About virtual desktop

[satimis]

Hi folks,


Recently I came across the term "Virtual Desktop" frequently.

Is "Virtual Desktop"="thin client"?

Is it only the fancy name created by some company on marketing?

I ran "thin client" >10 years ago when the hardware was very expensive. I made of use 486 PCs running "thin client". Data can be saved on server or locally.

Please shed me some light. TIA


B.R.
satimis

[Rubberman]

These days, a Linux virtual desktop is generally an x-server running without an attached display (virtual display) that can be accessed via a remote "thin" (or otherwise) VNC client (typically).

[satimis]

These days, a Linux virtual desktop is generally an x-server running without an attached display (virtual display) that can be accessed via a remote "thin" (or otherwise) VNC client (typically).

Hi Rubberman,

Thanks for your advice.

The principle looks to me the same as thin client which I ran >10 years ago. The server is headless forwarding X to thin clients. But I can't recall exactly whether at that time I ran headless server config via a local desktop.

Previously some software companies marketed thin clients without success. Now they changed a fancy name, virtual desktop, with some features added, such as rotation desktop, which was first developed by MAC also >10 years ago.

B.R.
satimis