[BlueOnyx:07703] Re: blueonyx on a thinclient

[Scott]

If you have a modern workstation try virtualbox and run BO as a
virtual machine.  I do this to test updates and features for my BO
servers.

http://www.virtualbox.org/

Scott.

On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Gareth Thomas <garethmob at mac.com> wrote:
> 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>
>
>
> 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?
>
>
> gareth
>
>
>
>
> 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>
>
>
> 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:
>
> - 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.
>
> 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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