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
Table 2‑2. Horizon Client Command-Line Options and Configuration File Keys (Continued)
Configuration Key Command-Line Option Description
view.kbdLayout
-k, --kbdLayout= Specifies which locale to use for the keyboard
layout.
Note rdesktop uses locale codes, such as "fr"
and "de", whereas freerdp uses keyboard
layout IDs. For a list of these IDs, use the
following command:
xfreerdp --kbd-list
Example of using the command-line option for
rdesktop:
--kbdLayout="en-us"
-k "fr"
Example of using the command-line option for
freerdp:
-k "0x00010407"
view.kioskLogin --kioskLogin
Specifies that Horizon Client is going to
authenticate using a kiosk mode account.
If you are setting the configuration key, specify
"TRUE" or "FALSE". Default is "FALSE".
For examples, see the kiosk mode example that
follows this table.
view.mmrPath
-m, --mmrPath= (Available only with distributions from third-party
vendors) Specifies the path to the directory that
contains the Wyse MMR (multimedia redirection)
libraries.
Example of using the command-line option:
--mmrPath="/usr/lib/altmmr"
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