Dell Wyse ThinLinux Version 2.
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Contents 1 Overview..................................................................................................................................... 6 2 Version matrix..............................................................................................................................7 3 ThinLinux Version 2.1....................................................................................................................8 Release type and definition.............................................
Install the add-on manually........................................................................................................................................... 22 Installing the add-on on Wyse 3040 thin client with the customized BIOS password...............................................22 Install the add-on using Wyse Management Suite.................................................................................................... 23 Install the add-on using INI parameter........................
Fixed issues.......................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Known issues........................................................................................................................................................................33 9 Ericom PowerTerm Add-on.........................................................................................................
1 Overview Wyse ThinLinux 2.1 combines the security, flexibility and market-leading usability of Ubuntu Linux with Dell's optimizations in management and user experience. It is ideal for organizations that want to run server-based, web-based, or local applications without the deployment and security concerns of a non-standard Linux distribution.
2 Version matrix The following section lists the platforms that are supported in each ThinLinux 2.1 release, and the add-ons required for ThinLinux 2.1. Table 1. ThinLinux 2.1.x version matrix Releas Release date e version Supported platforms Release Notes 2.1.0.00 December 2018 • • ThinLinux version 2.1. Wyse 3040 thin client Wyse 5070 thin client Table 2. Security update add-on Releas Release date e version Supported platforms Release Notes 2.1.0.
3 ThinLinux Version 2.1 Release type and definition This release includes new features and bug fixes for ThinLinux 2.1 platforms. Priority and recommendations Recommended: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers and software). Supported platforms Table 7.
• • Localization Connections and third party applications NOTE: For more information about configuring the UI settings, see the ThinLinux 2.1 Administrator's Guide. For information about newly added INI parameters, see the ThinLinux 2.1 INI Reference Guide. USB manager USB Manager is a new feature to manage USB ports and devices. This feature allows the ports and devices to be configured using UI and INI parameters. • • USB ports—You can allow or block the USB ports with this feature.
Proxy method INI parameter Description Automatic Proxy_Method=Automatic \URL= This parameter sets the automatic proxy. Manual Proxy Proxy_Method=Manual \ These parameters can be used to set manual proxy. Ignore_Host= \ Http_Host= \ Http_Port= Https_Host= \ Https_Port= Ftp_Host= \ Ftp_Port= Socks_Host= \ Socks_Port=
SCEP HTTPS support This feature enables you to deploy certificates with HTTPS Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP). The 802.1X authentication can be executed with HTTPS SCEP certificate for ThinLinux user and ThinLinux machine. This feature can be set using UI and INI parameters. To set up HTTPS support through UI: 1. Go to Settings > Management > SCEP > Add a new Certificate 2.
• script=script_file_name Place the script in the wyse/wlx2/firewall directory on the INI server. For more information about the INI parameters, see the Dell Wyse ThinLinux Version 2.1 INI Reference Guide at www.dell.com/support. Custom Info support This feature is used to configure the Custom Info page on the thin client. This can be enabled or disabled through UI, INI parameters , Wyse Device Manager, and Wyse Management Suite.
2. Select the browsing protocol as HTTPS and save the settings. Go to System > Desktop Appliance mode > Enable VDI Theme. Select the connection type as Storefront and save the settings. 3. Restart the client. The desktop appliance mode login window is displayed. User can log in to the desktop appliance mode. Localization The following features are localized in ThinLinux 2.1 with respect to the supported languages: Table 12.
JIRA ID Description LS-494 Built-in Firefox is available for the PNAgent users. LS-478 Add HTTPS support for SCEP certificate management. LS-529 Citrix Appliance mode does not work with Citrix Gateway access gateway and Citrix Virtual apps and desktops. TL-1081 Chrome browser is launched, when you hold Shift or Ctrl key, and then click any of the settings icons. TL-1076 Printer settings window must not be displayed more than once.
