Citrix

Citrix ICA Client for Linux

The Linux Citrix Client stores all of its details in the users home directory, therefore it is not possible to setup the Citrix Client until the user is logged in.

The Citrix client for Linux is a little different than the Windows client. The Linux client is a little less polished. Unlike the Windows client, the Linux client will not create icons on the desktop instead the user must select the application manually from the list (once populated).

On the main dialog box, select the Tools | Settings option. This will open the dialog box on the left.

Select the Server Location tab
Change the Network Protocol to TCP/IP
In each of the Server Groups, add the ica.domain.name address.

Select the Windows tab
Change the Default Windows Colors to 256
Change the Default Windows Size to 75%
(this is because seamless windows does work 100% in Linux)

While in the Settings option, we also need to configure the Drive Mappings for the client.

It might be best to login into Netware before doing this, but it is not necessary.

We need to share out the users F and G drive mappings under their local home directory to F: anf G: respectively.

We also need to map the /media/ folder to M:
(the reason for this is that CDs and PenDrives automount underneath this folder)

On the main dialog box, select the Connections | New option (or the New button on the toolbar). This will open the dialog box on the left.

By selecting “Published Application” and the browse button you will be presented with the list of applications available in the Citrix server farm.
Since the Linux client is simpler than the Windows client, you will need to manually add each application the user might need

The next task is a little manual. We all now that printing underneath citrix is a pain in the best of situations, but when working with Linux it is nearly impossible.

To get printing to work, we need to enable a Default Printer Driver for all printers. So we need to edit the ~/ICAClient/wfclient.ini file to add the following line underneath the [WFClient] section.

DefaultPrinterDriver = HP LaserJet 4

The parent directory is hidden so it might help to use the command:

gedit ~/.ICAClient/wfclient.ini



Once done, when the user launches the Citrix client, the user will be presented with a list of applications that they can run.