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 5‑1. install_viewagent.sh Optional but Required Parameter
Optional
Parameter
(Required
Information) Description
-A yes |no Accept or refuse the End User License Agreement (EULA) and Federal Information Processing Standards
(FIPS) statement. You must specify yes for the install to proceed.
Table 5‑2. install_viewagent.sh Optional Parameters
Optional
Parameters Description
-a yes|no Install or bypass audio input redirection support. Default is yes.
-f yes|no Install or bypass support of the cryptographic modules designed for Federal Information Processing Standards
(FIPS) 140-2. Default is no. For more information, see the FIPS 140-2 Mode description in Features of
Horizon Linux Desktops.
-j JMS SSL keystore password. By default, installer generates a random string.
-m yes|no Install or bypass the smart card redirection support. Default is no.
-r yes|no Restart the system automatically after installation. Default is no.
-s Self signed cert subject DN. By default, installer uses Blast.
-C yes|no Install or bypass Clipboard Redirection support. Default is yes.
-F yes|no Install or bypass CDR support. Default is yes.
-M yes|no Upgrade the Linux Agent to managed or unmanaged agent. Default is yes.
-S yes|no Install or bypass Single Sign-On (SSO) support. Default is yes.
-U yes|no Install or bypass USB support. Default is no.
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