JIRA ID Description Workaround TL-1162 ThinLinux 2.1—Browsed History is not cleared in the new browser connection, when clear browser data is turned on. There is no workaround. TL-1165 ThinLinux 2.1—After factory reset, History, and Downloads options are not blocked in Chrome browser. There is no workaround. TL-1164 ThinLinux 2.1—COM2 port is not displayed in the Port section, when Ericom Power term connection is created through INI. There is no workaround. TL-1151 ThinLinux 2.1—802.
JIRA ID Description Workaround TL-877 ThinLinux 2.0 Ericom—Unable to open HTML5 links from the communication tab. There is no workaround. TL-1065 ThinLinux 2.0—While switching to the admin mode from system settings, the authentication popup window is not displayed when you provide the wrong password (other than English and Korean). Enter the appropriate password. TL-722 ThinLinux 2.0—AD PAM login takes more than 10 seconds. There is no workaround. TL-562 ThinLinux 2.
JIRA ID Description STRATUS-18205 ThinLinux 2.0—Device does not check in, and the WDA UI is refreshed multiple times in both devices when you push the ThinLinux 2.0.19 pulled image to the thin client running ThinLinux 1.0.4. Workaround There is no workaround. Upgrade ThinLinux 2.0 to 2.1 on Wyse 3040 thin client Use Wyse Management Suite version 1.2 or later to upgrade the ThinLinux build version 2.0.19 to 2.1. To upgrade ThinLinux by using Wyse Management Suite for Wyse 3040 thin client: 1. Go to www.
4. From the Operating system drop-down list, select ThinLinux. 5. Scroll down the page, and download the latest ThinLinux version 2.1 image file (2.1.0.00_5070_merlin_16GB.exe). 6. On the thin client, go to Settings > Management > Wyse Device Agent. 7. Register the device to the Wyse Management Suite server. 8. Log in to the Wyse Management Suite server. 9. Copy the downloaded image (2.1.0.00_5070_merlin_16GB.exe file) to /wms/localrepo/repository/ osimages/zipped/. 10.
To upgrade ThinLinux by using Wyse Management Suite: 1. Go to www.dell.com/support. 2. Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then press Enter. NOTE: If you do not have Service Tag, manually browse for your thin client model. 3. Click Drivers and downloads. 4. From the Operating system drop-down list, select ThinLinux. 5. Scroll down the page, and do the following: • • Download the merlin_nonpxe-3.7.7-00.05.x86_64.rpm add-on. Download the latest ThinLinux version 2.
4 Preupgrade add-on for Wyse 3040 thin client Release Notes Release type and definition This release addresses the issue on Wyse 3040 thin clients that are shipped from the factory with the incorrect security key for ThinLinux 2.0. For more information about the issue, see Fixed issue. Priority and recommendations Recommended: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle.
FeatureEnhancementChange 1 **OPTIONAL** FeatureEnhancementChange 2 **OPTIONAL** FeatureEnhancementChange 3 **OPTIONAL** Installing the add-on on the thin client with the default BIOS password and without the BIOS password Follow any of the methods described in this section to install the preupgrade add-on on your thin client. Install the add-on using Wyse Management Suite Prerequisite—Install the Wyse Device Agent (WDA) add-on wda_3.2.13-01 or later versions on your thin client.
Install the add-on using USB drive To install the add-on by using the USB drive, do the following: 1. Go to www.dell.com/support. 2. Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then press Enter. NOTE: If you do not have Service Tag, manually browse for your thin client model. 3. Click Drivers and downloads. 4. From the Operating system drop-down list, select ThinLinux. The add-ons are listed on the page. 5. Select ThinLinux version 2.
Install the add-on using Wyse Management Suite Prerequisite—Install the Wyse Device Agent (WDA) add-on wda_3.2.13-01 or later versions on your thin client. If the WDA version is lesser than 3.2.13, install the wda3040_3.0.10-01 add-on to upgrade WDA to the latest version. For more information about deploying WDA, see the latest Dell Wyse Management Suite Administrator's Guide at www.dell.com/manuals. To install the add-on by using the Wyse Management Suite, do the following: 1.
