Setting Up for Linux Desktops

Installing Horizon Agent 5
You must install Horizon Agent on the Linux desktops so that View Connection Server can communicate
with and manage the desktops.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine,” on page 41
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“Congure the Certicate for Linux Agent,” on page 43
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“Upgrading the Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine,” on page 44
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“Uninstall Horizon 7 for Linux Machines,” on page 46
Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
You must install Horizon Agent on a Linux virtual machine before you can deploy the machine as a remote
desktop.
Beginning with Horizon 7.0.1 release, Horizon Agent for Linux uses vCenter managed virtual machines. The
managed virtual machines provide the following enhancements.
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vCenter is a mandatory requirement for Linux desktop deployment.
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Horizon Agent installation on Linux does not require registration.
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For a large number of Linux desktop deployment, you can install the Horizon Agent on the base virtual
machine.
C If you intend to use NVIDIA GRID vGPU, vDGA, or vSGA, you must congure these 3D features
on the Linux virtual machine before you install Horizon Agent. If you install Horizon Agent rst, required
parameters in the xorg.conf le are overwrien, and the 3D graphics features do not work.
See “Congure Supported RHEL Distributions for vGPU,” on page 29, “Congure RHEL 6 for vDGA,” on
page 34, or “Congure RHEL 7 for vSGA,” on page 37. Install Horizon Agent after the 3D graphics
conguration is completed.
For 2D graphics conguration, you can install Horizon Agent after you complete the steps in “Prepare a
Linux Machine for Remote Desktop Deployment,” on page 20.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the Linux guest operating system is prepared for desktop use. See “Prepare a Linux Machine
for Remote Desktop Deployment,” on page 20.
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Familiarize yourself with the Horizon Agent installer script for Linux. See “install_viewagent.sh
Command-Line Options,” on page 42.
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