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This post is based off of several articles on the web along with personal experience. Citrix has always been 'touchy' for linux, but it has gotten much better in the past two years.

My work uses Citrix Presentation Server with 128-bit encryption, so I'll be installing and configuring my client to work with that.

Also note: Citrix has decided to change the Presentation Server name to XenApp. While I think the name change is a good one (Presentation Server sounds like a licensing server for Powerpoint, doesn't it?), I really wish they'd pick a name and stick to it!

Install the libmotif dependency:

sudo aptitude install libmotif3

Download the latest Citrix client from citrix.com. Since their website is a bit confusing, here's how to get to it if it disappears off of 'featured downloads':

Downloads > Citrix XenApp > Select your version. I chose this:

Alternately, if the path doesn't change, you can grab the file here. (Getting that URL took a bit of html source parsing, so enjoy!)

Download the tar.gz file, then unpack it and run setup:

tar xvzf en.linuxx86.tar.gz
cd en.linuxx86
sudo ./setupwfc

Answer the following to the prompts:

1. Install Citrix Presentation Server Client 10.6
2. Remove Citrix Presentation Server Client 10.6
3. Quit Citrix Presentation Server Client 10.6 setup

Enter option number 1-3 [1]: 1

Please enter the directory in which Citrix Presentation Server Client is to be installed.
[default /home//ICAClient/linuxx86]
or type "quit" to abandon the installation:

The parent directory /home//ICAClient does not exist.
Do you want it to be created? [default y]: y

You have chosen to install Citrix Presentation Server Client 10.6 in /home//ICAClient/linuxx86.

Proceed with installation? [default n]:y

CITRIX(R) LICENSE AGREEMENT

Use of this component is subject to the Citrix license covering the
Citrix product(s) with which you will be using this component. This
component is only licensed for use with such Citrix product(s).

CTX_code EP_T_A34320

Select an option:

1. I accept
2. I do not accept

Enter option number 1-2 [2]: 1
Installation proceeding...

Checking available disk space ...

Disk space available 101266708 K (this will be different, of course)
Disk space required 4961 K


Continuing ...
Creating directory /home//ICAClient/linuxx86
Core package...
Setting file permissions...
Integrating with browsers...

Integration complete.
Do you want to integrate the Citrix client with KDE and GNOME? [default y]: y

Select a setup option:

1. Install Citrix Presentation Server Client 10.6
2. Remove Citrix Presentation Server Client 10.6
3. Quit Citrix Presentation Server Client 10.6 setup

Enter option number 1-3 [1]: 3
Quitting Citrix Presentation Server Client 10.6 setup.

You should now have a working Citrix client.

For some reason, the setup doesn't seem to think I need a menu item for Citrix. The developers seem to think we want to run it from a terminal using

~/ICAClient/linuxx86/wfcmgr

but alas... that just isn't so, so I created a menu shortcut for it:

Right click on Applications > Edit Menus
Click on Internet (on the left side) > New Item

Type: Application
Name: Citrix ICA Client (or whatever you want)
Command: /ICAClient/linuxx86/wfcmgr (note: ~ will not work here)
[example: /home/eyeslocal/ICAClient/linuxx86/wfcmgr]
Comment:

Click OK. You should now have a new menu item in your Internet menu.

If you run a secure server you'll also need to get PNAgent to work with encryption. Unfortunately, there is nowhere in the Citrix GUI to set encryption level for PNAgent. What to do?

It can be done! Simply go into ~/.ICAClient and edit the wfclient.ini and the appsrv.ini file, changing any "Encryption" lines to RC5 (128 bit).

Once this is done, you should be able to authenticate into Citrix PN without a problem.

Oh and one last thing. If you get this weird looking thing when you try to open Program Neighborhood:
You're simply having a problem with Compiz. Disable compiz temporarily, and then try it. You'll see the correct prompts. Once you've authenticated you can restart Compiz and all will be working.

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