[TriLUG] Linux thin client

[Ken MacKenzie via TriLUG]

My personal recommendation for thin client or limited resource install
targets.

Debian (pick the branch) or Arch

Both allow a very minimal install and then slowly add in the pieces you
need.

On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 9:28 AM, Ron Kelley via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> Thanks for the info.  I recently upgraded an old Atom D510 system and was
> looking for ways to repurpose the motherboard as a thin client workstation
> (working out on the deck).  I have a rather beefy ESXi server (20 cores,
> 64G RAM) and wanted to try out various Linux desktop distro (Elementary OS,
> Ubuntu, etc) using a thin client device.
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> > On May 31, 2017, at 9:14 AM, John Vaughters via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
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> > I played around with LTSP and liked it very much. It really depends with
> what you want to do to guide which direction you should go. Are you looking
> for full production with reliable hardware? or is this an education
> environment? Not really asking, just pointing out that depending on your
> needs you may make different choices. Thin clients should work fine for
> LTSP. Cost and reliability go down greatly as you scale up. A beefy server
> with alot of thin clients would probably be most cost effective if you
> include maintenance and energy costs. The other option of using old
> hardware tends to be costly if they are running 24/7 and maintenance will
> go up as well. However, for a 12 hour on time and willing repair people
> that education environments tend to have, it may be a good choice,
> especially if you can get used donated hardware. You should be able to find
> several solutions for thin clients running a light linux to use for the end
> user. For testing you could start with an RPi or use it exclusively. Again,
> depending on how much reliability you are looking for.
> > John Vaughters
> > On Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 7:14:34 AM EDT, Ron Kelley via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:Just needed a jumping off point for now.  Thanks
> for the reply!
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> >> On May 31, 2017, at 12:33 AM, John Ostrander <john at crackroot.org>
> wrote:
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> >> I've done a couple projects using LTSP, but I always use fat clients.
> With that hardware I'd guess that's what you want anyway. Do you have more
> specific questions or are you just looking for a jumping off point?
> >
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