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For example, I have an administrator tools group for accessing every application, and a user tools group for limited access to the browser, document viewer, and so forth. The available applications are sufficient for general usage but lacking for tasks such as word processing and office productivity.

Fortunately, you can add other applications to the openThinClient package by following a few simple steps. I followed the example , which is to add Skype to the package, and I was able to load Skype into the thin client. To create a user, enter a username and password. As with applications, you can create user groups. All properties under a group and applications assigned to the group will be applied to member users.

You can also add specific applications to users in addition to those from the applications group. Another minor bug I sometimes encountered with the manager is that when I added or edited some properties, the window display was corrupted. For example, when I closed the dialog window, the window remained visible, and I had to press the close button on the title bar of the window to close it. This is an annoying glitch, especially if it occurs while you are entering properties for a user or an application.

You may not know whether the data you entered was saved, so you have to close the window and start over again to be sure. If problems occur, the documentation , although somewhat incomplete, is helpful. For problems and package development, the active forum is even more helpful. Boot-up is fast. Users are presented with the familiar Ubuntu login screen, log in using one of the user accounts, and then see a desktop containing the applications the administrator assigned for that user.

I tried browsing the Web, downloaded some files, viewed some documents, and played videos using VLC Media Player, and everything went smoothly. I tried using RDP, but for some reason it would not start; this could be troublesome for anyone who needs to connect to a Windows environment.

OpenThinClient is an attractive option for organizations that want to move to a thin client environment without paying a penny. Although the prepackaged applications are somewhat lacking, the ability to integrate other applications works well. Despite some glitches, openThinClient seems to be a flexible solution for large environments.

About Us. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Password recovery. Home News Get thin client benefits for free with openThinClient. Author: Cory Buford Thin clients reduce hardware costs, offer added security by stripping away storage options, and ease management tasks by storing all configurations on a centralized server. I haven't personally done this with citrix, but I've also used thinstation in the past.

If you have a number of these systems and are somewhat knowledgeable with linux then thinstation is a good solution. If this is just a one off setup, then ChromeOS route is probably a better solution. Thanks all. I've been playing with Thinstation the last few days but it looks more designed to be used on a larger scale.

I agree that thinstation is a bit confusing at first. But you can create some pretty interesting dedicated OS installations with it. If you decide that ChromeOS won't work for your use case, ping me and we can chat about any difficulties you have with thinstation.

Its been about 8 months since I last used it in a project so most things are still in the gray matter. So far, it's been working well and I love the centralized, web based configuration. Will likely deploy a bunch of these at a school we provided hosted Cloud Desktops for soon To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks.

Looking at reusing an old laptop and ideally looking for the best solution for using Citrix. The laptop itself is simply going to be used to connect from outside the office.

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