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
Features and System Requirements 1
With Horizon 6 or later, users can connect to remote desktops that run the Linux operating system.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Features of Horizon 7 Linux Desktops and Desktop Pools,” on page 7
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“Overview of Configuration Steps for Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops,” on page 7
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“System Requirements for Horizon 7 for Linux,” on page 8
Features of Horizon 7 Linux Desktops and Desktop Pools
Horizon 7 introduces a number of new features for Linux desktops. The following list presents the key
features.
SLED 11 SP3/SP4
Horizon 7 supports SLED 11 SP3/SP4 release. However, Single Sign-on is not
supported.
HTML Access
Horizon 7 supports HTML Access 4.0.0 on Chrome.
Dependency Package
Horizon Agent for Linux requires dependency packages unique to a Linux
distribution. These packages must be installed before installing Horizon
Agent for Linux.
Overview of Configuration Steps for Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
When you install and configure Horizon 7 for Linux desktops, you must follow a different sequence of steps
depending on whether you install 2D graphics or 3D graphics on the virtual machines.
2D Graphics - Overview of Configuration Steps
For 2D graphics, take the following steps:
1 Review the system requirements for setting up a Horizon 7 for Linux deployment. See “System
Requirements for Horizon 7 for Linux,” on page 8.
2 Create a virtual machine in vSphere and install the Linux operating system. See “Create a Virtual
Machine and Install Linux,” on page 13.
3 Prepare the guest operating system for deployment as a desktop in a Horizon 7 environment. See
“Prepare a Linux Machine for Remote Desktop Deployment,” on page 14.
4 Configure the Linux guest operating system to authenticate with Active Directory. This step is
implemented with 3rd-party software, based on the requirements in your environment, and is not
described in this guide.
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