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
Table 1‑1. Supported Linux Operating Systems for View Agent (Continued)
Linux Distribution Architecture
SLED 11 SP3/SP4, SLED 12 SP1/SP2 x64
SLES 12 SP1/SP2 x64
Note Linux agent has dependency packages on some Linux distributions. See Install Dependency
Packages for Horizon Agent for more information.
Required Platform and Horizon 7 Software Versions
To install and use Horizon for Linux, your deployment must meet certain requirements for the vSphere
platform, Horizon 7, and the Horizon Client software.
Table 1‑2. Required Platform and Horizon 7 Software Versions
Platform and Software Supported Versions
vSphere platform version
n
vSphere 6.0 U2 or a later release
n
vSphere 6.5 or a later release
Horizon environment
n
Horizon Connection Server 7.3
Horizon Client software
n
Horizon Client 4.6.0 for Android
n
Horizon Client 4.6.0 for Windows
n
Horizon Client 4.6.0 for Linux
n
Horizon Client 4.6.0 for Mac OS X
n
Horizon Client 4.6.0 for iOS (iPad Pro)
n
HTML Access 4.6.0 on Chrome, Firefox, and Internet
Explorer
n
Zero clients are not supported
TCP Ports Used by Linux Virtual Machines
View Agent and Horizon Clients use TCP ports for network access between each other and various View
server components.
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