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
- Installation Options
- 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
- Common Configuration Settings
- Using the Horizon Client Command-Line Interface and Configuration Files
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- 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.x or
Later, Installed
Feature
Windows Server 2008 R2
RDS Host
Windows Server 2012
RDS Host
Windows Server 2016 RDS
Host
RSA SecurID or RADIUS X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Smart card View Agent 6.1 and later View Agent 6.1 and later Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Single sign-on X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
RDP display protocol (for
desktop clients)
X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
PCoIP display protocol X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
VMware Blast display
protocol
Horizon Agent 7.0 and later Horizon Agent 7.0 and
later
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
HTML Access View Agent 6.0.2 and later
(virtual machine only)
View Agent 6.0.2 and
later (virtual machine
only)
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Windows Media MMR View Agent 6.1.1 and later View Agent 6.1.1 and
later
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Client drive redirection View Agent 6.1.1 and later View Agent 6.1.1 and
later
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Virtual printing (for desktop
clients)
View Agent 6.0.1 and later
(virtual machine only)
View Agent 6.0.1 and
later (virtual machine
only)
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
(virtual machine only)
Location-based printing View Agent 6.0.1 and later
(virtual machine only)
View Agent 6.0.1 and
later (virtual machine
only)
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
(virtual machine only)
Multiple monitors (for
desktop clients)
X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Unity Touch (for mobile and
Chrome OS clients)
X X Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and later
Real-Time Audio-Video
(RTAV)
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and
later
Horizon Agent 7.0.2 and
later
Horizon Agent 7.0.3 and later
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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