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
Just tried this today and running into the same problem.
I had this same problem.
This worked for me:
sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ $(lsb_release -sc) partner"
sudo apt-get update
source: VMWARE View install - Ask Ubuntu
BD has the correct sequence:
1. Select/enable the correct repository (Canonical partner)
then
2. Update the package list
then
3. Either type in "vmware-view-client" in the search box in the USC application or type in the apt://... URL or click on the link on the VMware website.
After doing what BodaciousDrake suggested, the VMWare View 5 client appears in the Ubuntu software center. However, I receive an error "Package dependencies cannot be resolved."
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
vmware-view-client:i386: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4) but 2.17-0ubuntu5 is to be installed
Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.7.3-1ubuntu1 is to be installed
Depends: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) but 2.28.0-0ubuntu1 is to be installed
Depends: libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) but 2.36.0-1ubuntu2 is to be installed
Depends: libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0) but 2.24.17-0ubuntu2 is to be installed
Depends: libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1) but 4.7.3-1ubuntu1 is to be installed
Depends: libudev0 (>= 147) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libuuid1 (>= 2.16) but 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu8 is to be installed
Depends: libxi6 (>= 2:1.1.2) but 2:1.6.99.1-0ubuntu3.1 is to be installed
Depends: libxml2 (>= 2.6.27) but 2.9.0+dfsg1-4ubuntu4.3 is to be installed
Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) but 1:1.2.7.dfsg-13ubuntu2 is to be installed
If I try installing any of those dependencies, I receive the following:
jeff@home:~$ 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Check here for a solution to your RDP problem: Re: Horizon View 3.2.0 Client on Ubuntu 14.10 64 bit