O.S. ThinDesktop is a lean operating system designed for thin clients and that needs few hardware resources. It is fully compatible with the main remote connection protocols, such as Microsoft RDP, Citrix ICA, SSH, VNC, Telnet, XDMCP and Tarantella. It provides a comfortable and simplified navigation experience, besides having a light and flexible control panel, where the administrators have total control over the system.

The system has automated installation of printers. It has a robust web browser and a file manager. It supports local storage (in hard drives or flash memory devices), removable devices (USB), audio and also wireless network connections, dial-up and GPRS, CDMA and 3G modem connections.

System screenshots

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Features and functionalities:

• Low Cost: Free hardware homologation for thin clients manufacturers;
• Security: A GNU/Linux operating system guarantees an environment free of virus and highly controlled;
• Compatibility: Full compatibility with Microsoft RDP, Citrix ICA, SSH, VNC, Telnet, XDMCP and Tarantella protocols;
• Applications: The selected applications are from the most mature projects in the world of free software;
• Flexibility: 4 different versions: Nano Edition, Lite Edition, Standard Edition and Extreme Edition;
• Usability: The user does not need further training to become productive due to support and documentation available;
• Administration: The system administrator has the means to filter and to monitor the accessed content;
• Maintenance: System installation done remotely in a simplified way.

Comparison table between O.S. ThinDesktop versions:

Features	Nano Edition	Lite Edition	Standard Edition	Extreme Edition
Installation in flash memory	64MB	64MB	128MB	256MB
Linux Kernel	2.6.31.11	2.6.31.11	2.6.31.11	2.6.31.11
Installation in hard drive
File Manager
Control Panel
Audio proprieties management
Automatic pen-drives detection
Serial ports configuration
Print Server
Automatic printer configuration
Local printing (Parallel and USB)
Remote printing (IPP, CIFS e LPD)
Multiple remote connections
Microsoft RDP protocol
Citrix ICA protocol
SSH protocol
VNC protocol
Telnet protocol
OSPTTY protocol
XDMCP protocol
Tarantella protocol
HTTP protocol
VMware Connection Server client
Serial ports redirection
Parallel ports redirection
Audio redirection
Printer redirection
Wireless network (WEP)
Wireless network (WPA e WPA2)
PPP modem support
CDMA, GSM and UMTS (3G) networks
Support to VPN connections
PDF file reader
Web browser (Flash e Java)
VNC Server
Text editor
Spreadsheets
Support to SNMP protocol
VoIP
Support to i386 arquitecture
Support to ARM and MIPS arquitectures
Support to PowerPC arquitecture
Simultaneous installation through Live CD
Customized end user manual
Installation through pen-drive
Support to connection edition
Connection creation wizard
Mouse and keyboard configuration
Video configuration (resolution)

New features on version 10.0.12

O.S. ThinDesktop's new version (10.0.12) is now available for download in the Client Panel with the following changes:

• font size changing for protocols: SSH, Telnet and OSPTTY;
• video acceleration by software when hardware acceleration is not available