The Linux VDA component is an entitlement for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly XenApp and XenDesktop) customers with Advanced or Premium (former Enterprise or Platinum) Editions. End users may access these virtual apps and desktops from any Citrix Workspace app or it’s predecessor Citrix Receiver – anywhere, from any device. The Linux Virtual Delivery Agent (Linux VDA) enables the hosted shared desktop model for delivering Linux virtual desktops and it enables app publishing for delivering Linux virtual apps. Lets move on and see how the setup looks today. And guess what? Things have changed a lot for the better. Well, two years later it’s time to give it another try with the newest release of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktand the new Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 1808. What is the point of all the manual steps? I thought those Linux people were supposed to excel in scripting and automation. If I cannot (yet) use MCS or PVS with the Linux VDA, how the heck do you do all these manual steps on hundreds of Linux desktops to get them ready for XenDesktop?” Citrix really needs someone to actually step through their documentation and see what a PITA it is to use what they write. “Citrix really needs to make this Linux VDA documentation more understandable for those who may want or need to test it for their business who, like me, may know nothing about Linux other than how to spell the name. The awesome Carl Webster (accidental Citrix admin and Citrix CTP) has a blog post dating back from 2016 ( Implementing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and CentOS7 Linux with Citrix XenDesktop 7.11) showing what a painful journey this was in the past: I have to admit that I am absolutely no Linux expert and when I tested this setup some years ago, it was really cumbersome to configure all the prerequisites and dependencies on a Linux OS, followed by installing and configuring the Linux Virtual Delivery Agent, just to discover the supported features were quite limited and not yet production ready for my deployment. As a small additional giveaway I will also explain how to add support for Citrix Federated Authentication Service (FAS) in an existing Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop (CVAD) deployment. In this article I will show you how to publish virtual apps and desktops from a Linux operating system. But wait, there is Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly known as Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop) to jump in. There are tons of great free Linux applications available today, but since most users aren’t using Linux on their devices this whole parallel universe of hidden gems isn’t that easy to discover and to add to the personal toolbox.
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