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AdamBil
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Linux VMware View PCoIP client found! (finally)

Hi all -

I (finally) stumbled across a VMware View (PCoIP enabled) linux client. You can download it here:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12...

It's from HP's site and is part of their T5545 update. I downloaded the executable and extracted it to a temp folder and then SSH'd over the vmware-view-client_4.0.0-215529_i386.deb to my custom Debian build and installed it. Then I PXE booted the new image and see that it in fact has the PCoIP and multi-head components (bonus!). Smiley Happy

Hope this helps everyone. Not sure why this wasn't available in the first place as competitors are more than happy to hand out their connection clients.

Warmest regards,

--Adam

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admin
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One more update.  I was just trying to get this working on Fedora 15.  In order to get it working I had to create symlinks from the more current ssl and crypto libraries to the old versions it is looking for.  Fedora installed libcrypto in /lib and libssl in /usr/lib.

Here is the end result of the the links I created:

# ls -lrt /usr/lib/libssl*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 216688 Jul 22 11:58 /usr/lib/libssl3.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 354608 Sep  7 14:47 /usr/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0e
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     16 Sep 12 17:43 /usr/lib/libssl.so.10 -> libssl.so.1.0.0e
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root     25 Sep 12 18:38 /usr/lib/libssl.so.6 -> /usr/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0e

# ls -lrt /lib/libcrypto*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1600940 Sep  7 14:47 /lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0e
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      19 Sep 12 17:43 /lib/libcrypto.so.10 -> libcrypto.so.1.0.0e
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      24 Sep 12 18:33 /lib/libcrypto.so.6 -> /lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0e

As you can see vmware-view-client-4.6 is looking for so.6 versions of these libraries.  Linking them to the new version is all that was needed.

Enjoy PCoIP on Fedora!  Smiley Happy

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sporkina
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when running the hp vmware view clinet on ubtunu 10.10 or 10.04 i have 3 commands that you need to put in that will allows usb redirect to work flawlessly. If interested let me know

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Jt3rry
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Yes, please share

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sporkina
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ok here it is open a terminal

type these commands in

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/vmware/vmware-view-usb /etc/vmware/usb.link

sudo chmod 4755 /usr/lib/vmware/vmware-view-usb
sudo chmod 4755 /etc/vmware/usb.link
but remeber this works only with the hp broker vmware view installed on your linux box does not work for the open vmware view
and should be only used as testing not in production Smiley Wink
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m0ps
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and what about shade on the top of the screen? on windows (with original vmware view client) it displayed, but on this client (from hp) it not displayed ((

i need to set option to autoconnect to the same desktop all the time... may be i can set this option in client's config file?

best regards, m0ps
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Linjo
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There is now an official supported Linux client with PCoIP for Ubuntu.

More info here:

http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/vmware-view-client

// Linjo

Best regards, Linjo Please follow me on twitter: @viewgeek If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".
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gunnarb
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Thanks Linjo, good find.


Gunnar Berger

www.gunnarberger.com

Gunnar Berger http://www.gunnarberger.com http://www.endusercomputing.com
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COS
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Soooooo...............

Where could I download that?

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Linjo
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Its in Canonicals Software repository.

// Linjo

Best regards, Linjo Please follow me on twitter: @viewgeek If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".
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ebelange
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I noticed the new linux client is now available in Ubuntu. Has anyone used it with LTSP and PXE booting to create a diskless view client? Ubuntu has a howto  document but it was for the VMWare View Open Client. I'm just wondering if the procedure be the same but just substituting the client software with the new client?

Thanks,

Eric

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anonimous
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Joel Lindberg wrote:

There is now an official supported Linux client with PCoIP for Ubuntu.

