Linux as virtual desktop.

[Flest]

Hello,

Can I use Linux OS (Fedora) as virtual desktop OS with VDI?

If yes, should I install there View agent?

Thank you,

Sergey.

[TomHowarth · Accepted solution]

Unfortunatley not, you will have to investigate another Broker like Leostream or vWorkspace if you want Linux VDI guests. there is no Linux Agent.

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[mohitkshirsagar]

Is VMware planning to get an agent out for linux desktops??

[lbourque]

I have yet to see anything and would recommend putting in a feature request (the more customers that do so, the great the incentive to include it). How many Linux desktops do you have? If it's not a lot compared to your Windows set it may be better to use something like VNC or some other connection broker in addition to View.

[mohitkshirsagar]

Thank you for your prompt reply. I think VNC will be good idea. I dont have many linux desktops. But may be in future we might need it. How do i put a feature request??

[lbourque]

http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/feature.html