Setting Up for Linux Desktops

c Edit the blacklist.conf le.
sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
d Add the following line anywhere in the blacklist.conf le.
blacklist nouveau
2 Restart the virtual machine.
The display has a changed look and feel.
3 (Optional) Verify that the Nouveau driver is disabled.
/sbin/lsmod | grep nouveau
If the grep search does not return any results, the Nouveau driver is disabled.
4 Copy the NVIDIA Linux Display Driver to the virtual machine.
5 Open a remote terminal to the virtual machine, or switch to a text console by typing Ctrl-Alt-F2, log in
as root, and run the init 3 command to disable X Windows.
6 Install additional components that are required for the NVIDIA driver.
sudo yum install gcc-c++
sudo yum install kernel-devel-$(uname -r)
sudo yum install kernel-headers-$(uname -r)
7 Add an executable ag to the NVIDIA GRID vGPU driver package.
chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-version-grid.run
8 Start the NVIDIA GRID vGPU installer.
sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-version-grid.run
9 Accept the NVIDIA software license agreement and select Yes to automatically update the X
conguration seings.
What to do next
Install Horizon Agent on the Linux virtual machine. See “Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual
Machine,” on page 41.
Create a desktop pool that contains the congured Linux virtual machines. See “Create a Manual Desktop
Pool for Linux,” on page 57.
Verify That the NVIDIA Display Driver Is Installed
You can verify that the NVIDIA display driver is installed on a RHEL 6 virtual machine by displaying the
NVIDIA driver output in a View desktop session.
Prerequisites
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Check that you installed the NVIDIA display driver.
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Verify that Horizon Agent is installed on the Linux virtual machine. See “Install Horizon Agent on a
Linux Virtual Machine,” on page 41.
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Verify that the Linux virtual machine is deployed in a desktop pool. See “Create a Manual Desktop Pool
for Linux,” on page 57.
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