Tag: fatclient

How To Create Infinite Windows Cloud Desktops for Your Nonprofit with BoXenLinux®

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

Running Windows allows you to easily access proprietary closed source vertical market software. Using  an Azure Nvidia Tesla virtual machine lets you run graphic intensive programs in the cloud. For instance 2D and 3D CAD Drafting, Video, and 3D educational tools. Even 3D games! O_O Coupled with BoXenLinux, and a decent Internet connection you can dramatically reduce Read more about How To Create Infinite Windows Cloud Desktops for Your Nonprofit with BoXenLinux®[…]

Wireless thin client using Ubuntu 18.04.1 named BoXenbaby

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

UPDATE: BoXenbaby is simply Ubuntu 18.04.1 Desktop minimal install with OpenVPN,  FreeRDP-nightly, and other modern clients. This document describes how to: Automatic Install Part 1 – PXE Install BoXenbaby to a computer plugged into a BoXenbrain network. Manual Install Part 2 – USB Install BoXenbaby with a USB drive. Download the usb image here: Check Read more about Wireless thin client using Ubuntu 18.04.1 named BoXenbaby[…]

3 Free Linux based thin client distributions (Thinclient OS) [FREE]

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Thinstation X2OS iPXE (you can use this to chain load other thin OS’s over the internet, nfs, smb, etc..) Very small, and configurable. Supports some wireless cards. Basically a zero client. < 1MB.   Ubuntu LTSP! Zero clients that boot over PXE (Thinclient or fatclient options)   Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, embedded, CE, etc… Read more about 3 Free Linux based thin client distributions (Thinclient OS) [FREE][…]

Using LTSP on Ubuntu 15.10 wily [Solved]

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

LTSP does not work out of the box on Ubuntu 15.10 wily with –arch AMD64 or i386 & thinclient or fatclient. You will get this error: chroot: can’t execute ‘/usr/bin/test’: Exec format error overlayfs: missing ‘workdir’ mount: mounting overlayfs on /root failed: Invalid argument mount: mounting /dev/ on /root/dev/failed: No such file or directory No Read more about Using LTSP on Ubuntu 15.10 wily [Solved][…]