Table of contents

• Download
• Before getting started
• Install on Linux
• Install on Windows 7 64bit / Windows Server 2008r2 64bit
• Install on Windows (XP, 2003)
• Problems
• Whats next?

Download

Download the recommended release file. See download section for further details.

Before getting started

Please read the Prerequisites before you start to install the software!

Install on Linux

• Boot the server on which you want to install the thin client server software.
• Open a root terminal or make yourself root user with "su" and the root password.
• Check your java version with "java -version". In order to start the thin client server you need java 1.6 installed on your system.

If you have verified your java installation you can now change to your download directory and execute the following command to start the installation.

Now you should see the graphical installer on your screen which will guide you through the installation process.

First you have to choose your language (currently there is english and german avaliable)







Here you can select the directory for the installation






The recommended default setting is to install the openthinclient server as linux service
so that the server starts automatically at boot time.

If you have a proxy server in your network environment please check the
box for it. The "use proxy server" setting it is neccessary for updating the application and packages of your installation.





If you have choosen a proxy server you can set its parameters here.
(Notice: It is possible to change this setting manually in the configuration at a later date)







Congratulations! You should now have a running openThinClient server installation.

Install on Windows 7 64bit / Windows Server 2008r2 64bit

There are currently some issues with the installation under Windows 7 64ibt. Please see the
InstallationFAQ for more information.

Install on Windows (XP, 2003)

• Boot your Windows Installation on the server on which you want to install the thin client server software.
• Check your java version. In order to start the thin client server you need java 1.6 installed on your system.

The install process you see here looks basically same on every Windows Operation System.
We will use Windows XP for this sample installation.

If you have verified your java installation you can now doubleclick on the icon named:

Now you should see the graphical installer on your screen which will guide you to the installation process.

First you have to choose your language (currently there is english and german avaliable)







Here you can select the directory for the installation






The recommended default setting is to install the openthinclient as service
so that the server starts automatically at boot time.

If you have a proxy server in your network environment please check the
box for it. The "use proxy server" setting ist neccessary for updating the application and packages of your installation





If you have choosen a proxy server you can set its parameters here.
(Notice: It is possible to change this setting manually in the configuration at a later date)





You can change the default program group if you wish or create the group only for you.




Congratulations! You should now have a running openThinClient server installation.

Problems

Try the InstallationFAQ or Troubleshooting. If everything fails you can ask for support.

Whats next?

The next step is to connect to the openThinClient Manager and configure your environment. Follow this Guide to configure your installation.