5. Select ThinLinux version 2.1 preupgrade fix add-on for Dell Wyse 3040 thin clients and download the 3040-tl2.1-preupgrade-fix_1.0.0-14_amd64.deb add-on. 6. Copy 3040-tl2.1-pre-upgrade-fix_1.0.0-14_amd64.deb add-on to the USB drive. 7. Connect the USB drive to the Wyse 3040 thin client. 8. Locate the mount point for the USB drive and change the directory to the location where you have placed the package file in the USB drive—cd\media\. 9.
5 Security update for Dell Wyse Password Encoder Release type and definition This release resolves a security vulnerability in Dell Wyse Password Encryption on ThinLinux version 2.x. The vulnerability issue is observed when the passwords are configured using INI parameters. From this release, a new encrypted password is generated every time when the password is encrypted. The WyseINIKeyCrypt.exe tool that is used to generate encrypted password is deprecated for an INI user.
Supported platforms The following platforms are supported in this release: Table 16. Supported platforms Platform Memory configuration BIOS version Wyse 5070 thin client—Celeron processor 16 GB/4 GB 1.1.3 Wyse 5070 thin client—Pentium processor 16 GB/4 GB 1.1.3 Wyse 3040 thin client 16 GB/2 GB 1.2.5 Build information Table 17. Wyse 5070 thin client Feature Specification Build number 2.1.0.01 Kernel version 4.13.0-1028-oem File name 2.1.0.01_5070_16GB_merlin.
Table 22. Microsoft RDP VDI Desktop VDI version RDS server Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 10 Enterprise Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 √ √ √ √ Microsoft RDP Table 23. Management and Imaging applications Component Version Dell Wyse Management Suite 1.2 Dell Wyse USB Imaging tool 3.1.0 NOTE: For imaging instructions, see the ThinLinux Version 2.1 Release Notes at www.dell.com/support.
6 Citrix HDX Realtime Media Engine 2.7 add-on Release summary This release notes contains information about the add-on to update the Citrix HDX RealTime Media Engine (ICA client) to the latest version 2.7. This add-on is supported on Wyse 3040 thin client and Wyse 5070 thin client running ThinLinux version 2.1. To download and install the add-on, see Installing the add-on. Version Citrix HDX RTME 2.
Add-on details • Debian add-on • • File name—citrix-rtme_2.7.0-2113-01_amd64.deb. • File size—11,031,466 bytes. RSP add-on • • File name—citrix-rtme_2.7.0-2113-01_amd64.zip. File size—11,033,648 bytes. New and enhanced features Added support for Citrix HDX RealTime Media Engine (RTME) version 2.7. For more information about the Citrix RTME 2.7 features, see the HDX RealTime Media Engine for Microsoft Skype for Business article at www.citrix.com. Important notes Tested environment Table 26.
7 Citrix HDX RealTime Media Engine 2.6 add on Release summary This release notes contains information about the add-on to update the Citrix HDX RealTime Media Engine (ICA client) to the latest version 2.6. This add-on is supported on Wyse 3040 thin client and Wyse 5070 thin client running ThinLinux version 2.1. To download and install the add-on, see Installing the add-on. Version Citrix HDX RTME 2.
Add-on details • Debian add-on • • File name—citrix-rtme_2.6.0-2030-01_amd64.deb. • File size—11,011,520 bytes. RSP add-on • • File name—citrix-rtme_2.6.0-2030-01_amd64.zip. File size—11,013,701 bytes. New and enhanced features Added support for Citrix HDX RealTime Media Engine (RTME) version 2.6. NOTE: Citrix HDX RTME supports Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2019, Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2015, Microsoft Lync Server 2013, and Office 365 (Skype for Business Online).
8 VMware Horizon View Client 4.10 Add-on Release summary This release notes contains information about the add-on to update VMware Horizon View client to the latest version 4.10. This add-on is supported on Wyse 3040 thin client and Wyse 5070 thin client running ThinLinux version 2.1 operating system. To download and install the add-on, see Installing the add-on. Version 4.
