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by theWreckluse 1113 days ago
Can you run Linux on a thin client? Also where did you buy them for so cheap?
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rvense 1113 days ago
As far as I understand, most thin clients nowadays are just PCs, usually AMD embedded SoCs with very good support for Linux.
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zh3 1113 days ago
No problem running lightweight distros on them, though the really thin clients tend to be underpowered for web browsing. Available very cheaply on ebay, and pretty much all support remote boot so easy to run diskless (assuming some minimal local server).
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awesometech 1113 days ago
This person has had success with the idea: https://weisser-zwerg.dev/posts/dell-wyse-fujitsu-futro/
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marcomourao 1113 days ago
> Can you run Linux on a thin client?

Yeah, these originally came preloaded with eLux.

https://www.unicon.com/elux

> Also where did you buy them for so cheap?

Second hand on Ebay, I'm located in Europe.

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