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- 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
USB-Specific Log Files
Horizon Client sends USB information to log les.
For troubleshooting purposes, you can increase the amount of information sent to USB-specic logs by
using the following commands:
vmware-usbarbitrator --verbose
vmware-view-usbd -o log:trace
To get a list of usage information, use the following command:
vmware-usbarbitrator -h
Setting USB Configuration Properties
You can set USB conguration properties in the /etc/vmware/config, /usr/lib/vmware/config, and
~/.vmware/config conguration les.
The vmware-view-usbd service examines these conguration les in the following order:
1 /etc/vmware/config. If USB conguration properties are set in this le, those properties are used.
2 /usr/lib/vmware/config. If the USB properties are not found in /etc/vmware/config,
the /usr/lib/vmware/config le is checked.
3 ~/.vmware/config. If USB properties are not found in the other les, the ~/.vmware/config le is
checked.
Use the following syntax to set USB conguration properties in the conguration les.
viewusb.property1 = "value1"
With USB conguration properties, you can control whether certain types of devices are redirected. Filtering
properties are also available to enable you to include or exclude certain types of devices. For Linux clients
version 1.7 and later, and for Windows clients, properties for spliing composite devices are also provided.
Some property values require the VID (vendor ID) and PID (product ID) for a USB device. To nd the VID
and PID, you can search on the Internet for the product name combined with vid and pid. Alternatively, you
can look in the /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-view-usbd-*.log le after you plug in the USB device to the local
system when Horizon Client is running. To set the location of this le, use the view-usbd.log.fileName
property in the /etc/vmware/config le, for example:
view-usbd.log.fileName = "/tmp/usbd.log"
I When redirecting audio devices, make sure that the kernel version of your Ubuntu system is
3.2.0-27.43 or later. Ubuntu 12.04 includes kernel version 3.2.0-27.43. If you cannot upgrade to this kernel
version, you can alternatively disable host access to the audio device. For example, you can add the line
"blacklist snd-usb-audio" at the end of the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf le. If your system does not
meet either of these requirements, the client system might crash when Horizon Client aempts to redirect
the audio device. By default, audio devices are redirected.
The following table describes the available USB conguration properties.
Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
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