<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Updated Getting Started Articles</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/</link><description>Updated Getting Started articles!</description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>VLab 2.0: Starting a Session on a Chromebook</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19818</link><description> Launch VLab and Open a Virtual Desktop 

 Follow these steps to start a VLab session on a Chromebook. This can only be done after installing the  VMware Horizon Client for Android from the Chrome Web Store . 

  Note:  Do not install the VMWare Horizon Client Chrome Extension as it is not curre</description><guid>19818 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:21:42 GMT</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:21:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VLab VMware Client: Linux Installation</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=15549</link><description> VMware Client Installation Instructions 

 To use the LSU VLab or Virtual Lab, you will first need to install the appropriate version of the VLab  VMware Client  software. Follow the steps listed below in these installation instructions. 

 1. Click on  System , then choose  Administration . Se</description><guid>15549 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:06:04 GMT</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:06:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VLab VMware Client: Windows Installation</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16073</link><description>    

 Pre-Installation Notes 

 1. When selecting a web browser, Firefox &amp;amp; Safari are recommended.  

 
	 This is because there are known issues when installing the VMware Client using the web browser Chrome.   
	 See    ITS Web Browser Recommendation    for more web browser information. 
</description><guid>16073 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:36:20 GMT</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:36:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VLab 2.0: Saving Files</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16560</link><description> General Information 

 In VLab 2.0, you are responsible for saving your work to an appropriate location before exiting (other than the selected desktop within LSU's Virtual Lab). All work that is saved to the desktop within the Virtual Lab will be deleted upon exiting. To prevent deletion, users </description><guid>16560 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:20:57 GMT</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:20:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VLab VMware Client: iPad App Installation</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16172</link><description> General Information 

 This article will detail how to install and use the VMware View Client App on your iPad in order to access LSU's Virtual Computer Labs (VLAB). 
  

 Installation Instructions 

 1. Open the  App Store  on your iPad. 

 2. Tap the  Search  button and search " VMware H</description><guid>16172 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:51:31 GMT</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:51:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VLab 2.0: Starting a Session on a Mac</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16077</link><description>  NOTE: If you are having issues or errors logging onto a Desktop, such as "A user has requested a type of logon that has not been granted", please see here:    Step 5     
  

 To Start a Session on a Mac: 

 1. Click on the  VMware Horizon Client  icon on your desktop or perform a search. 
</description><guid>16077 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:39:26 GMT</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:39:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VLab 2.0: Starting a Session in Windows</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16078</link><description> Launch VLab and Open a Virtual Desktop 

 Follow these steps to start a VLab session on a Windows computer. This can only be done after installing the    Installing the VMware Client for Windows  .  

  NOTE: If you are having issues or errors logging onto a Desktop, such as "A user has request</description><guid>16078 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:41:04 GMT</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:41:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VLab VMware Client: Mac Installation</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=15548</link><description> Pre-Installation Notes 

 1. When selecting a web browser,  Firefox  &amp;amp;  Safari  are recommended.  

 
	 This is because there are known issues when installing the VMware Client using the web browser  Chrome .   
	  See   ITS Web Browser Recommendation    for more web browser information. 
 </description><guid>15548 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:02:35 GMT</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:02:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Remote Desktop (RDP): Connect to Another Computer (Mac)</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=14866</link><description> Install Remote Desktop Connection Client 

 1. Download  Microsoft Remote Desktop Client 2.1.1 . 

 2. The Installer will open. Click  Continue  at the bottom right corner of the window. 

   
  

 3. Read the license agreement, then click  Continue  again at the bottom right corner of the</description><guid>14866 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:23:03 GMT</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:23:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VLab 2.0: Starting a Session in Linux</title><link>https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16079</link><description> To Start a Session in Linux: 

 1. Click  Applications  from the menu bar, hover over  Internet , then click  VMware View Open Client . 

   

  
 
2. If you are  off campus , connect to the  LSU VPN  if you have not already done so, or check to make sure you are still connected. For more i</description><guid>16079 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:11:15 GMT</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 16:11:15 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>