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====== Citrix Receiver ======

**General Information**

Install Citrix Receiver 13.0 (Nov 12, 2013 build)

**Checklist**
  * Distro(s): Ubuntu/Xubuntu 14.04 confirmed (Probably works on other Ubuntu/Debian based flavors)

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===== Download the receiver =====

1) Go to [[ http://www.citrix.com/downloads.html ]]

2) Select Product > Citrix Reciver

3) Select Download Type > Receiver for Linux

4) Click Find

5) Click Receiver for Linux 13.0

6) Expand "For 32-bit Systems" even if you have a 64-bit system. (Citrix did no build a proper 64-bit package and simply links to 32 bit dependencies, making this a currently unusable package due to ia32-libs deprecation)

7) Find the "Receiver for Linux" deb package and click on "Download"

8) Click "Yes, I accept" to accept the End User License Agreement

9) Download the file manually to get it faster without having to download the Download Manager

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===== Fix the Package =====

1) Download the [[ http://www.owlbearconsulting.com/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=linux_wiki:citrix-fix.tar|citrix-fix.tar ]]. Extract the script. (Review the source code; it will change the dependencies of the deb package to reflect the updated libraries used by modern Debian based distros.)

2) Make it executable
<code bash>
chmod +x debfix-citrixpkg-trusty14.04.sh
</code>

3) Run the script to fix the deb package
<code bash>
./debfix-citrixpkg-trusty.sh icaclient_13.0.0.256735_i386.deb
</code>
  
This will unpack the deb package, change dependencies, builds the package again, and makes a backup of the original package.

Two files are produced:

  * icaclient_13.0.0.256735_i386.deb = The fixed deb package
  * icaclient_13.0.0.256735_i386_backup0.deb = The original package backed up

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===== Install the Fixed Package =====

1) If on a 64-bit system (uname -i will be x86 or x86_64 for 64 bit), enable the Multiarch repository.
<code bash>
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update
</code>

2) Install the package
<code bash>
sudo dpkg -i icaclient_13.0.0.256735_i386.deb
</code>

Will most likely see dependency problems, with a final "Errors were encountered while processing:" message.

3) Fix dependencies. (This step will actually download and install everything needed)
<code bash>
sudo apt-get -f install
</code>

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===== Post Install Browser Configuration =====

1) Certificate errors.

Create a symbolic link to all installed Firefox certificates for the citrix receiver keystore. If you do not do this, you will get certificate errors when trying to use the Citrix Receiver.
<code bash>
sudo ln -s /usr/share/ca-certificates/mozilla/* /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts/
</code>

==== Firefox ====

When you first try to launch a program, Firefox will open the Save File dialog for "launch.ica".

  * Choose to "Open with" > "Other..."
  * Browse to /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/ , select "wfica", click "Open"
  * Check the box "Do this automatically for files like this from now on." and click "Ok"
  * If the EULA pops up, click Ok to accept.

==== Chrome ====

Google Chrome will auto download the "launch.ica" file. To fix this:

  * Click the down arrow next to the launch.ica file that downloaded
  * Click "Always open files of this type"
  * Browse to the file that was downloaded in the file manager
  * If you have Ubuntu 14.04 (Unity)
    * Open a terminal, edit the Citrix .desktop file
    <code bash>sudo nano /usr/share/applications/wfica.desktop</code>
    * On the "Exec=" line, add a "%F" to the end of the line, so it looks like this:
    <code bash>Exec=/opt/Citrix/ICAClient/wfica -icaroot /opt/Citrix/ICAClient %F</code>
  * Right click the launch.ica file and click "Open With" > "Other Application..."
    * If you have Ubuntu 14.04 (Unity)
      * Click "Show other Applications"
      * Select "Citrix Receiver Engine"
    * All other distros should be able to browse directly to and select:
    <code bash>/opt/Citrix/ICAClient/wfica</code>