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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PCoIP
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RDP
Screen resolution on
the client system
Minimum: 1024 X 768 pixels
Hardware requirements
for VMware Blast and
PCoIP
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x86- or x64-based processor with SSE2 extensions, with a 800MHz or
higher processor speed.
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Available RAM above system requirements to support various monitor
setups. Use the following formula as a general guide:
20MB + (24 * (# monitors) * (monitor width) * (monitor height))
As a rough guide, you can use the following calculations:
1 monitor: 1600 x 1200: 64MB
2 monitors: 1600 x 1200: 128MB
3 monitors: 1600 x 1200: 256MB
Hardware requirements
for RDP
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x86- or x64-based processor with SSE2 extensions, with a 800MHz or
higher processor speed.
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128MB RAM.
Software requirements
for Microsoft RDP
Use the latest rdesktop version available.
Software requirements
for FreeRDP
If you plan to use an RDP connection to View desktops and you would
prefer to use a FreeRDP client for the connection, you must install the
correct version of FreeRDP and any applicable patches. See Install and
Configure FreeRDP.
Other software
requirements
Horizon Client also has certain other software requirements, depending on
the Linux distribution you use. Be sure to allow the Horizon Client
installation wizard to scan your system for library compatibilities and
dependencies. The following list of requirements pertains only to Ubuntu
distributions.
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libudev0.so.0
Note Beginning with Horizon Client 4.2, libudev0 is required to
launch Horizon Client. By default, libudev0 is not installed in Ubuntu
14.04.
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To support idle session timeouts: libXsso.so.1.
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To support Flash URL redirection: libexpat.so.1. (The
libexpat.so.0 file is no longer required.)
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