What’s new history

This article provides information about new features included in the CRs that shipped after the 1912 LTSR through the 2201 CR.

What’s new in 2201

Version 2201 of the Linux VDA includes the following new features and enhancements:

MATE desktop support on SUSE 15.3 and SUSE 15.2

You can now specify MATE as the default desktop for SUSE 15.3 and SUSE 15.2 sessions. For more information about desktop environments, see the installation articles.

Session shadowing feature extended to all supported distributions

The session-shadowing feature allows domain administrators to view users’ ICA sessions in an intranet. Previously available only for RHEL 7.x and Ubuntu 16.04, the feature is now extended to all distributions that the Linux VDA supports. For more information, see Shadow sessions.

Creating local users with specified attributes on non-domain-joined VDAs

When you open a session hosted on a non-domain-joined VDA, the VDA automatically creates a local user with default attributes. The VDA creates the local user based on the user name that you used to log on to Citrix Workspace app. You can now specify user attributes including the user’s User Identifier (UID), Group ID (GID), home directory, and login shell. For more information, see Non-domain-joined VDAs.

Support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3

The Linux VDA now supports TLS 1.3. The enable_vdassl.sh script in the /opt/Citrix/VDA/sbin directory lets you enable TLS and set the minimum TLS version. For more information, see Secure user sessions using TLS.

Note:

Starting with this release, you must install .NET Runtime 6.0 before installing the Linux VDA.

What’s new in 2112

Version 2112 of the Linux VDA includes the following new features and enhancements:

Support for Amazon Linux 2 (experimental)

As an experimental feature, we have added Amazon Linux 2 as a supported distribution. For more information, see System requirements.

Full support for HDX screen sharing

Previously available as an experimental feature, HDX screen sharing is now fully supported. You can share the screen of your virtual desktop with session users on other virtual desktops. The screen sharing feature is disabled by default. For more information, see HDX screen sharing.

Rendezvous connection through an HTTP proxy

The Linux VDA now supports establishing Rendezvous connections through an HTTP proxy that uses TCP as the transport protocol for ICA. For more information, see Rendezvous protocol.

Rendezvous proxy authentication

A domain-joined Linux VDA can now authenticate to a proxy server for Rendezvous connections. For more information, see Rendezvous protocol.

Support for adaptive audio

Adaptive audio is enabled by default. With adaptive audio, you don’t need to manually configure the audio quality policies on the VDA. Adaptive audio dynamically adjusts audio sampling bitrates based on network conditions to provide a premium audio experience. For more information, see Adaptive audio.

Support for new Linux streaming target devices

For Linux streaming, the following operating systems are now supported:

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 (SUSE 15.2)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 (SUSE 15.3)

For more information, see Streaming Linux target devices in the Citrix Provisioning documentation.

Keyboard layout synchronization enhancement

With KeyboardLayout set to Server Default in the WFCLIENT.ini file, the previously selected keyboard layout is retained after you reconnect to a session.

Keyboard input enhancement

We have addressed several issues and added support for more special characters and shortcuts.

What’s new in 2110

Version 2110 of the Linux VDA includes the following new features and enhancements:

Support for SUSE 15.3 and SUSE 15.2

We have added SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 (SUSE 15.3) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 (SUSE 15.2) as supported distributions. For more information, see System requirements.

HDX webcam video compression support for SUSE 15.3, SUSE 15.2, and SUSE 12.5

Users of video conferencing applications running in SUSE 15.3, SUSE 15.2, and SUSE 12.5 sessions can now use their webcams with HDX webcam video compression. For more information, see HDX webcam video compression.

FAS support for MCS-created VMs using PowerBroker Identity Services (PBIS)

You can now use FAS to authenticate users logging on to an MCS-created Linux VDA that was joined to a Windows domain using PBIS. For more information, see Configure Federated Authentication Service and Enable FAS on an MCS-created VM.

Two environment variables are added to ctxfascfg.sh

We have added the following variables to ctxfascfg.sh:

• CTX_FAS_KDC_HOSTNAME: Specifies the host name of the Key Distribution Center (KDC) when you select PBIS.
• CTX_FAS_PKINIT_KDC_HOSTNAME: Specifies the PKINIT KDC host name, which equals to CTX_FAS_KDC_HOSTNAME unless otherwise specified.

For more information, see Run ctxfascfg.sh.

Session launch with credentials different from those used to log on to Citrix Workspace app

After you log on to Citrix Workspace app, you can use different credentials to launch Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops sessions. To enable this feature, run the following command on your Linux VDA:

/opt/Citrix/VDA/bin/ctxreg create -k "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Citrix\WinStations\tcp" -t "REG_DWORD" -v "fPromptForDifferentUser" -d "0x00000001" --force
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