The VDI is pretty obvious, the g01 is for golden image #1 and then the last part is the OS name. VM Name: vdi_g01_ubuntu-2004 - this is my naming convention for VDI golden images.The first step was creating a virtual machine.

This blog post will outline those steps to create a Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop for use as a Horizon 7.13 non persistent pool. I kept some notes on the steps I followed on my desktop, but after seeing a funny tweet this week ( ), I decided I should share this document. Renamed ‘horizon-linux-installer.sh’ to ‘linux-agent-installer.I recently built a new Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 machine to be used as an instant clone golden image for a Horizon 7.13 environment.Added retry attempts for failed wgets of smb and krb5 configuration files.Updated Media Codec packages for Ubuntu 16.04.Agent installer script updated with Horizon 7.1 links.

Updated Dependency packages for Ubuntu 16.04 on Horizon 7.1.

Updated repository for open-vm-tools to Ubuntu repo.

Updated default network device to VMXNET3.

Increased vRAM to 128 MB instead of Automatic.

Removed greeter modifications to support SSO.

Added Gnome Desktop Environment Option (recommended).

Added support for USB 3.0 and USB Redirection (via linux-agent-installer.sh).

Added option to configure static networking.

Updated OVA base image to Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS.

Special thanks to Robert Guske for testing & feedback.

It must be downloaded manually after completing the optimization script.

Due to licensing limitations, the Horizon Agent is NOT included in this OVA.

Additional system tweaks and applications may be necessary for your needs.

The VM includes the linux-agent-install.sh script to install the Horizon Agent and configure USB 3.0 Redirection.

The VM includes the optimize.sh script which configures VM to Best Practices per Horizon.

Default username/password is viewadmin/viewadmin.

Base image is Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS 圆4 built from mini.iso for minimal footprint.

Ubuntu + MATE Desktop in the Horizon Client Ubuntu + Plasma Desktop in the Horizon Client Ubuntu Gnome in the Horizon Client (recommended) With an infrastructure utilizing VMware Horizon 7, this pre-packaged OVA aims to ease the setup and configuration of a Ubuntu Template VM, especially for Windows Admins that aren’t familiar with a Linux desktop. Ubuntu Desktop is the perfect Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) alternative to Windows for VDI Admins who are looking to move away from a Windows-centric desktop delivery.

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