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 1‑6. Commands to Install Desktop Environments (Continued)
Linux Distribution
New Default Desktop
Environment Commands to Change the Default Desktop Environment
Ubuntu 16.04 Gnome Flashback
(Metacity)
# apt install gnome-session-flashback
Ubuntu 14.04 Gnome Fallback
(Metacity)
# apt-get install gnome-session-fallback
3 To begin using the new default desktop environment, restart the desktop.
If you enabled SSO on a Linux desktop that has multiple desktop environments installed, use the
following information to select the desktop environment to use in an SSO session.
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For Ubuntu 14.04/16.04 and RHEL/CentOS 7.x, use the information in Table 1‑7 to set the
SSODesktopType option in /etc/vmware/viewagent-custom.conf file to specify the desktop
environment to use with SSO.
Table 1‑7. SSODesktopType Option
Desktop Type SSODesktopType Option Setting
MATE SSODesktopType=UseMATE
GnomeFlashback SSODesktopType=UseGnomeFlashback
KDE SSODesktopType=UseKdePlasma
GnomeClassic SSODEsktopType=UseGnomeClassic
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For RHEL/CentOS 6.x and SLED 11 SP3/SPF4, for the SSO login session to use KDE, remove all
the desktop startup files, except for the KDE startup file, from the /usr/share/xsession directory.
Use the following set of commands as an example.
# cd /usr/share/xsessions
# mkdir backup
# mv *.desktop backup
# mv backup/kde*.desktop ./
After the initial setup, the end user must log out or reboot their Linux desktop to make KDE as the
default desktop in their next SSO session.
If you disabled SSO on a Linux desktop that has multiple desktop environments installed, you do not
need to perform any of the previously described steps. The end users have to select their desired desktop
environment when they log in to that Linux desktop.
Network Requirements
VMware Blast Extreme supports both User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and Transmission Control Protocol
(TCP), and their performances are affected by the network condition. To receive the best user experience,
select UDP or TCP based on the network condition.
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Select TCP if the network condition is good, such as in a local area network (LAN) environment.
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