User manual
Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon Client for Linux
- System Requirements and Installation
- Configuring Horizon Client for End Users
- Using URIs to Configure Horizon Client
- Using the Horizon Client Command-Line Interface and Configuration Files
- Configuring Certificate Checking for End Users
- Configuring Advanced SSL Options
- Configuring Specific Keys and Key Combinations to Send to the Local System
- Using FreeRDP for RDP Connections
- Enabling FIPS Mode on the Client
- Configuring the PCoIP Client-Side Image Cache
- Managing Remote Desktop and Application Connections
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop or Application on a Linux System
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
- Configuring USB Redirection on the Client
- Index
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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-based processor with SSE2 extensions, with a 800MHz or higher
processor speed.
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128MB RAM.
Software Requirements
for Microsoft RDP
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For Ubuntu 12.04, use rdesktop 1.7.0.
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,” on page 34.
Other Software
Requirements
Horizon Client also has the following dependencies:
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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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To support USB redirection and Real-Time Audio-Video: libudev0
NOTE By default, libudev0 is not installed in Ubuntu 14.04.
System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
Real-Time Audio-Video works with standard webcam, USB audio, and analog audio devices, and with
standard conferencing applications like Skype, WebEx, and Google Hangouts. To support Real-Time Audio-
Video, your View deployment must meet certain software and hardware requirements.
View remote desktop
The desktops must have View Agent 5.2 or later installed. The desktops must
also have the corresponding Remote Experience Agent installed, if
applicable. For example, if View Agent 5.3 is installed, you must also install
the Remote Experience Agent from View 5.3 Feature Pack 1. See the
View Feature Pack Installation and Administration document for View. If you
have View Agent 6.0 or later, no feature pack is required.
Horizon Client computer
or client access device
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Real-Time Audio-Video is supported on x86 devices. This feature is not
supported on ARM processors. The client system processor must have at
least two cores.
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Horizon Client requires the following libraries:
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Video4Linux2
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libv4l
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Pulse Audio
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