#Linux community does someone know a tutorial for a kind of self made #ThinClient device?
I have an old notebook with Linux which does not anymore fit my power requirements, but I have a Linuc PC in my cellar which I use as working device over #RDP since a while and I love this way.
Is there a Remote-Desktop Linux Distribution (RDP, #VNC or #Moonlight) with the sole purpose to connect a VPN on startup and directly login to a Remote-Desktop and also redirect USB-Devices to remote?
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just_another_person@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Remmina is kind of the best right now I'd say. Thinclient isn't actually a thing much anymore outside of super locked down environments because of network state issues.
ratatouille@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
Actually I currently use Remmina. It's a cool application. And the best RDP client around.
just_another_person@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Then I'd say install Tailscale on both machines, set your network ACLs, and you're all good to go. Super simple.
ratatouille@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
I already use a Wireguard to connect to my home. As I said. I already work that way. But now I wish to permanently change to this workflow. Meanwhile I do not anymore use my notebook desktop but only RDP. I have a bit problems with the notebook energy saving mode and also have some security vs. comfort issues.
Cause of that I would like to try something new.
ashley@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
it's a pretty big thing with wfh
just_another_person@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Huh?
Giloron@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y
Our work from home setup is VPN and remote into the workstation at our desk in the office.
Regardless of how thick my client actually is, it's a thin client for working from home.
just_another_person@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Well that specifically is just remote desktop. As you said, doesn't matter how thick, but if that's all you use the machine for, I suppose you could call it a thin client.
A Thin Client (at least traditionally) means it has whatever it needs preloaded to interact with the remote server and does nothing if little else.
A "Thick Client" (never used that term professionally lol) would be just a machine that can do whatever without a remote server I suppose.
tvcvt@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
I set up an old thin client with Debian and lxqt to connect to a VM on Proxmox. Got the idea from an Apalrd’s Adventures video about VDI. It worked pretty well on a decent network, but it really suffered on high latency networks.
FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Am I only one who immediately loses respect for hashtag abusers?
somerandomperson@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
Nope.
There's a very low chance that the OP is posting to here via mastodon, using AP.
(OP->feddit.org->mastodon->here)
isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
At the very least, it makes it quite hard to read the post.
Teppichbrand@feddit.org · 3 pts · 1y
I just installed DietPi on my new ThinClient. I use it on Raspberry Pi for years and I really like it. Is super lightweight and comes with lots of preconfigured software.
swiftywizard@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 1y
Our client had thin clients that where managed via a controller over pxe. We replaced the hyperv with vm's in the cloud and they didn't want to buy new PCs. So we got them small SSDs instead and I set up a debian image with autologin and a script that asks for credentials to launch xfreerdp in fullscreen. It worked great (until they finally got new hardware).
I can give you some of the code next week if you want.
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
If you run X11, obviously X11 forwarding via SSH. It's basically built in thin client. There's also Xpra
For Wayland: https://github.com/neonkore/waypipe
LeFantome@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y
Also for Wayland:
https://github.com/wayland-transpositor/wprs
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Oh amazing! Thank you! I've been using waypipe recently, but I miss the remote buffering capabilities of Xpra!