Chapter 17. Building Custom Linux Desktops with the ThinLinc
Desktop Customizer
In this chapter, we will document how to create custom desktops for ThinLinc users using either the K
Desktop Environment (http://www.kde.org) or the Gnome Desktop Environment (http://gnome.org), in
combination with the ThinLinc Desktop Customizer (TLDC).
The TLDC:s core functionality is to build the menu of ThinLinc users based on factors such as group
membership, user name and ThinLinc profile. It can also add icons to the desktop of each user, based on
the same premises.
17.1. Introduction
The ThinLinc Desktop Customizer is a combination of a web-based administration tool and a command
that is run at session startup for all users. It enables the administrator to decide what menu entries should
be presented for specific users, and what icons should be made available on the desktop. Which menu
entries and/or desktop entries are given to a specific user is decided based on the unix group
memberships of the user, the username and what ThinLinc profile was choosen (if any).
Note: Since KDE4 uses a different desktop configuration mechanism to previous versions of KDE,
icons added to the desktop using the ThinLinc Desktop Customizer will not be shown in KDE4. This
can be solved by changing the "Desktop layout" setting of your KDE4 desktop to "Folder view".
17.2. Using the ThinLinc Desktop Customizer
Using the ThinLinc Desktop Customizer, the system administrator can decide what applications should
be available in the menu and/or on the desktop for specific users or for users that are members of some
Unix group. The ThinLinc Desktop Customizer is configured via a web interface, part of the ThinLinc
Web Administration. Chapter 16 describes the interface in general, this section will describe the Desktop
Customizer part of it.
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