Thinlinc: Terminal Server Environment

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Cheat Sheet

Action	Note
Disconnect Session	Press 'F8' > 'Disconnect '
Screen Lock	Activate: Ctrl - Alt - L, Unlock: to display password prompt, press any key or move the mouse. Sometime it's necessary to press Esc two times.
USB Stick	~/thindrives

The 'thinlic' environment will replace the 'Sun Ray' terminals during 2013.
Advantages of Thinlinc against 'Sun Ray':
- Supports latest Linux OS natively.
  - This is the main reason for the migration.
- Much better grafic speed:
  - Smoother scrolling on websites.
  - Playing Videos.
- Much better USB stick support.
- Accessing the same session locally (at the institute) and remotely (for example at home) - no hassle anymore with locked Firefox profiles.
- IT Support: on your request, it's possible to 'shadow' your session to the IT group - in case of any trouble - just call the IT by phone.
Disadvantage
- 'power on' takes longer.
- Sound problems after reconnecting the session: Start the application again (for webbrowsers: reload the webpage) or disconnect and reconnect again.
- Smart Card: at the moment not enabled.

Just login. An already existing session (on another terminal) will be moved and reconnect to the new terminal.

Press F8 to open 'popup menu' and choose disconnect.
- If you need the 'F8 key' in an application, assign another key for the popup menu. To do so: F8 > Options > Options > Popup Menu Key. The new setting is only active during the recent connected session.

Plugged in USB sticks, ext. Harddrives and CDROM will appear in your homedirectory under the folder thindrives.
- Using the USB port at the Keyboard: not all USB stick will be recognized - use one of the USB ports located directly at the terminal.
Mount and unmount happens automatically.
If you copy data on it, wait until the light on the USB stick stops flashing, plus additional 10 seconds. After that, it's secure to remove the stick.

Install the native Client (Linux, Windows, Mac):
- Download: Windows (I-MATH customized version) Linux & Mac
- At the moment, there is no Android or iOS Support.
Start the native client tlclient (it's a standalone application, it's not a browser version)
- Servername:
```
tl.math.uzh.ch
```
  - Be aware, the second character of the servername is a lowercase 'L'!
- Username / Password: as your I-MATH Account.
It's possible that you have to accept the hostkey: press 'Continue'

After starting the tlclient choose under Options > Screen your desired screen size.