====== Introduction ======
VMware View is a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure system allowing thin/zero clients to connect to a desktop Virtual Machine in a datacenter.
====== Licensing ======
At this time, the VMware View client for Linux appears to have licensing that prohibits redistribution (but would allow use with an organization).
====== Build ======
===== Build Overview =====
* Extract tarball
* Move files to /usr/local
* Add .desktop and tce.installed script
* chown
* pack
===== Files =====
vmware-view.desktop:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=VMware-View
Exec=vmware-view
Icon=VMware-View-Client
X-FullPathIcon=/usr/share/pixmaps/vmware-view.png
Type=Application
Categories=System;
tce.installed/vmware-view-client:
#!/bin/sh
for j in /usr/lib /usr/local/lib ;do
( cd $i
for i in libssl.so.0.9.8 libcrypto.so.0.9.8 ;do
[ ! -f $i ] && [ -f vmware/$i ] && ln -s vmware/$i
done )
done
vmware-view-client.tcz.dep:
glib2.tcz
atk.tcz
pixman.tcz
gdk-pixbuf2.tcz
udev-lib.tcz
cairo.tcz
pango.tcz
libxml2.tcz
gtk2.tcz
Xlibs.tcz
rdesktop.tcz
vmware-view-client.tcz.info:
Title: vmware-view-client.tcz
Description: VMware View Client
Version: 1.7.0.0 (941674)
Author: VMware
Original-site: http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/pool/partner/v/vmware-view-client/
Copying-policy: DO-NOT-DISTRIBUTE
Size: 13.6M
Extension_by: Gene Cumm (via script)
Comments: VMware View Client lets you connect from a Linux or
Mac OS X desktop to remote Windows desktops managed by VMware
View.
- This extension contains content not licensed for redistribution
- This extension was created from the 32bit binary tarball
by a script
- bug/quirk: Might not go full screen properly
Current: 2013/03/03 - 1.7.0.0 (941674)
Change-log: 2013/03/03 - 1.7.0.0 (941674)