Is there a simple way to turn Ubuntu into a thin-client?

burkee · 03-22-2011, 01:41 PM

I'm attempting to take Ubuntu 10 down to an image as small as possible to support Citrix Receiver. We currently log them into a browser interface using Firefox where they authenticate against a Citrix DDC and then launch the plug-in. I'm wondering if there is a simple way to determine what services I can shutoff to limit the footprint of the OS. Some of the machines have only 256MB of RAM. They run the plug-in just fine, but there's a lot background activity affecting the machines...

Thanks in advance!
Eric

MS3FGX · 03-22-2011, 01:45 PM

That is sort of the opposite of what Ubuntu is designed for. I would suggest using a lighter distribution to start with, like Slackware, Arch, or even plain Debian. You could go into the even more minimal systems, but that might start to be more trouble than it's worth.

SonnySee · 03-22-2011, 03:15 PM

You could also start here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...tion/MinimalCD

That might already have a small enough footprint for you.

Cheers!

jefro · 03-22-2011, 09:24 PM

Might look at 2x.com for their client disks or usb images.

http://www.brianmadden.com/blogs/gue...ca-client.aspx

k3lt01 · 03-22-2011, 09:31 PM

In answer to your title Yes there is. Read this and see if it is suitable for your purpose.