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
Screen Size	Press 'F8' > 'Fullscreen: Disable' to make a fullscreen Window resizable. This is also usefull at the I-MATH Terminals, if the screen size fits not perfectly to the monitor (deactive and then activate the fullscreen mode again).

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.
Server: tl.math.uzh.ch

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'

Pressing 'F8' opens a menu, with options for:
- Disconnect.
- changing Full Screen.
Never logout, just disconnect.

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

Before connecting to to thinlinc session, configure the directories to be connected between the local computer and the thinlinc session:
- 'tlclient' > Options > Local Devices >
  - Drives: checked
  - Drives - Details >
    - Add
    - Exported Path: <the path of your local directory>
    - Permission: Read Only or Read Write (as you wish).
After any change, best is to close 'tlcient' and start it again. 'tlclient' always saves your last settings.
You'll find the local exported filesystem inside your thinlinc session under ~/thindrives.

While using the terminals at the institute, the keyboard layout should be detected automatically.
- On the left-bottom-corner of the login screen, you are free to choose another keyboard layout. This setting is only valid until session disconnects.
- Typically, it's not practible to change the Keyboard layout every time you connect your session.
The best solution to type characters which are not directly accessible on the keyboard, is by using the 'compose key' - please check ComposeKey.