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JJBladester
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Cannot install VMWare Horizon View on Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit

I am running Ubuntu 13.04 (64-bit).  I am trying to install the VMWare Horizon View client so I can connect to my work VDI.  At work, I also have Ubuntu 13.04 but it is 32-bit.  I have the View client running just fine there.

When I went to the download page for VMWare Horizon View for Linux 64-bit (Download VMware Horizon View Clients for View), the Download button has this link: apt://vmware-view-client:i386.

Clicking that launches the Ubuntu Software Center which comes up with an error "There isn’t a software package called “vmware-view-client:i386” in your current software sources."

I ran a sudo apt-get updates and sudo apt-get ugprade.  Neither of those commands helped.

In the Ubuntu Software Center, I clicked Edit --> Software Sources and selected "Canonical Partners".  That didn't help.

Is there a .rpm or .deb package that I can download without having to go through the Ubuntu Software Center which apparently doesn't want to show me the View client download?

-Jeff

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MightyFerguson
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Just tried this today and running into the same problem.

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BodaciousDrake
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I had this same problem.

This worked for me:

  sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"
sudo apt-get update

source: VMWARE View install - Ask Ubuntu

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BD has the correct sequence:

1. Select/enable the correct repository (Canonical partner)

then

2. Update the package list

then

3. Either type in "vmware-view-client" in the search box in the USC application or type in the apt://... URL or click on the link on the VMware website.

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JJBladester
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After doing what BodaciousDrake suggested, the VMWare View 5 client appears in the Ubuntu software center.  However, I receive an error "Package dependencies cannot be resolved."

The following packages have unmet dependencies:

vmware-view-client:i386: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4) but 2.17-0ubuntu5 is to be installed

                         Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.7.3-1ubuntu1 is to be installed

                         Depends: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) but 2.28.0-0ubuntu1 is to be installed

                         Depends: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) but 2.36.0-1ubuntu2 is to be installed

                         Depends: libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0) but 2.24.17-0ubuntu2 is to be installed

                         Depends: libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1) but 4.7.3-1ubuntu1 is to be installed

                         Depends: libudev0 (>= 147) but it is not going to be installed

                         Depends: libuuid1 (>= 2.16) but 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu8 is to be installed

                         Depends: libxi6 (>= 2:1.1.2) but 2:1.6.99.1-0ubuntu3.1 is to be installed

                         Depends: libxml2 (>= 2.6.27) but 2.9.0+dfsg1-4ubuntu4.3 is to be installed

                         Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) but 1:1.2.7.dfsg-13ubuntu2 is to be installed

If I try installing any of those dependencies, I receive the following:

jeff@home:~$ sudo apt-get install libc6

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree      

Reading state information... Done

libc6 is already the newest version.

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded.

jeff@home:~$ sudo apt-get install libgcc1

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree      

Reading state information... Done

libgcc1 is already the newest version.

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded.

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BodaciousDrake
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Hrm. I think I had one dependency issue, but it didn't give me any trouble. I wonder why it thinks it's all up to date? What are you running this on?  You might be able to download the latest versions of those packages from here: Debian -- Details of package libc6 in sid.

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JJBladester
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I finally got it with this:

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

After running that command (which took several minutes to run in the Terminal window), I went back to Ubuntu Software Center and typed vmware-view-client and successfully installed the software on my Ubuntu 13.04 x64 system.

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amr12
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I am doing this now.....do they have a view connection agent yet for linux based VMs?  I'd love to run this in View.

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MightyFerguson
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I've got it installed now as well... I'm finding that it only works via PCoIP, not RDP. That might be a problem on the server side, not sure.  Also sound doesn't work, which some searching indicates seems to be a known issue.

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Mnemonic
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Check here for a solution to your RDP problem: Re: Horizon View 3.2.0 Client on Ubuntu 14.10 64 bit

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