Setting Up for Linux Desktops

Contents
Seing Up Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops 5
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Features and System Requirements 7
Features of Horizon Linux Desktops 7
Overview of Conguration Steps for Horizon 7 for Linux Desktops 10
System Requirements for Horizon 7 for Linux 11
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Preparing a Linux Virtual Machine for Desktop Deployment 19
Create a Virtual Machine and Install Linux 19
Prepare a Linux Machine for Remote Desktop Deployment 20
Install Dependency Packages for Horizon Agent 22
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Seing Up Active Directory Integration for Linux
Desktops 25
Integrating Linux with Active Directory 25
Seing Up Single Sign-on and Smart Card Redirection 26
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Seing Up Graphics for Linux Desktops 29
Congure Supported RHEL Distributions for vGPU 29
Congure RHEL 6 for vDGA 34
Congure RHEL 7 for vSGA 37
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Installing Horizon Agent 41
Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine 41
Congure the Certicate for Linux Agent 43
Upgrading the Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine 44
Uninstall Horizon 7 for Linux Machines 46
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Conguration Options for Linux Desktops 47
Seing Options in Conguration Files on a Linux Desktop 47
Example Blast Seings for Linux Desktops 54
Examples of Client Drive Redirection Options for Linux Desktops 55
Suppress the vSphere Console Display of a Linux Desktop 55
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Create and Manage Linux Desktop Pools 57
Create a Manual Desktop Pool for Linux 57
Manage Desktop Pool for Linux 58
Create an Automated Full-Clone Desktop Pool for Linux 59
Broker PowerCLI Commands 61
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