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
Preparing a Linux Virtual
Machine for Desktop
Deployment 2
Setting up a Linux desktop involves creating a Linux virtual machine and preparing the operating system
for remote desktop deployment.
This section includes the following topics:
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Create a Virtual Machine and Install Linux
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Prepare a Linux Machine for Remote Desktop Deployment
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Install Dependency Packages for Horizon Agent
Create a Virtual Machine and Install Linux
You create a new virtual machine in vCenter Server for each remote desktop that is deployed in Horizon
7. You must install your Linux distribution on the virtual machine.
Prerequisites
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Verify that your deployment meets the requirements for supporting Linux desktops. See System
Requirements for Horizon 7 for Linux.
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Familiarize yourself with the steps for creating virtual machines in vCenter Server and installing guest
operating systems. See "Creating and Preparing Virtual Machines" in the Setting Up Virtual Desktops
in Horizon 7 document.
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Familiarize yourself with the recommended video memory (vRAM) values for the monitors you will
use with the virtual machine. See System Requirements for Horizon 7 for Linux.
Procedure
1 In vSphere Web Client or vSphere Client, create a new virtual machine.
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