Setting Up for Linux Desktops
Table Of Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
- Contents
- Setting Up Horizon 7 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 Horizon Agent and Managing Linux Desktops
- Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
- Enable Reversible Password Encryption
- Configure the Certificate for Linux Agent
- Create a Desktop Pool That Contains Linux Virtual Machines
- Upgrade Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
- Uninstalling and Reinstalling Horizon 7 for Linux Machines
- How to Perform Power Operations on Linux Desktops from vSphere
- Gather Information About Horizon 7 for Linux Software
- Bulk Deployment of Horizon 7 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 Horizon Agent on Linux Virtual Machines
- Sample Script to Install Horizon 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 Horizon Agent on Linux Desktop Machines
- Sample Script to Upgrade Horizon 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 Horizon 7 for Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting Horizon Agent Registration Failure for a Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting an Unreachable Horizon Agent on a Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting Horizon Agent on a Linux Machine That Is Not Responding
- Troubleshooting Copy and Paste between Remote Desktop and Client Host
- Configuring the Linux Firewall to Allow Incoming TCP Connections
- Index
Procedure
1 Open a terminal window on the virtual machine and run the Horizon Agent uninstall script.
For example:
sudo /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent/bin/uninstall_viewagent.sh
The script stops Horizon Agent processes, deletes the Horizon Agent service, and deletes the Horizon
Agent installation directory, /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent.
2 Manually delete the Horizon 7 for Linux configuration files, located in the /etc/vmware/ directory.
If you intend to reinstall Horizon Agent (for example, to upgrade to a later Horizon Agent version), you
do not have to delete these configuration files.
delete /etc/vmware/viewagent-machine.cfg
delete /etc/vmware/viewagent-config.txt
delete /etc/vmware/jms
delete /etc/vmware/ssl
Reinstall Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
You use different approaches to reinstall Horizon Agent on a Linux virtual machine, depending on whether
you use an existing Horizon 7 for Linux configuration or reinstall with a fresh configuration.
You can reinstall Horizon Agent with an existing configuration if the Horizon 7 for Linux configuration files
are present on the virtual machine and the machine is registered in View Connection Server.
If either the configuration files were removed from the machine or the registered machine name was
removed from View Connection Server, you must ensure that both the local configuration files and the
registered machine name in View Connection Server are removed. You can then perform a fresh installation
of Horizon Agent with a new configuration.
Prerequisites
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Verify whether the Horizon 7 for Linux configuration files are present on the machine.
/etc/vmware/viewagent-machine.cfg
/etc/vmware/viewagent-config.txt
/etc/vmware/jms
/etc/vmware/ssl
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Verify whether the Linux virtual machine is registered in View Connection Server. In View
Administrator, select View Configuration > Registered Machines and select the Others tab.
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If the configuration files and registered machine name were removed, familiarize yourself with the
steps for performing a fresh installation of Horizon Agent. See “Install Horizon Agent on a Linux
Virtual Machine,” on page 41.
Procedure
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To reinstall with an existing Horizon 7 for Linux configuration, you can run the Horizon Agent
installation script without parameters.
sudo ./install_viewagent.sh
The Horizon Agent installer reuses the existing configuration files and machine registration in View
Connection Server. The installer does not register the machine again.
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To reinstall with a new Horizon 7 for Linux configuration, run the Horizon Agent installation script
with the required parameters.
The installation steps are the same as those in a fresh installation. The installer registers the machine
with View Connection Server.
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