Installation and Setup Guide

Using a Microsoft Windows
Desktop or Application on a
Linux System 4
Horizon Client for Linux supports many features.
This chapter includes the following topics:
n
Feature Support Matrix for Linux
n
Internationalization
n
Keyboards and Monitors
n
Connect USB Devices
n
Using the Real-Time Audio-Video Feature for Webcams and Microphones
n
Using the Session Collaboration Feature
n
Using the Seamless Window Feature
n
Saving Documents in a Published Application
n
Set Printing Preferences for a Virtual Printer Feature on a Remote Desktop
n
Copying and Pasting Text
Feature Support Matrix for Linux
Some features are supported on one type of Horizon Client but not on another.
When planning which display protocol and features to make available to your end users, use the following
information to determine which client operating systems support the feature.
Table 4‑1. Remote Desktop Features Supported Linux Clients
Feature
Windows XP
Desktop (View
Agent 6.0.2 and
earlier)
Windows Vista
Desktop (View
Agent 6.0.2 and
earlier)
Windows 7
Desktop
Windows 8.x
Desktop
Windows 10
Desktop
Windows
Server
2008/2012 R2
or Windows
Server 2016
Desktop
USB redirection Limited Limited X X X X
Real-Time Audio-
Video (RTAV)
Limited Limited X X X X
Scanner redirection
VMware, Inc. 67