What’s new history

This article provides information about new features included in the releases that shipped after the 1912 LTSR through the 2209 CR.

What’s new in 2209

Version 2209 of the Linux VDA includes the following new features and enhancements:

Support for RHEL 8.6, Rocky Linux 8.6, and Ubuntu 22.04

We have added RHEL 8.6, Rocky Linux 8.6, and Ubuntu 22.04 as supported distributions.

Federated Authentication support for SSSD- and PBIS-joined Ubuntu and SUSE VDAs

We have extended the support of Federated Authentication Service (FAS) to the following types of VDAs:

• Ubuntu VDAs that are joined to the domain using SSSD and PBIS
• SUSE VDAs that are joined to the domain using SSSD.

You can now use FAS to authenticate users logging on to those VDAs. For more information, see Federated Authentication Service.

Custom desktop environments by session users

Session users can now customize their desktop environments. To enable this feature, you must install desktop environments on the VDA in advance. For more information, see Custom desktop environments by session users.

GPG signing

We have signed the Linux VDA package using GPG so that you can verify the integrity of the Linux VDA package by using the public key.

To get the public key:

1. Go to the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops download page.
2. Expand the appropriate version of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.
3. Click Components to find and download the public key.

To verify the integrity of the Linux VDA package by using the public key:

• For an RPM package, import the public key into the RPM database and run the following commands:

   rpmkeys --import <path to the public key>
   rpm --checksig --verbose <path to the Linux VDA package>
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