[BlueOnyx:07702] Re: blueonyx on a thinclient

[Gareth Thomas]

thanks for replying chris :)   iv got a proliant 360dl i run it on but i dont like testing on my "paying" machines in case anything happens     just wondered as i have got a few    thanks for replying though i know not to waste my time :) 
On 18 Jul 2011, at 13:17, blueonyx-request at mail.blueonyx.it wrote:

> From: Gareth Thomas <garethmob at mac.com>
> Date: 18 July 2011 10:07:42 GMT+01:00
> To: blueonyx at mail.blueonyx.it
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:07691] blueonyx on a thinclient
> Reply-To: BlueOnyx General Mailing List <blueonyx at mail.blueonyx.it>
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> iv got a few wyse and hp thin clients and i was just wondering if its possiable to install blueonyx on a thinclient  (for testing and just personal use) to free up space on my other boxs?
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> gareth
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> From: Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet <cobaltfacts at virtbiz.com>
> Date: 18 July 2011 13:02:32 GMT+01:00
> To: BlueOnyx General Mailing List <blueonyx at mail.blueonyx.it>
> Subject: [BlueOnyx:07692] Re: blueonyx on a thinclient
> Reply-To: BlueOnyx General Mailing List <blueonyx at mail.blueonyx.it>
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> Gareth Thomas wrote:
>> iv got a few wyse and hp thin clients and i was just wondering if its possiable to install blueonyx on a thinclient  (for testing and just personal use) to free up space on my other boxs?
> 
> Hi Gareth,
> I thought I would put together a quick list of things that BlueOnyx is unlikely to run on, just for the reference of the list, since the question seems to crop up every now and then:
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> - Debian
> - An old Mac Classic
> - A thimble
> - Thin client
> - Cobalt Raq2
> - Old smartphone
> - New smartphone
> - Something other than a computer with i386 or i686 architecture
> 
> That last item should be your governing rule.  If it's not i386/i686 compatible, then it won't be a BlueOnyx host.
> 
> You're better off finding even a cast-off PC if you want to just "test out" BlueOnyx.  Or you can find a provider that will give you a very inexpensive hosted solution.  We provide BlueOnyx VPS for < $30/month and I'm sure there are plenty of other possibilities around as well.
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> Besides, wouldn't running a "server" on top of a "thin client" cause a rift in the time-space continuum?  Or at the very least just sound strange?  :)

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