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Table Of Contents
- Using VMware Horizon View Client for Linux
- Contents
- Using VMware Horizon View Client for Linux
- System Requirements and Installation
- System Requirements
- System Requirements for Real-Time Audio-Video
- Supported Desktop Operating Systems
- Requirements for Using Flash URL Redirection
- Preparing View Connection Server for Horizon View Client
- Install Horizon View Client for Linux
- Configure the View Client Download Links Displayed in View Portal
- Horizon View Client Data Collected by VMware
- Configuring Horizon View Client for End Users
- Managing Server Connections and Desktops
- Using a Microsoft Windows Desktop on a Linux System
- Troubleshooting Horizon View Client
- Configuring USB Redirection on the Client
- Index
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For Ubuntu 10.04, use rdesktop 1.6.0.
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 32.
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 Horizon View deployment must meet certain software and hardware requirements.
Horizon 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. For
example, if View Agent 5.3 is installed, you must also install the Remote
Experience Agent from Horizon View 5.3 Feature Pack 1. See the
VMware Horizon View Feature Pack Installation and Administration document
for VMware Horizon View
Horizon View Client
software
Horizon View Client 2.2 for Linux or a later release. Note that this feature is
available only with the version of Horizon View Client for Linux provided
by third-party vendors.
Horizon View 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 View Client requires the following libraries:
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Video4Linux2
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libv4l
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Pulse Audio
The plug-in file /usr/lib/pcoip/vchan_plugins/libmmredir_plugin.so
has the following dependencies.:
libuuid.so.1
libv4l2.so.0
libspeex.so.1
libudev.so.0
libtheoradec.so.1
libtheoraenc.so.1
libv4lconvert.so.0
libjpeg.so.8
All of these files must be present on the client system or the Real-Time
Audio-Video feature will not work. Note that these dependencies are in
addition to the dependencies required for Horizon View Client itself.
Chapter 1 System Requirements and Installation
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