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
After installing VMware Tools, if you upgrade the Linux kernel, VMware Tools might stop running. To
resolve the problem, see hp://kb.vmware.com/kb/2050592.
Install Dependency Packages for Horizon Agent
Horizon Agent for Linux has some dependency packages unique to a Linux distribution. You must install
these packages before installing Horizon Agent for Linux.
Prerequisites
Verify that a new virtual machine (VM) is created in vCenter Server and your Linux distribution is installed
on the machine.
Procedure
1 Install the mandatory packages that are not installed or upgraded by default. The installer breaks the
installation if any package does not meet the requirement.
Table 2‑1. Mandatory Dependency Packages
Linux Distribution Packages
SLED 11 SP3/SP4
Upgrade xorg-x11-server
to a version later than
7.4.27.111.1
zypper install xorg-x11-server
SLES 12 SP1/SLED 12 SP1
Upgrade xf86-video-
vmware to a version later than
13.0.2-3.2 from the SUSE
repository
1 Register SUSE 12 to enable the SUSE repositories.
SUSEConnect -r Registration Code -e Email
2
Update the xf86-video-vmware version.
zypper install xf86-video-vmware
SLES 12 Install python-gobject2 is required for SLES 12 Linux desktop when you are
installing Horizon Agent.
1 Register SUSE 12 to enable the SUSE repositories.
SUSEConnect -r Registration Code -e Email
2
Install python-gobject2.
zypper install python-gobject2
Ubuntu 14.04
Upgrade indicator-session to
12.10.5+15.04.20150327,
available in
hps://launchpad.net/ubunt
u/wily/amd64/indicator-
session/12.10.5+15.04.2015032
7-0ubuntu1
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/201393830/indicator-
session_12.10.5+15.04.20150327-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i ./indicator-
session_12.10.5+15.04.20150327-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Ubuntu 16.04
apt-get install python-dbus python-gobject
2 Install the optional package for Horizon Agent.
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By default, RHEL or CentOS 6.7 has glibc-2.12-1.166.el6.x86_64 installed which might cause a
deadlock issue. As a result, the desktop connection is stuck. To overcome this issue, you must
upgrade glibc to the latest version from an online repository.
sudo yum install glibc
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On Ubuntu 14.04 desktops with multiple monitors, gnome-session-fallback is needed to disable
Compiz for beer performance..
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback
Setting Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops
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