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
Clipboard Redirection With the clipboard redirection feature, you can copy and paste a rich text or
a plain text between a client host and a remote Linux desktop. You can set
the copy/paste direction and the maximum text size using Horizon Agent
options. This feature is enabled by default. You can disable it during
installation.
Single Sign-on Single sign-on (SSO) is supported on the following Linux distributions.
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RHEL 6/7 Workstation x64
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CentOS 6/7 x64
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SLED 11 SP3/SP4 x64
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Ubuntu 14.04/16.04 x64
Smart Card Redirection
with SSO
Smart card redirection is supported on RHEL 6 Workstation x64. Personal
Identity Verification (PIV) cards and Common Access Cards (CAC) are
supported. Mac client is not supported.
Audio-in Audio input redirection from a client host to a remote Linux desktop is
supported. This feature is not based on the USB redirection function. If you
want this feature enabled, you must select it during installation. You must
select the system default audio in device "PulseAudio server (local)" in your
application for the audio input. This feature is supported on the following
Linux distributions.
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Ubuntu 14.04 x64 with MATE, KDE, or Gnome Fallback (Metacity)
desktop environment
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Ubuntu 16.04 x64 with MATE or Gnome Flashback (Metacity) desktop
environment
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RHEL 7 Workstation x64 with KDE or Gnome desktop environment
Audio-out Audio output redirection is supported. This feature is enabled by default. To
disable this feature, you must set the RemoteDisplay.allowAudio option
to false. Beginning with Horizon 7 version 7.2 release, VMWare Horizon
HTML Access accessed using Chrome and Firefox browsers provides
audio-out support for Linux desktops.
Client Drive Redirection The Client Drive Redirection (CDR) feature is available beginning with the
Horizon 7 version 7.2 release. When you enable the CDR feature, your
local system's shared folders and drives become available for you to
access. You use the tsclient folder that is located in your home directory
in the remote Linux desktop. To use this feature, you must install the CDR
components.
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