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
- Setting Up Graphics for Linux Desktops
- Installing Horizon Agent
- Configuration Options for Linux Desktops
- Create and Manage Linux Desktop Pools
- Bulk Deployment of Horizon 7 for Manual Desktop Pools
- Overview of Bulk Deployment of Linux Desktops
- Overview of Bulk Upgrade 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 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
- Troubleshooting Linux Desktops
- Collect Diagnostic Information for Horizon 7 for Linux Machine
- Troubleshooting Copy and Paste between Remote Desktop and Client Host
- Configuring the Linux Firewall to Allow Incoming TCP Connections
- View Agent Fails to Disconnect on an iPad Pro Horizon Client
- SLES 12 SP1 Desktop does not Auto Refresh after Drag and Drop
- SSO Fails to Connect to a PowerOff Agent
- Unreachable VM After Creating a Manual Desktop Pool for Linux
- Index
Table 1‑5. Supported Desktop Environments
Linux Distribution
Default Desktop
Environment Desktop Environment Supported by Horizon 7 for Linux Desktop
Ubuntu 14.04/16.04 Unity Gnome Fallback/Flashback (Metacity)
Ubuntu 12.04 Unity Unity
RHEL/CentOS 6 Gnome Gnome, K Desktop Environment (KDE)
RHEL/CentOS 7 Gnome Gnome
SLED 11 SP4 Gnome Gnome
SLED 12 SP1/SP2 Gnome Gnome
SLES 12 SP1/SP2 Gnome Gnome
NeoKylin 6 Update 1 Mate Mate
To install the Gnome Fallback/Flashback (Metacity) desktop environment on Ubuntu 14.04/16.04, see the
VMware KB article hp://kb.vmware.com/kb/2114809 for more information.
Use the following information to install KDE as the default desktop environment on RHEL/CentOS 6
distributions.
N Single sign-on (SSO) for KDE only works if you install it using the steps described below.
1 Install the RHEL/CentOS 6 OS with the default desktop environment seing and Gnome will be
installed.
2 Install KDE using the following command.
sudo yum groupinstall "X Window System" "KDE Desktop"
If you enabled SSO on a Linux distribution that has multiple desktop environments installed, use the
following information to select the desktop environment..
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For Ubuntu 14.04/16.04, enable the UseGnomeFlashback option in the /etc/vmware/viewagent-
custom.conf le to force the end user to use Gnome Fallback/Flashback (Metacity).
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For RHEL/CentOS 6, the end users must specify the desktop environment name kde or gnome in the
~/.dmrc le to determine what will be used in their next SSO login session. For example, to use KDE as
the default desktop environment, the end user must include the following seing in their ~/.dmrc le.
[Desktop]
Session=kde
After the initial setup, the end user must log out or reboot the Linux system to make KDE, for the above
example, as the default desktop in their next login session.
If you disabled SSO on the Linux distribution that have multiple desktop environments installed, the end
user has to select the desired desktop environment when they log in to that Linux distribution.
VHCI Driver for USB Redirection
The USB redirection feature is supported beginning with Horizon 7 version 7.1 for Linux desktops. The
feature has a dependency on the USB Virtual Host Controller Interface (VHCI) kernel driver. You must
patch the VHCI driver to support USB 3.0.
The Horizon for Linux installer includes the VHCI driver binary for the default kernel of the supported
Linux distributions. It installs the VHCI driver when the USB redirection feature is selected. The following
table lists the default kernel versions that the Horizon for Linux Desktop installer will install.
Chapter 1 Features and System Requirements
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