Installation and Setup Guide
Table Of Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for Linux Installation and Setup Guide
- Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for Linux Installation and Setup Guide
- System Requirements and Installation
- System Requirements for Linux Client Systems
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- System Requirements for Multimedia Redirection (MMR)
- Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection
- Requirements for Using Skype for Business with Horizon Client
- Requirements for the Session Collaboration Feature
- 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
- 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 Compatible Mode
- Configuring the PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Managing Remote Desktop and Published 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
- Using the Session Collaboration Feature
- Using the Seamless Window Feature
- Saving Documents in a Published Application
- Set Printing Preferences for a Virtual Printer Feature on a Remote Desktop
- Copying and Pasting Text
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Configuring USB Redirection on the Client
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In a python2 environment on Ubuntu 16.04 x64 distributions, run sudo apt-get install python-
gtk2 to install the gtk2 library.
As part of the installation process, the installer runs a scan of the system libraries to determine whether
the system is compatible with Horizon Client, although you can select to skip the scan.
Procedure
1 On the Linux client system, download the Horizon Client installer file from the Horizon Client Product
Downloads page at http://www.vmware.com/go/viewclients.
The name of the file is VMware-Horizon-Client-x.x.x-yyyyyyy.arch.bundle, where x.x.x is the
version number, yyyyyyy is the build number, and arch is either x86 or x64.
2 Open a Terminal window, change directories to the directory that contains the installer file, and run
the installer, using the appropriate command.
Option Command
For the GUI wizard, if you have set
executable permissions
sudo ./VMware-Horizon-Client-x.x.x-yyyyyyy.arch.bundle
For the GUI wizard, if you have not set
executable permissions
sudo sh ./VMware-Horizon-Client-x.x.x-yyyyyyy.arch.bundle
For the command-line installer
sudo ./VMware-Horizon-Client-x.x.x-yyyyyyy.arch.bundle
--console
The installer wizard appears, prompting you to accept the end user license agreement.
3 Follow the prompts to finish the installation.
Important You are prompted to allow the installer to register and start installed services after the
installation. Allowing the installer to complete these tasks means that you will not need to manually
start USB redirection services every time you reboot, and you will not need to manually enable the
virtual printing feature.
4 After installation is complete, specify whether to perform the compatibility scan for libraries that
various feature components are dependent on.
The system scan displays a result value for each library compatibility.
Result Value Description
Success All needed libraries were found.
Failed The specified library was not found.
Log information about the installation is recorded in /tmp/vmware-root/vmware-installer-pid.log.
What to do next
Start Horizon Client and verify that you can log in to the correct virtual desktop. See Connect to a Remote
Desktop or Application.
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