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happyvmwareadmi
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Contributor

VMWare Horizon agent for Linux subpar as compared to Windows?

We're currently using the latest server/client side (4.1.0 Build 3976982) binaries but are seeing a big discrepancy between how the Linux-based client-side horizon agent works as compared to Windows.

An example:

  • From Windows, if you launch a published application (Outlook) it can be dragged across any monitor. You can subsequently launch a second different published application (Excel) and they are completely independent of each other and can be dragged across all screens. It’s great. Even calendar popups from Outlook get a dedicated window.
  • From Linux, if you launch a published application, it appears to be forced to render within the VMWare Horizon Client window itself. If you subsequently launch a second published application, it basically shares the same window meaning you can't look at two applications simultaneously. This behavior is essentially no different than running rdesktop from linux into a windows target and working within that “single pane”.

Is this a known limitation for the Linux agent or is it possible to get multiple, independent, published applications running via the Linux agent across multiple monitors?

Thanks!

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Lindsayl
VMware Employee
VMware Employee

Linux VDI hasn't support RDSH yet.

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happyvmwareadmi
Contributor
Contributor

Hi @Linsdayl,

Your answer is not pertinent to the question asked. We are not publishing virtual desktops.

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zhiminli
VMware Employee
VMware Employee

This is a question/feature request for Horizon Linux client, not Linux VDI.

  yanzhaozhang for more comments.

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happyvmwareadmi
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I only see one subsection that mentions Linux here -- VMware Horizon®

Which subsection would you suggest a question regarding Linux should go? There is nothing that identifies this section as Linux VDI only.

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admin
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Hi happyvmwareadmin,

Thanks for the feedback. From your description, what you are looking for is same seamless window support on Horizon Client for Linux as that on Horizon Client for Windows. What you see with Horizon Client for Linux is by design today. 

By the way, Linux Agent means Linux remote desktop with official product name: Horizon for Linux, this is a different product from Horizon Client for Linux.

Hope this can answer your question. Have a good day.

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