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
4 Run the install_viewagent.sh script to upgrade unmanaged virtual machines using one of the
following deployment scenarios:
Option Description
Upgrade an unmanaged virtual
machine deployment and retain the
unmanaged virtual machine
deployment
sudo ./install_viewagent.sh -A yes -M no
Note To ensure the best possible performance, do not use an unmanaged virtual
machine.
Upgrade an unmanaged virtual
machine deployment and change it to
managed virtual machine deployment
sudo ./install_viewagent.sh -A yes -M yes
Note In View Administrator, delete the existing desktop pool for unmanaged
virtual machine deployment and create a new desktop pool for managed virtual
machine deployment. For more info, see Create a Manual Desktop Pool for Linux.
Upgrade a managed virtual machine
deployment
sudo ./install_viewagent.sh -A yes -M yes
Note After upgrading, your existing desktop pool can be reused.
Uninstall Horizon 7 for Linux Machines
To uninstall Horizon 7 for Linux on a virtual machine, you must uninstall Horizon Agent and remove
configuration files.
Prerequisites
Verify that the VMwareBlastServer process is not running. To stop this process, ensure that you log off the
machine and no desktop session is active, or reboot the machine.
Procedure
1 Open a terminal window on the virtual machine and run the Horizon Agent uninstall script.
sudo /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent/bin/uninstall_viewagent.sh
The script stops the Horizon Agent processes, deletes the Horizon Agent service and software from
installation directory /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent.
2 Manually delete the Horizon 7 for Linux configuration files at /etc/vmware directory.
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