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The Citrix client allows you to use Windows tools (Medewerker button, MS Office) on Linux and OSX (even from home!).  
 
The Citrix client allows you to use Windows tools (Medewerker button, MS Office) on Linux and OSX (even from home!).  
  
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The WUR Citrix site lives at https://citrix.fb.wur.nl/ , you can login with your WUR account.  
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It is now officially depreciated and will be phased out come April 1st, 2017.
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The WUR Citrix site lives at https://citrix.wur.nl/ , you can login with your WUR account.  
  
  
 
= Installation of clients =
 
= Installation of clients =
  
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== Debian Linux ==
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== Debian/Ubuntu ==
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(Copied mainly from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CitrixICAClientHowTo)
  
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(NOT icaclient 12.1 on 64 bit Wheezy - see below this section)
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There are '''serious''' issues running the 64 bit version of the Citrix ICA client, so modern 64 bit systems will need to do the following step:
  
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Select the Debian package (.deb extension) from the Citrix site. Download it and, for example
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    sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
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    sudo apt-get update
  
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  sudo dpkg -i icaclient_12.0.0_i386.deb
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Find the current version of the client from Citrix: https://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-receiver/linux/
  
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If install fails because of unmet dependencies do:
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Then:
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    sudo dpkg -i icaclient-*.deb
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This should install the Citrix ICAClient into /opt/Citrix/ICAClient on your machine.
  
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  sudo apt-get -f install
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Fix dependency breaks (sometimes):
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    sudo apt-get -f install
  
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Now the certificates may not be found, resulting in a 'Addtrust External CA Root' not allowed (61) error. Copy the Mozilla
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For Firefox:
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certificates in place with
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Citrix complains a lot about certificates, so make sure to include all Mozilla certs
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    sudo ln -s /usr/share/ca-certificates/mozilla/* /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts/
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    sudo c_rehash /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts/
  
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  dpkg -L icaclient | grep keystore/cacerts  # check locations
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Firefox needs to have the Citrix version of mpica.so installed, so remove all the originals and insert a symlink to the Citrix version:
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  sudo cp -vau /usr/share/ca-certificates/mozilla/* /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts
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    sudo rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/npwrapper.npica.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/npwrapper.npica.so
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    sudo rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/npica.so
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    sudo ln -s /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/npica.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/npica.so
  
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Now it should just work (tm).
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Because Firefox has this issue of never showing the activation window, you'll need to enable the plugin permanently to get it to work at all. Tools -> Add-ons -> Plugins, and set "Citrix Receiver for Linux" to "Always Activate".
  
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To modify the desktop that it does not take full screen edit the file /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/config/All_Regions.ini and edit the section to contain
 
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  [Client Engine\GUI]
 
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  DesiredHRES=1024
 
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  DesiredVRES=768
 
  
 
== OSX ==
 
== OSX ==
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Then start the browser, visit the citrix site mentioned above and ... that is all. It even works from home!
 
Then start the browser, visit the citrix site mentioned above and ... that is all. It even works from home!
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= Using Citrix Applications @WUR =
 
= Using Citrix Applications @WUR =
  
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== Medewerker button ==
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The new Citrix Desktop means that all applications are now found on the left hand side under the plus symbol. Clicking on one there will add it to your dashboard, where it will stay for easy access. Applications can be started from the dashboard.
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Start Citrix.  
 
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In the Library64 folder click on Desktop Library, this will open a Windows 7 desktop.
 
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The Medewerker button shortcut can be found in
 
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'W://APPS/MyData/Medewerker button HRM'
 
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To get there, click subsequently on :
 
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Start -> Computer -> Network Drive (W:) -> APPS -> MyData
 
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If you scroll down in that folder, the "Medewerker button HRM" will show up.
 
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Here is a screenshot of how it looks :
 
  
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[[File:Mw button.png|alt="Medewerker button screenshot"|Medewerker button screenshot]]
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== Known Issues ==
  
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You could also try to get there from the Citrix Applications tab, by clicking subsequently on :
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* Printing currently doesn't function properly
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Office -> Explorer
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* MS Office applications are slow
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and then click subsequently on :
 
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Computer -> Network Drive (W:) -> APPS -> MyData
 

Latest revision as of 13:05, 27 February 2017

The Citrix client allows you to use Windows tools (Medewerker button, MS Office) on Linux and OSX (even from home!).

It is now officially depreciated and will be phased out come April 1st, 2017.

The WUR Citrix site lives at https://citrix.wur.nl/ , you can login with your WUR account.


Installation of clients

Debian/Ubuntu

(Copied mainly from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CitrixICAClientHowTo)

There are serious issues running the 64 bit version of the Citrix ICA client, so modern 64 bit systems will need to do the following step: 

   sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
   sudo apt-get update

Find the current version of the client from Citrix: https://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-receiver/linux/

Then: 

   sudo dpkg -i icaclient-*.deb

This should install the Citrix ICAClient into /opt/Citrix/ICAClient on your machine.

Fix dependency breaks (sometimes): 

   sudo apt-get -f install

For Firefox: Citrix complains a lot about certificates, so make sure to include all Mozilla certs 

   sudo ln -s /usr/share/ca-certificates/mozilla/* /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts/
   sudo c_rehash /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts/

Firefox needs to have the Citrix version of mpica.so installed, so remove all the originals and insert a symlink to the Citrix version: 

   sudo rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/npwrapper.npica.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins/npwrapper.npica.so
   sudo rm -f /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/npica.so
   sudo ln -s /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/npica.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/npica.so

Because Firefox has this issue of never showing the activation window, you'll need to enable the plugin permanently to get it to work at all. Tools -> Add-ons -> Plugins, and set "Citrix Receiver for Linux" to "Always Activate".


OSX

Install the Citrix receiver from the Citrix website.

Then start the browser, visit the citrix site mentioned above and ... that is all. It even works from home!


Using Citrix Applications @WUR

The new Citrix Desktop means that all applications are now found on the left hand side under the plus symbol. Clicking on one there will add it to your dashboard, where it will stay for easy access. Applications can be started from the dashboard.

Known Issues

  • Printing currently doesn't function properly
  • MS Office applications are slow
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