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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Dell Wyse 5060 Thin Client with Linux
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 15:32:39 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-03-22, RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:
> Maybe it will work. I've ordered a $30 Wyse thin client (5060) of eBay just 
> to see if it actually will run Linux. It comes with 8 GBs of RAM and a 64 GB 
> SSD and, supposedly, it will even run Windows 10. (Not that I'll be putting 
> Windows 10 on it.)
>
> I spent a little time last night trying to figure out if there was a good 
> light Linux to use on it — some have used Lubuntu, so I tried it on a live 
> USB. It looked good, seemed "snappy" but when I was testing some of the 
> changes I make in Firefox I found I had to go into a configuration file just 
> to get rid of the Title Bar — since, for some reason, they disable it in 
> Firefox's customization. And then, when I tried to make the changes I like 
> using a userChrome.css file, I found that, since Lubuntu uses a snap for 
> Firefox, the profile wasn't easily accessible (at least not to me). There 
> were a couple other small issues and that was the end for Lubuntu.
>
> Then I tried Linux Lite. I'm guessing Linux Lite and distributions like it 
> might be the reason people say Linux "doesn't work." I had menus freeze up 
> or I would get half the menu (the half I didn't need) — so I didn't spend a 
> lot of time with it.
>
> Since Linux Lite used Xfce anyhow, I then downloaded Linux Mint Xfce and, as 
> usual, I found Linux Mint's standard high quality. I was able to do all my 
> customizations (lost as soon as I shut down the machine), installed the 
> applications I plan to use on the Wyse terminal and was happy with the 
> results. Now to see how it works on a low spec thin client. (Even lower 
> specs than my normal machines.) 
>
> The Wyse 5060 uses an AMD GX-424CC 2.4GHz Quad-Core CPU and a separate GPU 
> (Radeon R5E Graphics). It has two SODIMM SIM slots (low voltage), a SATA 
> slot (limited access to it, however, so you would have to either break the 
> SSD to get the guts out of its 2.5" shell (a "DOM?"), or use and extender 
> cable with it), six USB slots, a headphone (speaker/mic) jack, two Display 
> Ports, a GB Ethernet port and six USB slots (two are 3.0). It's the same 
> size as my Optiplex 9030m and about the same age, (so it looks similar 
> inside). It has a big heat sync (no fan, so it will be silent). It also has 
> an M.2 slot where I could put in a WiFi/Blue Tooth card (if I wanted to).
>
> Sorry to ramble. Looking forward to experimenting with it. If it doesn't 
> work out as a computer, I'll just install No Machine on it and use as a 
> "thin (VDI?) client." It should work well for that. 

I meant to post the link...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/404844862714

This one comes with the power supply.

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