Setting Up for Linux Desktops

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Linux desktops and desktop pools have the following limitations:

Virtual printing, location-based printing, and Real-Time Video are not supported.

Note When a security server is used, port 22443 must be open in the internal firewall to allow traffic

between the security server and the Linux desktop.

Overview of Conﬁguration Steps for Horizon 7 for Linux

Desktops

When you install and configure Horizon 7 for Linux desktops, you must follow a different sequence of

steps depending on whether you install 2D graphics or 3D graphics on the virtual machines.

2D Graphics - Overview of Conﬁguration Steps

For 2D graphics, take the following steps:

1 Review the system requirements for setting up a Horizon 7 for Linux deployment. See System

Requirements for Horizon 7 for Linux.

2 Create a virtual machine in vSphere and install the Linux operating system. See Create a Virtual

Machine and Install Linux.

3 Prepare the guest operating system for deployment as a desktop in a Horizon 7 environment. See

Prepare a Linux Machine for Remote Desktop Deployment.

4 Configure the Linux guest operating system to authenticate with Active Directory. This step is

implemented with 3rd-party software, based on the requirements in your environment, and is not

described in this guide.

5 Install Horizon Agent on the Linux virtual machine. See Install Horizon Agent on a Linux Virtual

Machine.

6 Create a desktop pool that contains the configured Linux virtual machines. See Create a Manual

Desktop Pool for Linux.

3D Graphics - Overview of Conﬁguration Steps

You must complete the NVIDIA GRID vGPU, vDGA, or vSGA configuration on the Linux virtual machines

before you install Horizon Agent on the machines and deploy a desktop pool in View Administrator.