New features The new features in VMware Horizon View client version 4.10 are: • • • Supports virtual printing on physical RDS host machine Supports multi session mode Supports logging copy and paste NOTE: For more information about the VMware Horizon Client 4.10 features, see the VMware Horizon Client 4.10 for Linux Release Notes at docs.vmware.com. The new features in VMware Horizon View client version 4.9 are: • • • • • Supports H.
9 Ericom PowerTerm Add-on Release summary This release notes contains information about the add-on to update Ericom PowerTerm to the latest version 12.3. This add-on is supported on Wyse 3040 thin client and Wyse 5070 thin client running ThinLinux version 2.1 operating system. To download and install the add-on, see Installing the add-on. Version 12.3.0.0.20171015.
Add-on details • Debian add-on • • File name— ericom-powerterm_12.3.0.0.20171015.1-01_amd64.deb • File size— 7,804,728 bytes RSP add-on • • File name— ericom-powerterm_12.3.0.0.20171015.1-01_amd64.zip File size— 7,807,264 bytes Fixed issues Table 38. Fixed issues Issue ID Description TL-877 Fixed an issue where you cannot open the HTML5 links from the communication tab. LS-627 Added the Italian language layout option in the keyboard mapping drop-down list.
10 Wyse Settings Add-on Update for SwissFrench Language Keyboard Layout Issue Release summary This release notes contains information about the package to address the Swiss-French language keyboard layout issue. For more information about the issue, see Fixed issue. Installing this add-on allows you to enable the Swiss-French language keyboard layout in system settings by using the INI parameter. This package is supported on Wyse 3040 thin client and Wyse 5070 thin client running ThinLinux version 2.1.
Platform Operating system Version—English Standard build Wyse 5070 thin client ThinLinux 2.1.0.01.02.32167 Add-on details • Debian add-on • • File name—wyse-settings_1.02.0-77_amd64.deb • File size—74,414 bytes RSP add-on • • File name—wyse-settings_1.02.0-77_amd64.zip File size—76,500 bytes New and enhanced features • • Updated the wyse-settings add-on to the latest version 1.02.0-77. Added support for Swiss-French language keyboard layout. Fixed issue Table 42.
VDI version Citrix Virtual Apps 7.
11 Installing the add-on Download the add-on package This section describes the steps to download the add-on from Dell support site. 1. Go to www.dell.com/support. 2. In the Enter a Service Tag, Serial Number, Service Request, Model, or Keyword field, type the Service Tag or the model number of your device, and press Enter or click the search icon. 3. On the product support page, click Drivers & downloads. 4. Select the appropriate operating system. 5.
2. Click Applications in the Dell Wyse Device Manager dashboard page. The options Images, Other Packages, Agent Update, Device Configuration, and PCoIP Device Configuration are displayed. 3. Select one of the options except Device Configuration, and PCoIP Device Configuration. 4. Click Create Package Plus (+). The application prompts to download the Package Register utility. 5. Click Allow. The Create Package window is displayed. 6. Download the .zip file on your local repository. 7.
7. In the Server URL field, enter the path of the add-on. You can also enter the user name and password of the specified server in respective fields. 8. Click Save. 9. Go to the Add-ons page and click Install Add-ons. 10. Select the add-on and click Save. The add-on is installed on the thin client.
12 Resources and support Accessing documents using the product search 1. Go to www.dell.com/support. 2. In the Enter a Service Tag, Serial Number, Service Request, Model, or Keyword search box, type the product name. For example, Wyse 3040 thin client or Wyse ThinOS. A list of matching products is displayed. 3. Select your product and click the search icon or press Enter. 4. Click Manuals & documents. Accessing documents using product selector You can also access documents by selecting your product. 1. 2.
13 Contacting Dell Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for technical support or customer service issues, see www.dell.com/contactdell. If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or the product catalog.
