The Linux device on which you install Horizon Client, and the peripherals it uses, must meet certain system configurations that have been tested and are officially supported by VMware.
- Architecture
- x64, ARM (for thin client devices only)
- Memory
- At least 2 GB of RAM
- Operating system
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Horizon Client for Linux has been tested on the following operating systems for this release.
Operating System Version Ubuntu 64-bit 18.04, 20.04, 22.04 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 64-bit 8.6, 9.0 Note: On RHEL 9.x/8.x and Ubuntu systems, Horizon Client only supports the X11 display server protocol. The Wayland display server protocol is not supported. - OpenSSL requirement
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Horizon Client requires a specific version of OpenSSL. The correct version is automatically downloaded and installed.
- VMware Horizon deployments
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Horizon Client for Linux requires the latest maintenance release of one of the following deployment types:
- VMware Horizon 8 version 2006 or later
- VMware Horizon 7 version 7.13 or later
- VMware Horizon Cloud Service - next-gen
- Horizon Cloud in Microsoft Azure
- Horizon Connection Server and Security Server
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For
Horizon 8 and
Horizon 7 deployments,
Horizon Client requires the latest maintenance release of one of the following:
- Horizon 8 version 2006 or later
- Horizon 7 version 7.13 or later
If client systems connect from outside the corporate firewall, it is good practice for you to use a Unified Access Gateway appliance or security server. With a Unified Access Gateway appliance or security server, client systems do not require a VPN connection.
Note: Security servers are not supported with Horizon 8 version 2006 or later. - Horizon Agent
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Latest maintenance release of one of the following:
- Horizon Agent 2006 or later
- Horizon Agent 7.13 or later
- Display protocol
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- VMware Blast
- PCoIP
- RDP
- Screen resolution on the client system
- Minimum: 1024 X 768 pixels
- Hardware requirements for VMware Blast and PCoIP
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- x64-based processor with SSE2 extensions, with an 800 MHz or faster processor speed
- Available RAM over system requirements to support various monitor setups. Use the following formula as a general guide:
20 MB + (24 * (# monitors) * (monitor width) * (monitor height))
As a rough guide, you can use the following calculations:1 monitor: 1600 x 1200: 64 MB 2 monitors: 1600 x 1200: 128 MB 3 monitors: 1600 x 1200: 256 MB
- Hardware requirements for RDP
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- x64-based processor with SSE2 extensions, with an 800 MHz or faster processor speed
- 128 MB RAM
- Software requirements for Microsoft RDP
- Use the latest rdesktop version available.
- Software requirements for FreeRDP
- If you plan to use an RDP connection to remote desktops and you prefer to use a FreeRDP client for the connection, you must install the correct version of FreeRDP and any applicable patches. See Using FreeRDP and Remote Desktop for RDP Connections.
- Other software requirements
- Horizon Client also has certain other software requirements, depending on the Linux distribution you use. Allow the Horizon Client installation wizard to scan your system for library compatibilities and dependencies.
