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Installing and Configuring Horizon 6
for Linux Desktops 1
To set up a Linux virtual machine as a remote desktop in a Horizon 6 environment, you must prepare the
Linux guest operating system, install View Agent on the virtual machine, and configure the machine in
View Administrator.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Features of a Horizon 6 for Linux Desktop,” on page 7
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“Overview of Configuration Steps for Horizon 6 for Linux Desktops,” on page 8
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“System Requirements for Horizon 6 for Linux,” on page 9
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“Create a Virtual Machine and Install Linux,” on page 12
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“Prepare a Linux Guest Operating System for Remote Desktop Deployment,” on page 13
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“Install View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine,” on page 15
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“Create a Desktop Pool That Contains Linux Virtual Machines,” on page 17
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“Upgrade View Agent on a Linux Virtual Machine,” on page 18
Features of a Horizon 6 for Linux Desktop
After you set up a Linux guest operating system for use as a remote desktop, entitled users can launch VDI
desktop sessions on the single-user Linux machine just as they do on a Windows machine.
Linux desktops provide features such as audio out, multiple monitors, and autofit.
3D graphics, including NVIDIA GRID vGPU, vDGA, and vSGA, can be configured on Linux virtual
machines.
Certain limitations apply to this release of View Agent for Linux:
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Single Sign-on (SSO) is not supported. After logging in to Horizon 6 and launching the remote desktop,
the user must log in to the Linux guest operating system.
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Automated provisioning and other features that are provided only with automated desktop pools are
not supported. For example, the refresh on logoff operation is not available.
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Local devices cannot be used on the remote desktop. For example, USB redirection, virtual printing,
location-based printing, clipboard redirection, Real-Time Audio-Video, and smart cards are not
supported.
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HTML Access is not supported.
NOTE When a security server is used, port 22443 must be open in the internal firewall to allow traffic
between the security server and the Linux desktop.
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