ThinLinc 4.21.0 beta

ThinLinc 4.21.0 beta available for testing

The next release of ThinLinc is almost ready. Before the official launch of version 4.21.0, we’re making a beta build available for public testing. This beta includes over 100 fixes and improvements. Some of the most prominent changes are:

  • ThinLinc Web Access now supports the OpenID Connect authentication
    protocol. This enables organizations to delegate authentication to
    solutions like Keycloak or Microsoft Entra ID, allowing convenient
    single sign-on, and more flexibility in authentication methods and
    policy.

  • ThinLinc session logs are now in the system journal instead of in
    xinit.log in the ThinLinc session directories. This avoids multiple
    log locations for modern Linux systems, and gives more flexibility
    when analyzing logs.

  • It is now possible to configure the ThinLinc client with mandatory
    settings on managed endpoint devices. These settings will be forced
    and cannot be overridden by the user.

  • The Linux ThinLinc client now supports 64-bit ARM (ARM64),
    replacing the previous 32-bit ARM client. This improves
    compatibility with modern ARM hardware and operating systems.

  • The platform requirements for the ThinLinc client on macOS have
    been raised. It now requires macOS Ventura (version 13) or newer.
    Users on older versions of macOS will need to upgrade their
    operating system to use this version of the ThinLinc client.

You can find the download links and full release notes here: ThinLinc Beta Release | ThinLinc by Cendio

As always, please keep in mind that this is a pre-release version and not recommended for critical production environments.

Let us know what you think in the comments below. If you run into any hiccups or unexpected behavior, please report it!

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The development team has really outdone themselves on this one. I highly recommend giving the full release notes a read, it’s packed with highly requested tweaks and features: https://www.cendio.com/downloads/beta/release-notes-4.21.0.txt

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