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Procedure
1 Open a terminal window on the virtual machine and run the View Agent uninstall script.
For example:
sudo /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent/bin/uninstall_viewagent.sh
The script stops View Agent processes, deletes the View Agent service, and deletes the View Agent
installation directory, /usr/lib/vmware/viewagent.
2 Manually delete the Horizon 6 for Linux configuration files, located in the /etc/vmware/ directory.
If you intend to reinstall View Agent (for example, to upgrade to a later View Agent version), you do
not have to delete these configuration files.
delete /etc/vmware/viewagent-machine.cfg
delete /etc/vmware/viewagent-config.txt
delete /etc/vmware/jms
delete /etc/vmware/ssl
Reinstall View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine
You use different approaches to reinstall View Agent on a Linux virtual machine, depending on whether
you use an existing Horizon 6 for Linux configuration or reinstall with a fresh configuration.
You can reinstall View Agent with an existing configuration if the Horizon 6 for Linux configuration files
are present on the virtual machine and the machine is registered in View Connection Server.
If either the configuration files were removed from the machine or the registered machine name was
removed from View Connection Server, you must ensure that both the local configuration files and the
registered machine name in View Connection Server are removed. You can then perform a fresh installation
of View Agent with a new configuration.
Prerequisites
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Verify whether the Horizon 6 for Linux configuration files are present on the machine.
/etc/vmware/viewagent-machine.cfg
/etc/vmware/viewagent-config.txt
/etc/vmware/jms
/etc/vmware/ssl
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Verify whether the Linux virtual machine is registered in View Connection Server. In View
Administrator, select View Configuration > Registered Machines and select the Others tab.
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If the configuration files and registered machine name were removed, familiarize yourself with the
steps for performing a fresh installation of View Agent. See “Install View Agent on a Linux Virtual
Machine,” on page 15.
Procedure
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To reinstall with an existing Horizon 6 for Linux configuration, you can run the View Agent installation
script without parameters.
sudo ./install_viewagent.sh
The View Agent installer reuses the existing configuration files and machine registration in View
Connection Server. The installer does not register the machine again.
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To reinstall with a new Horizon 6 for Linux configuration, run the View Agent installation script with
the required parameters.
The installation steps are the same as those in a fresh installation. The installer registers the machine
with View Connection Server.
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