ThinLinc is a fast and versatile thin client system. It is based on open source software such as TigerVNC, SSH, and PulseAudio. The ThinLinc server software can be used to distribute Linux/Unix desktops and applications to thin clients. The system also supports Windows Terminal Services and CodeWeavers CrossOver. ThinLinc supports redirection of sound, serial ports, disk drives, local printers, and Smart Card readers on top of SSH. It also features a unique "one-click" integration tool for Novell eDirectory. Clients are available for a wide variety of platforms. When used with the VirtualGL software, ThinLinc can be used with graphics intensive OpenGL applications.
| Tags | Clustering/Distributed Networks Desktop Environment Communications |
|---|---|
| Licenses | aggregate |
| Operating Systems | Windows Windows POSIX Solaris Linux Mac OS X |
| Translations | Swedish Portuguese English Spanish German |
Recent releases


Changes: ThinLinc is now based on the the latest X.Org and TigerVNC versions and includes amazing performance enhancements. Given a reasonably fast server, client, and network, it is now possible to play back motion graphics in full screen mode. ThinLinc works very well in conjunction with the VirtualGL software, which provides hardware-accelerated OpenGL on the server side. The size of the session can be dynamically changed, since support for the Resize and Rotate Extension (RandR) has been added. Support for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) has been added.


Changes: This release includes several major new features. ThinLinc now supports systems such as Windows Server 2008, Mac OS X 10.5, RHEL 5.2, SLED 10SP2, and Ubuntu 8.04. Serial port redirection is now supported with the Windows client, and basic parallel port emulation has been added. The Windows client no longer requires a local PDF reader when printing. Smart Card authentication has been improved by allowing login using a username automatically derived from the Smart Card certificate. The login can be triggered automatically when the Smart Card is inserted.


Changes: This release includes several major new features. Smart Cards are now supported, both for authentication and applications. Integration with web portals is now possible. Basic application publishing features have been added. The new "Printer Access Control" feature makes it possible to restrict access to certain print queues based on the connecting terminal. Multiple concurrent sessions using a single user name are now possible. The session manager has been rewritten, using a new asynchronous framework. This gives radically improved scalability.


Changes: This version includes several new features and many corrections (more than 180 enhancements). Microphones and other input devices are supported with Windows Terminal Servers. The Windows client now features Local Drive Redirection, which makes it possible to access local hard disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, USB drives, etc. from the server. This release includes software for integrating with the Novell Client for Linux. Several new client platforms are supported, such as Mac OS X, Windows Vista, Windows XP Embedded, and Wyse Linux Terminals.


Changes: This version includes several new features and many corrections: more than 150 enhancements. With the new SeamlessRDP feature, applications running on Windows Terminal Servers can now be resized, restacked, and moved, just as if they were native Linux applications. The sound support has been further enhanced, featuring sound support in the Windows client and the new Polypaudio sound architecture that allows virtually any Linux application to use sound. Compatibility with 64-bit Linux distributions has been improved. The Desktop Customizer now supports GNOME, in addition to KDE.
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Recent commentsRe: Free for one concurrent user
> ThinLinc is now free for one concurrent
> user. See this page for more information.
Starting today, we provide 10 concurrent users for free! We have also introduced a subscription model, to make it even more easy to purchase and use the product. See
www.cendio.com (http://www.cendio.com) for more information.
Free for one concurrent user
ThinLinc is now free for one concurrent user. See
this page for more information.
Downloadable server software
It is now possible to download the server software, from http://www.thinlinc.com/download (http://www.thinlinc.com/download).