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Version 2021.2

Release date: October 2021

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Download the latest version from the website. 

To do so, select the free Community Version >> NETWORK <<. Expect to receive the download link within a few hours.

Installation

 

For more information, see:

  • Installer
  • Virtual Appliance

Note the system requirements.

Update

 

Update existing installations within the openthinclient Management Server.¹

 

For a description of the update process, read the article Performing an Update.

 

¹If using the virtual appliance, install a new appliance and migrate the data, at least for a major release.

Updates and Improvements

Network Boot
  • Support for UEFI-HTTP
  • Additional iPXE bootloader for UEFI-PXE, as a secure boot mode
openthinclient OS
  • Kernel update to 5.10
  • Update various hardware drivers to support new hardware.
  • After package update or installation on the server, a prompt to restart appears on all thin clients.
  • The boot server’s IP address is displayed on the thin client desktop.
  • Associate the thin client hostname locally with the IP address obtained from DHCP. 127.0.0.1).
USB permissions
  • Fix: USB devices plugged in before boot now lock as configured.
  • Fix: The system now accepts and recognizes leading zeros when specifying the product/USB ID.
localboot
  • Increase minimum storage size to 8 GB (affects devices that are being reflashed)
Citrix
  • The Citrix client has been updated to the current version 2106 — Citrix Release Info
  • Support for multiple autostart name patterns.
  • Restore support for Grundig devices.
  • Additional options now let administrators limit generic USB pass-through to specific devices.
  • Added option to select USB serial ACM adapters.
FreeRDP
  • The FreeRDP client has been updated to version 2.4.0 — FreeRDP changelog
  • Fix for USB pass-through.
  • Restore support for ProDictate and Grundig devices.
  • Added option for USB serial ACM adapter.
Teams
  • The standalone Teams client has been updated to version 1.4.00.13653.
  • Specify an HTTP proxy and any other command-line options.
Zoom
  • The standalone Zoom client has been updated to version 5.7.1.
  • The language of the Zoom interface matches the language of the openthinclient OS.
Management Server
  • Simplify boot settings in the hardware type to "Fast and Secure".
  • Fix: Assignments to user groups now work
  • Fix: When naming objects, the system now validates characters. /  is now correctly displayed as an error.
  • Improvements for ThinClient management:
    • The thin client overview list shows online status and MAC address.
    • Filter the overview list by MAC and IP address.
    • Use Wake-On-LAN for multiple thin clients in the overview list.
    • The IP address of a thin client appears in the title bar; copy it to the clipboard with a mouse click.
    • The title bar indicates whether the thin client is online or offline.
  • Revise and improve display and storage of client logs.
    • Older log messages are now displayed
    • Note for large installations: Up to 8 MB of log data per client is now stored in the Manager Home.
  • Regularly delete old files:
    • Packages that have not been installed for more than 20 d are removed from the package cache.
    • Delete error reports older than 20 d.
    • Old logs are now reliably removed.
  • Improved behavior for beta versions of client packages:
    • Beta packages appear under Available Packages only when Beta versions are selected.
    • Beta packages are considered as updates only if the package in question is already a beta version (or if the management server itself is a beta version).
    • Display a warning when installing beta packages.
  • Improvements to the user interface, among other things:
    • The hostname and the optional description of the installation are displayed in the header.
    • Display the specific type of an object in the title bar.
    • Improved display and positioning of the "Create New" button in overview views.
    • When creating a new item, sort selection lists.
    • All relevant assignments are displayed.

Known issues

openthinclient Manager
  • When renaming a hardware type used by a thin client, the save operation completes successfully, and the system displays an error message.
Active Directory integration
  • In the openthinclient Manager, the display names of the users are shown instead of the logon names.
  • If the user ID for the login credentials for read access contains umlauts or special characters (non-ASCII), the thin client login requires a compatible character set.
Citrix

The Citrix Receiver provides a list of known issues from the manufacturer (Release Info).

FreeRDP

FreeRDP is under continuous development. The developers collect all known issues in the GitHub Issue Tracker.
When using Terminal Server ≤ 2008R2, use rdesktop instead of FreeRDP.

Versions of system components

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┃ Debian-package                           ┃ Version                   ┃
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│ OpenSSL                                  │ 1.1.1d-0+deb10u6          │
│ Graphics Driver INTEL                    │ 2:2.99.917+git20180925-2  │
│ Graphics Driver ATI/RADEON               │ 1:19.0.1-1                │
│ Graphics Driver ATI/AMDGPU               │ 18.1.99+git20190207-1     │
│ Graphics Driver Nouveau                  │ 1:1.0.16-1                │
│ Graphics Driver NVIDIA legacy 340xx      │ 340.108-10~bpo10+1        │
│ Graphics Driver NVIDIA legacy 390xx      │ 390.143-1~bpo10+1         │
│ Graphics Driver VMware                   │ 1:13.3.0-2                │
│ Graphics Driver FBDEV                    │ 1:0.5.0-1                 │
│ Graphics Driver VESA                     │ 1:2.4.0-1                 │
│ Graphics Driver Openchrome               │ 1:0.6.0-3+b1              │
│ Input Driver Elographics                 │ 1:1.4.1-1+b5              │
│ Input Driver Evdev                       │ 1:2.10.6-1                │
│ Input Driver Wacom                       │ 0.34.99.1-1               │
│ Xorg X11 Server                          │ 2:1.20.4-1+deb10u3        │
│ Lightdm Login Manager                    │ 1.26.0-4                  │
│ Mate Window Manager                      │ 1.20.2-1                  │
│ Python 2                                 │ 2.7.16-2+deb10u1          │
│ Python 3                                 │ 3.7.3-1                   │
│ Kernel                                   │ 5.10.40-1~bpo10+1         │
│ PC/SC Lite Library                       │ 1.8.24-1                  │
│ Reader Driver ACS USB                    │ 1.1.6-1                   │
│ Reader Driver ACEDrive IIIe USB          │ 3.7-7                     │
│ Reader Driver ACEDrive IIIe serial       │ 3.7-7                     │
└──────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────┘
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┃ Application                              ┃ Version                   ┃
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│ Cherry USB Lan Proxy                     │ 3.3.0.0                   │
│ Chromium                                 │ 90.0.4430.212             │
│ Citrix HDX Realtime Media Engine         │ 2.9                       │
│ Citrix Workspace for Linux               │ 21.6.0.28                 │
│ Evidian Auth Manager                     │ 1.5.7883                  │
│ FreeRDP                                  │ 2.3.2                     │
│ Oracle JRE                               │ 1.8.0_202                 │
│ RDesktop                                 │ 1.8.6.                    │
└──────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────────────┘

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