More info here:

http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/vmware-view-client

// Linjo


I've installed it and it seems to work well, just USB redirection doesn't work.
Howto get it working?
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anonimous
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It works well now on Centos 6 using these symlinks:

# ln -s /usr/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0 /usr/lib/libssl.so.6

# ln -s /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0 /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.6

# ls -lrt /usr/lib/libssl*
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 221776 Dec 19 21:25 /usr/lib/libssl3.so
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 354976 Jan 25 03:12 /usr/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root     15 Feb  6 23:53 /usr/lib/libssl.so.10 -> libssl.so.1.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root     24 Feb  7 00:10 /usr/lib/libssl.so.6 -> /usr/lib/libssl.so.1.0.0


# ls -lrt /usr/lib/libcrypto*
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 1604324 Jan 25 03:12 /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.1.0.0
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root      18 Feb  6 23:53 /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.10 -> libcrypto.so.1.0.0

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umarzuki
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debian squeeze amd64 view client's works great!!

got the deb from http://blog.mbentley.net/2012/02/linux-vmware-view-5-client-debs-for-i386-amd64-ubuntu-and-debian/

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anonimous
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Re: Linux VMware View PCoIP client found! (finally)

debian squeeze amd64 view client's works great!!

got the deb from http://blog.mbentley.net/2012/02/linux-vmware-view-5-client-debs-for-i386-amd64-ubuntu-and-debian/

I've installed on Debian and it seems to work, but just USB redirection doesn't work.

Knows anyone howto get USB redirection working?

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kcarlile
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I'mt trying to get this to work on Fedora 16. I extracted the code from the Ubuntu release and did the symlinks for libcrypto, etc, and the client launched, but as soon as I hit connect, it segfaulted. Has anyone successfully run it on F16?

I'd use the source version, but it hasn't been updated for ages.

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anonimous
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I'mt trying to get this to work on  Fedora 16. I extracted the code from the Ubuntu release and did the  symlinks for libcrypto, etc, and the client launched, but as soon as I  hit connect, it segfaulted. Has anyone successfully run it on F16?

I'd use the source version, but it hasn't been updated for ages.

Pls search for Centos in this thread.
If is running on Centos it should work on Fedoa.
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scylla
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Hello Folks,

I was able to get USB redirection to work on Fedora 17... partially.   For some reason the View client will not map large USB keys.

8 Gb USB  -> works

32 Gb USB -> seen but wrongly seen as a 200Mb drive

Here are the packages I used:

hptc-manticore_3.2.1_i386.deb (ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/tcdebian/pool/thinpro32/non-free/)

vmware-view-client_4.6.0-366101-1_i386.deb (extracted from sp52674.exe)

hptc-view-mgr_4.6.0-T32014_i386.deb (extracted from sp52674.exe, downloaded from HP)

vmware-view-client_1.6.0-0ubuntu0.11.04_i386.deb (from Ubuntu mirror)

Step 1)  Convert all  deb to rpm:

alien --to-rpm *.deb

Step 2) temporarily install HP version of View client and retreive 'vmware-view-usb' broker binary:

rpm -Uvh --force hptc-manticore-3.2.1-2.i386.rpm hptc-view-mgr-4.6.0-1.i386.rpm vmware-view-client-4.6.0_366101-2.i386.rpm

cp -a /usr/lib/vmware/vmware-view-usb /usr/lib/vmware/vmware-view-usb.bak

rpm -e vmware-view-client-4.6.0_366101-2.i386

Step 3) create links for usb broker binary

cp -a /usr/lib/vmware/vmware-view-usb.bak /usr/lib/vmware/vmware-view-usb

chmod 4755 /usr/lib/vmware/vmware-view-usb

ln -s /usr/lib/vmware/vmware-view-usb /usr/bin/.

ln -s /usr/lib/vmware/vmware-view-usb /etc/vmware/usb.link

Step 4) install latest version of Ubuntu View client:

rpm -Uvh --force vmware-view-client-1.6.0-1.i386.rpm

Step 5) provide links to needed libraries:

ln -s /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.10 /usr/lib/libcrypto.so.0.9.8

ln -s /usr/lib/libssl.so.10 /usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8

Hope this helps someone...

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naveenreddy_j
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Even I had to link the crypto.so libraries to get my vmware view working.

Thanks

Scot

http://www.tivolisupport.com

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