System Requirements
System Requirements
The Standard Agent for Linux depends on the following system capacities and capabilities:
What's New in This Release
The latest release 25.03 of the Standard Agent for Linux fixes known issues, bugs and stability enhancements for a better user experience and seamless support. In addition, it includes the following features:
Updating the Agent
Updating the Agent
Updates to the Standard Agent for Linux will be published on a regular basis. New stable builds will be produced approximately every three months.
To update the Standard Agent for Linux to the current version, update your local package as described below. Your configuration settings will be preserved.
To update the Standard Agent for Linux:
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RHEL/Rocky Linux
Uninstalling the Agent
Uninstalling the Agent
You can remove the Standard Agent for Linux from your system, or you can remove the repo config entirely.
Remove the Standard Agent for Linux package
To remove the package, open a console window and run the following command:
Installation Overview
Installation Overview
The following pages describe the overall installation process for both RHEL/Rocky Linux and Ubuntu systems.
Important: A Desktop environment is required
Before you begin, ensure a desktop environment is installed. Any desktop environment will work; the following options are provided as a convenience, but you can install any available environment.
Licensing the Agent
Licensing the Agent
The Standard Agent for Linux must be assigned a valid PCoIP session license before it will work. Until you've registered it, you can't connect to the desktop using a Anyware client.
You receive a registration code when you purchase a pool of licenses from HP. Each registration code can be used multiple times; each use consumes one license in its pool.
Installing the Agent
Installing the Agent
Instructions are provided here for installing the Standard Agent for Linux on RHEL/Rocky Linux and Ubuntu. If you are installing on a physical machine, see the special instructions provided below.
Wacom Tablets
The Standard Agent for Linux supports Wacom tablets in two configurations: bridged, where peripheral data is sent to the desktop for processing, and locally terminated, where peripheral data is processed locally at the Anyware client.
USB Overview
The Standard Agent for Linux provides support for USB devices and certain Wacom tablets attached to Anyware clients.
USB bridging must be explicitly installed
Tangent Panels
Tangent Panel Support
The following Tangent panels are supported when connecting from a Windows or Linux software client to a Windows or Linux agent (both 23.04 or higher).