Can I use my Chromebook as a thin client?
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Long story short my work has given me a thin client (igel) that I connect to work through when I'm at home or I take it into the office and connect to any monitor etc. When I'm at home I connect it to a large monitor in my office however is there a way to install the software onto my Chromebook in order to use this from time to time when I'm at home? Would be nice to be able to sit in other parts of the house/garden and work when a large double screen isn't required.
Orchid1 said:
Long story short my work has given me a thin client (igel) that I connect to work through when I'm at home or I take it into the office and connect to any monitor etc. When I'm at home I connect it to a large monitor in my office however is there a way to install the software onto my Chromebook in order to use this from time to time when I'm at home? Would be nice to be able to sit in other parts of the house/garden and work when a large double screen isn't required.
Yes - if you're feeling very brave. https://www.igelcommunity.com/post/installing-igel...I've no experience of igel, so can't comment really.
But higher powered Chromebooks are capable of running VM's in the Linux environment of Chrome OS.
If your Chromebook has enough horsepower to run a VM, and if igel have a Linux client then that might be an avenue worth investigating.
But higher powered Chromebooks are capable of running VM's in the Linux environment of Chrome OS.
If your Chromebook has enough horsepower to run a VM, and if igel have a Linux client then that might be an avenue worth investigating.
What does the igel do - connect to something like Citrix, VMware Horizon or Azure Virtual Desktop?
Chances are strong you can just make a note of the configuration of the igel and repeat it on your Chromebook. It's unlikely to have much more than a URL which you sign into, and then the client software which connects to the VDI at the far end. Clients for all sorts of devices are free to download from the likes of Google Play, Citrix's website, etc.
Chances are strong you can just make a note of the configuration of the igel and repeat it on your Chromebook. It's unlikely to have much more than a URL which you sign into, and then the client software which connects to the VDI at the far end. Clients for all sorts of devices are free to download from the likes of Google Play, Citrix's website, etc.
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