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List:       freenx-knx
Subject:    Re: [FreeNX-kNX] Using nxclient instead of xdm
From:       Alastair Johnson <alastair () solutiontrax ! com>
Date:       2007-11-14 14:31:01
Message-ID: 200711141431.01966.alastair () solutiontrax ! com
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On Wednesday 14 November 2007, Dennis Heltzel wrote:
> Has anyone tried to use freenx as a replacement for the normal X
> utilities, specifically, as a login chooser in palce of xdm (or kdm, gdm,
> etc)?
>
> I'd like to start just nxclient instead of a full desktop and let the
> desktop and apps run inside the NX session. This would let me use my main
> desktop remotely without the overhead of the "backing" desktop, which
> would not be running anything but nxclient anyway.
>
> Dennis

Sounds like you want a thin client like PXES or thinstation. These start a 
minimal desktop from an initrd (local or via netboot) and can autostart the 
client app. I've used PXES starting rdesktop, but NX was an option. I think 
you can do the same with thinstation. 

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