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
Audio-in
Audio input redirection from a client host to a remote Linux desktop is
supported. This feature is not based on the USB redirection function. If you
want this feature enabled, you must select it during installation. You must
select the system default audio in device "PulseAudio server (local)" in your
application for the audio input. The feature is supported on:
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Ubuntu 14.04/16.04 x64
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CentOS 7 x64
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RHEL 7 Workstation x64
Audio-out
Audio output redirection is supported. This feature is enabled by default. To
disable this feature, you must set the RemoteDisplay.allowAudio option
to false. Beginning with Horizon 7 version 7.2 release, VMWare Horizon
HTML Access accessed using Chrome and Firefox browsers provides audio-
out support for Linux desktops.
Client Drive Redirection
The Client Drive Redirection (CDR) feature is available beginning with the
Horizon 7 version 7.2 release. When you enable the CDR feature, your local
system's shared folders and drives become available for you to access. You
use the tsclient folder that is located in your home directory in the remote
Linux desktop. To use this feature, you must install the CDR components.
USB Redirection
The USB Redirection feature is available beginning with the Horizon 7
version 7.2 release. The feature gives you access to locally aached USB
devices from remote Linux desktops. You must install the USB Redirection
components and USB VHCI driver kernel module to use the USB feature.
Ensure that you have been granted sucient privileges to use the USB device
that you want to redirect.
N USB 3.0 protocol is supported in Horizon 7 version 7.2 release.
Keyboard Layout and
Locale Synchronization
This feature species whether to synchronize a client's system locale and
current keyboard layout with the Horizon Linux Agent desktops. When this
seing is enabled or not congured, synchronization is allowed. When this
seing is disabled, synchronization is not allowed.
This feature is supported only for Horizon Client for Windows, and only for
the English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Simplied Chinese
and Traditional Chinese locales.
K Desktop Environment
Horizon 7 version 7.2 release, the K Desktop Environment (KDE) is
supported on the following Linux distributions.
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CentOS 6 x64
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RHEL 6 x64
FIPS 140-2 Mode
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 mode support,
although not yet validated with the NIST Cryptographic Module Validation
Program (CMVP), is available beginning with Horizon 7 version 7.2.
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