Chapter 3.  Installation
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Chapter 3.  Installation

Table of Contents

3.1. Overview
3.2. Server Requirements
3.2.1. ThinLinc System and Software Requirements
3.2.2. Server Sizing
3.3. Preparing the Network for ThinLinc Installation
3.3.1. A Simple ThinLinc Setup
3.3.2. ThinLinc in a Novell Network
3.3.3. ThinLinc in a Windows Network
3.3.4. ThinLinc in a NAT/Split-DNS Environment
3.3.5. Using ThinLinc Web Access
3.3.6. Other Services Required by ThinLinc Servers
3.4. Installing the ThinLinc Remote Desktop Server
3.4.1. Starting the Installation Program
3.5. Upgrading an Old Installation
3.5.1. Upgrading a Cluster
3.5.2. New Licenses
3.5.3. Upgrading the Packages
3.5.4. Configuration Migration
3.6. SELinux enabled distributions
3.7. VirtualGL
3.7.1. Overview
3.7.2. Installation and configuration

3.1.  Overview

This chapter describes how to install the ThinLinc server software. To upgrade an existing installation, see Section 3.5, “ Upgrading an Old Installation ”.

  1. Read through any platform-specific notes for your distribution. These can be found at https://www.cendio.com/thinlinc/docs/platforms.

  2. Install the ThinLinc Master machine, following the instructions in Section 3.4.1, “ Starting the Installation Program ”.

  3. Optionally, install an additional ThinLinc Master for a High Availability setup. More information regarding HA can be found in Chapter 6, High Availability (HA) .

  4. Optionally, install the ThinLinc Agent machines, following the same instructions as for the ThinLinc Master. Instructions for setting up a cluster can be found in Section 14.1, “ Configuring ThinLinc Servers in a Cluster ”.

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