Does thin client require any application packaging?
Hi,
I have been packaging applications for desktops and laptops using Wise and AdminStudio. My new company have some thin clients. I am just wondering if it is necessary to do packaging for thin clients? Thanks.
nbafifa02
Answers (3)
I second that...
I do a lot of packaging for Citrix and VDI solutions.
Project managers think 'thin clients' work with magic beans and air (bless them).
In the background, there is a whopping great big server running the apps. I would suggest, yes, they need to be packaged for installation on the server, so the thin client can access them.
If you only have ONE app, then you could manually install it onto two servers (for redundancy), but if you only had ONE app, it would be unlikely to have thin clients. Essentially your 'fat' PC is making the thin connection, via a piece of software (that should be 'packaged').
As for the thin client, generally no packaging, but they do need to be configured, normally they just boot, pick up an IP address, run a light web interface and present apps that can be launched and ran (or processed) on the big server. The user just sees the out put on the screen they are looking at.
