Installing the PCoIP Standard Agent on Ubuntu

To install the PCoIP Standard Agent software:

  1. Install the Teradici package key (one command):
    # apt-key adv --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-key 67D7ADA8
  2. Add the Teradici repository (one command):
    # sudo wget -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pcoip.list https://downloads.teradici.com/ubuntu/pcoip.repo
  3. Install the PCoIP Standard Agent:
    # apt update
    # apt install pcoip-agent-standard
  4. Note your machine's local IP address. Clients connecting directly to the host workstation will need this number to connect.

  5. Enter the license registration code you received from Teradici.

    • For unproxied internet connections, type:

      pcoip-register-host --registration-code=<XXXXXX@YYY-YYYY-YYY>

    • For proxied internet conections, type (one command):

      pcoip-register-host --registration-code=<XXXXXX@YYY-YYYY-YYY> 
--proxy-server=<serverURL> --proxy-port=<port>
  6. Reboot the Linux instance.
  Note: No local graphical user interface

Once installed and running, the PCoIP Standard Agent takes over the graphics subsystem which is then unavailable to hypervisors. You can only view the graphical user interface when connecting with a PCoIP client.

For example, you cannot view an ESXi virtual machine console through VSphere; you must connect to the machine using PCoIP.