written where to connect and which devices to forward to the terminal session.
All this is implemented, if someone like this option, I can share.
The main disadvantage: Licensing (Each terminal session to the terminal server Windows 700 rubles, but also to pay for the installed trimmed version of Windows Xp is too expensive.)
Ltsp. Ubuntu Real thin client
With this monster more or less understood the previous topics. But still, I did not use it, since I can manage all the clients at once, I could not set up individual machines.
Thinstation, itadwisor and the like. It is so thin.
It is enough just to set up, from the functionality everything suits, since you only need rdp and throw local devices into the terminal session.
The only reason why I don’t use it, half of the hardware that we have is not supported by these projects, there is simply no driver and that's it.
Ubuntu is a half-fat friend
We put the usual Ubuntu, make a script to run rdp in a loop and a script on the terminal server ping, so that when the server is turned off, the clients are also turned off. If the public demands, add scripts to the topic.
Everything works exactly as I need, but this is such a very fat client that requires 3-4 GB of hard disk space. And on the equipment from the past century, which stands for us does not work correctly everywhere, somewhere even hangs when loading.
Therefore, this option is also not for me.
Attention question ?
Does anyone have a Linux distribution kit, which will include a sufficient set of drivers, with a lightweight graphical shell, which takes up little space on the hard disk, and the ability to run rdesktop? autologon and autorun scripts are also welcome.
Dear HabraPeople, help who than can :)
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