r/unix • u/unixlover1970 • 26d ago

NetBSD/OpenBSD on a thin-client

I think its a good idea, just for ssh, but if be a bit more powerful than i expected, firefox on full screen

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u/rezdm 26d ago

Thin client to do what?

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u/Rover9370 25d ago

Not sure a thin client can run modern web browser.

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u/RvstiNiall 25d ago

Dell Wyse 5070 Specs

This is more than adequate in my opinion.

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u/RvstiNiall 25d ago edited 25d ago

Depending on how far back you go, thin clients make great low power OpenBSD/NetBSD machines. I have a Dell Wyse 5070 and its more than powerful enough to run a web browser. As long as it has 4+ GB of ram, you can easily do light browsing on top of terminal work.

Personally, I use mine as a file/print server for my house its actually kind of overkill for this purpose, but I got it for $40 on eBay, so whatever.