User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
- System Requirements and Installation
- System Requirements for Linux Client Systems
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Requirements for Multimedia Redirection (MMR)
- Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection
- Smart Card Authentication Requirements
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Preparing Connection Server for Horizon Client
- Install or Upgrade Horizon Client for Linux from VMware Product Downloads
- Install Horizon Client for Linux from the Ubuntu Software Center
- Configure VMware Blast Options
- Horizon Client Data Collected by VMware
- Configuring Horizon Client for End Users
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Using the Horizon Client Command-Line Interface and Configuration Files
- Configuring Certificate Checking for End Users
- Configuring Advanced TLS/SSL Options
- Configuring Specific Keys and Key Combinations to Send to the Local System
- Using FreeRDP for RDP Connections
- Enabling FIPS Mode
- Configuring the PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application on a Linux System
- Feature Support Matrix for Linux
- Internationalization
- Keyboards and Monitors
- Connect USB Devices
- Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
- Saving Documents in a Remote Application
- Set Printing Preferences for the Virtual Printer Feature on a Remote Desktop
- Copying and Pasting Text
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Configuring USB Redirection on the Client
- Index
Table 4‑1. Remote Desktop Features Supported Linux Clients (Continued)
Feature
Windows
XP Desktop
(View Agent
6.0.2 and
earlier)
Windows
Vista
Desktop
(View
Agent 6.0.2
and earlier)
Windows
7 Desktop
Windows
8.x
Desktop
Windows
10
Desktop
Windows
Server
2008 R2
Desktop
Windows
Server 2012 R2
Desktop
PCoIP display
protocol
Limited Limited X X X X X
VMware Blast
display
protocol
X X X X X
Persona
Management
Wyse MMR Partner
client
systems
only, and
only with
RDP
Partner
client
systems
only, and
only with
RDP
Windows
Media MMR
X X
Location-based
printing
Limited Limited X X X X X
Virtual
printing
Limited Limited X X X X X
Smart cards Limited Limited X X X X X
RSA SecurID
or RADIUS
Limited Limited X X X X X
Single sign-on Limited Limited X X X X X
Multiple
monitors
Limited Limited X X X X X
Client Drive
Redirection
X X X X X
Windows 10 desktops require View Agent 6.2 or later. Windows Server 2012 R2 desktops require View
Agent 6.1 or later.
VMware Blast requires Horizon Agent 7.0 or later.
IMPORTANT View Agent 6.1 and later releases do not support Windows XP and Windows Vista desktops.
View Agent 6.0.2 is the last View release that supports these guest operating systems. Customers who have
an extended support agreement with Microsoft for Windows XP and Vista, and an extended support
agreement with VMware for these guest operating systems, can deploy the View Agent 6.0.2 version of their
Windows XP and Vista desktops with View Connection Server 6.1.
Feature Support for Session-Based Desktops on RDS Hosts
RDS hosts are server computers that have Windows Remote Desktop Services and View Agent or
Horizon Agent installed. Multiple users can have desktop sessions on an RDS host simultaneously. An RDS
host can be either a physical machine or a virtual machine.
NOTE The following table contains rows only for the features that are supported. Where the text specifies a
minimum version of View Agent, the text "and later" is meant to include Horizon Agent 7.0 and later.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
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