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Command-Line Installation Options for the Linux Client
You can use command-line installation options to install Horizon Client on a Linux system.
Install Horizon Client silently by using the --console option along with other command-line options and
environment variable seings. With silent installation, you can eciently deploy View components in a
large enterprise.
The following table lists the options you can use when you run the VMware-Horizon-Client-x.x.x-
yyyyyyy.arch.bundle installer le.
Table 1‑2. Linux Command-Line Installation Options
Option Description
--help
Displays usage information.
--console
Enables you to use the command-line installer in a Terminal window.
--custom
Shows all installation questions, even if default answers have been scripted, such
as, for example, by using the --set-setting options.
The default is --regular, which means show only questions that do not have a
default answer.
--eulas-agreed
Agrees to the end user license agreement.
--gtk
Opens the GUI-based VMware installer, which is the default option. If the GUI
cannot be displayed or loaded for any reason, console mode is used.
--ignore-errors or -I
Allows the installation to continue even if there is an error in one of the installer
scripts. Because the section that has an error does not complete, the component
might not be properly congured.
--regular
Shows installation questions that have not been answered before or are required.
This is the default option.
--required
Shows the license agreement prompt only and then proceeds to install the client.
The default is --regular, which means show only questions that do not have a
default answer.
--set-setting vmware-horizon-smartcard
smartcardEnable yes
Installs the smart card component.
--set-setting vmware-horizon-rtav
rtavEnable yes
Installs the Real-Time Audio-Video component.
--set-setting vmware-horizon-usb
usbEnable yes
Installs the USB redirection feature.
--set-setting vmware-horizon-virtual-
printing tpEnable yes
Installs the virtual printing feature.
--set-setting vmware-horizon-tsdr
tsdrEnable yes
Installs the client drive redirection feature.
--set-setting vmware-horizon-mmr
mmrEnable yes
Installs the multimedia redirection (MMR) feature.
--stop-services
Do not register and start installed services.
In addition to the options listed in the table, you can set the following environment variables.
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