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View Manager Administration Guide
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Operating System Support for Web Components
Table 12describesthesupportofferedbyvarioustypesofoperatingsystemtothe
WebbasedcomponentsofViewManager,withthespecificbrowserandadditional
softwarerequirementsalsoprovided.Anyadditionalenvironmentalrequirementsof
theWebbasedcomponentsaredescribedinsubsequentsections.
View Agent
YoumusthaveadministrativeprivilegestoinstallViewAgentonWindowsView
Managerdesktops.
View Composer
YoucannotusetheViewComposerfeatureofViewManagertodeploydesktopsthat
runWindowsVistaUltimateEditionorWindowsXPProfessionalSP1.Formore
informationaboutViewComposer,refertoChapter 6,“ViewComposer,”onpage 93.
Table 1-2. Operating System Support for Web-Based Components (32-bit)
Operating System View Portal View Administrator
Windows2000ProfessionalSP4 InternetExplorer6
InternetExplorer7
Firefox2.0
Firefox3.0
WindowsXPProfessionalSP1InternetExplorer6SP2
InternetExplorer7
WindowsXPProfessionalSP2
WindowsXPProfessionalSP3
WindowsXPHomeSP2
WindowsVistaHomeInternetExplorer7
WindowsVistaHomePremium
WindowsVistaBusiness
WindowsVistaBusinessSP1
WindowsVistaUlt
imate
WindowsVistaUltimateSP1
RHEL5.0,Update1 Firefox2.0/3.0
JavaJRE1.5.0or1.6.0
rdesktop
SLES10SP1
Ubuntu8.04
MacOS/XTiger(10.4)Safari
JavaJRE1.5.0
RDC2.0
MacOS/XLeopard(10.5)