Setting Up for Linux Desktops
Table Of Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- Features and System Requirements
- Preparing a Linux Virtual Machine for Desktop Deployment
- Setting Up Active Directory Integration for Linux Desktops
- Configuration Options for Linux Desktops
- Setting Up Graphics for Linux Desktops
- Installing View Agent and Managing Linux Desktops
- Install View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
- Enable Reversible Password Encryption
- Create a Desktop Pool That Contains Linux Virtual Machines
- Upgrade View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
- Uninstalling and Reinstalling Horizon 6 for Linux Machines
- How to Perform Power Operations on Linux Desktops from vSphere
- Gather Information About Horizon 6 for Linux Software
- Bulk Deployment of Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops
- Overview of Bulk Deployment of Linux Desktops
- Create a Virtual Machine Template for Cloning Linux Desktop Machines
- Input File for the Sample PowerCLI Scripts to Deploy Linux Desktops
- Sample Script to Clone Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Join Cloned Virtual Machines to AD Domain
- Sample Script to Join Cloned Virtual Machines to AD Domain Using SSH
- Sample Script to Install View Agent on Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Install View Agent on Linux Virtual Machines Using SSH
- Sample Script to Upload Configuration Files to Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Upload Configuration Files to Linux Virtual Machines Using SSH
- Sample Script to Upgrade View Agent on Linux Desktop Machines
- Sample Script to Upgrade View Agent on Linux Virtual Machines Using SSH
- Sample Script to Perform Operations on Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Delete Machines from the Connection Server LDAP Database
- Troubleshooting Linux Desktops
- Collect Diagnostic Information for a Horizon 6 for Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting View Agent Registration Failure for a Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting an Unreachable View Agent on a Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting View Agent on a Linux Machine That Is Not Responding
- Configuring the Linux Firewall to Allow Incoming TCP Connections
- Index
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On Ubuntu 14.04 machines, verify that user switching is disabled. See step 9 in “Prepare a Linux
Machine for Remote Desktop Deployment,” on page 14.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, add a manual desktop pool.
Select Catalog > Desktop Pools > Add .
2 Select Manual Desktop Pool.
3 Select either dedicated or floating user assignments for the machines in the desktop pool.
4 On the Machine Source page, select Other Sources.
5 On the Add Machines page, select the Linux virtual machines that you configured and complete the
Add Desktop Pool wizard.
Do not change the Remote Display Protocol settings. These settings have no effect on Linux desktops.
Also, the end user cannot choose the display protocol.
IMPORTANT Add Linux virtual machines only. If you add Windows virtual machines, the Linux
desktops in the pool will be unavailable.
6 Entitle users to the machines in the desktop pool.
In View Administrator, select the desktop pool, select Entitlements > Add entitlement, and add users
or groups.
As a best practice, make sure that the users do not have administrative privileges in the Linux guest
operating system.
The Linux virtual machines are ready to be used as remote desktops in a Horizon 6 deployment.
Upgrade View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
You can upgrade View Agent on a Linux machine by installing the latest version of View Agent..
Most of the install parameters that were specified in the previous install will be remembered. You can
optionally specify the following parameters:
Parameter Description
-A yes
EULA acceptance. You must specify yes for the install to proceed. If this parameter is not specified, the
install script prompts for the value.
-m yes Enable smart card redirection.
-r
Reboot the operating system after installation. The allowed values are yes and no. The default is no.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the VMwareBlastServer process is not running.
To stop this process, make sure that the user logs off the machine and no desktop session is active, or
reboot the machine.
Procedure
1 Download the latest View Agent for Linux installer file from the VMware download site at
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads.
Under Desktop & End-User Computing, select the VMware Horizon 6 download, which includes the
View Agent for Linux installer.
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