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 1‑9. Compile and Install USB VHCI Driver
Linux
Distribution Steps to Compile and Install USB VHCI Driver
Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 16.04
Compile and install the VHCI drivers.
# tar -xzvf vhci-hcd-1.15.tar.gz
# cd vhci-hcd-1.15
# patch -p1 < full-path_to_patch-file
# make clean && make && make install
RHEL/CentOS
6.9
RHEL/CentOS 7
1 Install the dependency packages.
# yum install gcc-c++
# yum install kernel-devel-$(uname -r)
# yum install kernel-headers-$(uname -r)
# yum install patch
2 Compile and install the VHCI drivers.
# tar -xzvf vhci-hcd-1.15.tar.gz
# cd vhci-hcd-1.15
# patch -p1 < full-path_to_patch-file
# make clean && make && make install
SUSE 11 SP4
SUSE 12 SP2
1 Find out the version of the current kernel package
# rpm -qa | grep kernel-default-$(echo $(uname -r) | cut -d '-' -f 1,2)
The output is the name of the kernel package currently installed. If, for example, the package name is
kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1, then the current kernel package version is 3.0.101-63.1.
2 Install the dependency packages.
a For SUSE 11, install the kernel-source and kernel-default-devel packages that match the
current kernel; the gcc and the patch packages.
# zypper install --oldpackage kernel-source-<kernel-package-version> \
kernel-default-devel-<kernel-package-version> gcc patch
For example:
# zypper install --oldpackage kernel-source-3.0.101-63.1 kernel-default-
devel-3.0.101-63.1 gcc patch
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