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 4‑2. Features Supported for RDS Hosts with View Agent 6.0.x or Later, or Horizon Agent 7.0 or Later,
Installed
Feature
Windows Server
2008 R2 RDS Host
on a Physical
Machine
Windows Server
2008 R2 RDS Host
on a Virtual
Machine
Windows Server
2012 RDS Host on
a Physical
Machine
Windows Server 2012
RDS Host on a Virtual
Machine
RSA SecurID or
RADIUS
X X X X
Smart card View Agent 6.1 and
later
View Agent 6.1 and
later
View Agent 6.1 and
later
View Agent 6.1 and
later
Single sign-on X X X X
RDP display protocol
(for desktop clients)
X X X X
PCoIP display
protocol
X X X X
VMware Blast display
protocol
Horizon Agent 7.0
and later
Horizon Agent 7.0
and later
Horizon Agent 7.0
and later
Horizon Agent 7.0 and
later
HTML Access View Agent 6.0.2
and later
View Agent 6.0.2 and
later
Windows Media
MMR
View Agent 6.1.1 and
later
View Agent 6.1.1
and later
View Agent 6.1.1
and later
View Agent 6.1.1 and
later
Client drive
redirection
View Agent 6.1.1 and
later
View Agent 6.1.1
and later
View Agent 6.1.1
and later
View Agent 6.1.1 and
later
Virtual printing (for
desktop clients)
View Agent 6.0.1
and later
View Agent 6.0.1 and
later
Location-based
printing
View Agent 6.0.1
and later
View Agent 6.0.1 and
later
Multiple monitors (for
desktop clients)
X X X X
Unity Touch (for
mobile and Chrome
OS clients)
X X X X
For information about which editions of each guest operating system are supported, or which service packs,
see the "Supported Operating Systems for View Agent" topic in the View 5.x or 6.x installation
documentation. See the "Supported Operating Systems for Horizon Agent" topic in the Horizon 7
installation documentation.
Limitations for Specific Features
Features that are supported on Windows desktops with Horizon Client for Linux have the following
restrictions.
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