Difference between revisions of "MyWorkspace"

From LUG
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "A newer service by Wageningen UR, this will soon provide you with the ability to have a remote machine at your will, connectable via an HTML5-compatible browser or a standalon...")
 
Line 11: Line 11:
 
Download this .bundle file - it's just a bash script wrapping around a binary blob - and then set it executable and run it:
 
Download this .bundle file - it's just a bash script wrapping around a binary blob - and then set it executable and run it:
 
  <nowiki>chmod +x VMware-Horizon-Client-*.bundle
 
  <nowiki>chmod +x VMware-Horizon-Client-*.bundle
sudo ./VMware-Horizon-Client-*.bundle</nowiki>
+
sudo ./VMware-Horizon-Client-*.bundle --eulas-agreed</nowiki>
Unfortunately this installer requires root to install its components - nothing you can do about that, as it wants to install USB redirection modules. You'll also need to accept VMware's EULA. Don't scan anything or register - that's not required for functionality.
+
Unfortunately this installer requires root to install its components - nothing you can do about that, as it wants to install USB redirection modules. Don't scan anything or register - that's not required for functionality.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
If you want all the functionalities to work (USB redirection, Client Drive Redirection, Smart card, etc). You can set some symlinks to libraries you are having.
 +
 
 +
In Ubuntu 16.04:
 +
<nowiki>
 +
cd /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
 +
ln -sf libudev.so.1 libudev.so.0
 +
cd /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
 +
ln -sf libgstapp-1.0.so.0 libgstapp-0.10.so.0
 +
ln -sf libgstbase-1.0.so.0 libgstbase-0.10.so.0
 +
ln -sf libgstreamer-1.0.so.0 libgstreamer-0.10.so.0
 +
ln -sf libffi.so.6 libffi.so.5
 +
</nowiki>

Revision as of 09:57, 8 March 2017

A newer service by Wageningen UR, this will soon provide you with the ability to have a remote machine at your will, connectable via an HTML5-compatible browser or a standalone client.

Using the VDI's with a browser

Go to https://workspace.wur.nl and select 'HTML Access', then log in. You should now be presented with a list of desktops and applications that can be run directly in your browser, no client installation required.

Depending on environment, there may be some caveats with using this - typically special keys (e.g. Ctrl) are difficult to transmit to the remote desktop, and may require the use of a full client.

Client Installation

First, you need to go get the correct client from VMware. Navigate to https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads and search for 'Horizon Client' - the latest version should provide a 64 and 32 bit Linux 'bundle'.

Download this .bundle file - it's just a bash script wrapping around a binary blob - and then set it executable and run it:

chmod +x VMware-Horizon-Client-*.bundle
sudo ./VMware-Horizon-Client-*.bundle --eulas-agreed

Unfortunately this installer requires root to install its components - nothing you can do about that, as it wants to install USB redirection modules. Don't scan anything or register - that's not required for functionality.


If you want all the functionalities to work (USB redirection, Client Drive Redirection, Smart card, etc). You can set some symlinks to libraries you are having.

In Ubuntu 16.04: cd /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ ln -sf libudev.so.1 libudev.so.0 cd /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu ln -sf libgstapp-1.0.so.0 libgstapp-0.10.so.0 ln -sf libgstbase-1.0.so.0 libgstbase-0.10.so.0 ln -sf libgstreamer-1.0.so.0 libgstreamer-0.10.so.0 ln -sf libffi.so.6 libffi.so.5