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Repurposing Dell WYSE 3040 thin client by installing Linux Lite

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Recently, I acquired a Dell WYSE 3040 thin client from my local market, intending to use it as a light browsing and media machine. This particular model is the smallest and cheapest thin client offering from Dell. I paid around $20 for the thin client, including the power supply and HDMI adapter. Specifications are - Processor Intel® Atom x5-Z8350 (Quad Core 1.44 GHz MEMORY 2GB DDR3L 1600MHz,soldered, non user upgradable Storage 16GB eMMC FLASH, soldered down I/O PERIPHERAL SUPPORT 3 x USB 2.0 (1 front/ 2 rear) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (front) 1 x Audio-mic combo jack 2 x DisplayPort™ 1.2 1 x 1Gb/s RJ45 Power Supply 12v barrel jack adapter OS Wyse ThinLinux # Some model comes with an internal WIFI/ Bluetooth card, on the m.2 slot. Please note this slot is not pcie but SDIO, it won't support SSD.   This purpose-built device is best suited for use as ...

Little known facts about Linux.

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Linux almost completed 25 years as an operating system, which is simply wow. let's look at some little-known facts about Linux - A Standard Linux Kernel of today has over 10 Million lines of code and it grows at the rate of 10% every year. About 4500 lines of codes are added and 1500 lines of code are changed everyday. Initially in 1991 , Linux kernel version 0.01 was released with 10239 lines of code. 90% of the world’s most powerful supercomputers are using GNU/Linux . Top ten of supercomputers use Linux . 33.8% of the world runs on Linux servers compared to 7.3% running Microsoft Windows operating system. According to a study funded by the European Union , the estimated cost to redevelop the most recent kernel versions would be at $1.14 billion USD.