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niteendlewis · Joined: 23 Sep 2009 Posts: 21

Howto: Get Citrix ICA Client (11.1) working for Puppy 5.2.0

Here are the steps I followed to get the latest Citrix ICA Client - Citrix Receiver Version 11.100 installed and working so that I can connect to my corp network.

Step 0 (including this for completeness sake) - I installed Firefox 4 as I prefer that as my browser and I found the pet here for easy install - http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=66139

However it did not create the shortcut under Internet, I went on to create a shortcut on my desktop and edited the file ‘defaultbrowser’ under /usr/local/bin with this entry exec firefox "$@"

Step 1 - Downloaded the Citrix Receiver tar file from this location - https://www.citrix.com/English/ss/downloads/details.asp?downloadId=2309164&productId=1689163&ntref=clientcenter

The client has a requirement for OpenMotif 2.3.1 which can be downloaded from here http://www.motifzone.net/filebrowser/openmotif/2.3

I initially installed the latest OpenMotif version 2.3.3 and then realized that the requirement is 2.3.1 so just to be sure I installed 2.3.1 as well (didn’t seem to break anything so guessing it is okay)

Step 2 - Launch urvxt and go to the location where you saved both the above files, then run the following commands

tar -zxvf linuxx86-11.100.158406.tar.gz
tar -zxvf openmotif-2.3.1-1.tar.gz

Step 3 - Now need to install the client for which you need to run the following command

./setupwfc

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the install

Step 4 - Now I am not sure if this step applies to all but I got an error when I tried launching my app from my corporate site,

Error: "You have chosen not to trust the "Thawte Premium Server CA" the issuer of the server security certificate

Solution from Citrix forum - http://forums.citrix.com/message.jspa?messageID=447656

This affects some Linux users only.
If you have tried to connect to the Windows Citrix environment from a Linux machine, and get the following error message: "You have chosen not to trust the 'Thawte Premium Server CA' the issuer of the server security certificate".

Reason:
The Thawte Server CA certificate was renewed and upgraded to Premium by the CA vendor for the Citrix MetaFrame servers.

To resolve this do the following: Download ThawteRoot.crt from http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/computing/windows/services/citrix/linux_client.htm and place it under /usr/lib/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts. This will resolve this issue.

That’s it, I was able to successfully use Citrix and must say that now can use my 7yr desktop to do new tricks... PUPPY LINUX ROCKS !!!

I must say that the latest 5.2 Puppy version is the best I have used (have been trying the earlier releases over the past 2 yrs) and it has become the primary OS for my desktop now that all that I need works straight out..
Keep up the good work Barry !!!

theorbo · Joined: 12 Jun 2011 Posts: 1

The first time I did this it took the greater part of a weekend to figure all of this mess out. When I recreated my puppy linux install this post was so helpful, thanks.

One point ... instead of the SSL cert that gave you problems, I had issues with the Verisign Class 3 International Server CA - G3 cert. I was able to get it here:

http://www.tbs-certificats.com/FAQ/en/600.html

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9387 Location: SwedenEurope

Guys none of you have told us what it is about? Client for doing what?
What does it accomplish? A short explanation. Yes I have google.

Flash · Posted: Mon 29 Aug 2011, 16:12 Post subject:

Yes, it would be nice to not have to Google just to find out what Citrix ICA is. Smile

raffy · Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 4636 Location: Manila

Introduction: You consider Citrix ICA or other such protocols if you want to use Puppy to use (connect to) non-PuppyOS computers. The bonus is that Puppy itself is an OS and distro with applications, so the user will have two OSes when using Citrix ICA. Citrix ICA is proprietary and requires a license, and server software must be installed/run from the server. It is the "client" software that you need for Puppy.

Citrix ICA from Webopedia:

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9387 Location: SwedenEurope

Thanks Raffy. Sounds like a handy thing to make use of. I had no idea and drown in all the links that google provided. You made a good description.

PuppyWiking · Joined: 14 Sep 2011 Posts: 1 Location: Norway

Hi all!

Tried the instructions in this topic to install a Citrix Client on Puppy Linux and it worked perfectly!

Thanks a lot!

J

Zaven · Joined: 13 Mar 2011 Posts: 6

Thank you, this has been an very useful addition to my puppy.

Zaven · Joined: 13 Mar 2011 Posts: 6

Oh yes, and it works with these new versions of puppy.
Here is the link for the root packages:
https://www.thawte.com/roots/
It is in the premium server folder (.cer) and goes in:
/usr/lib/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts

niteendlewis · Joined: 23 Sep 2009 Posts: 21

Zaven& PuppyWiking am glad that my post helped you guys... thanks Raffy for chipping in to explain what the ICA client is about..

strategic_thinker · Joined: 15 Oct 2009 Posts: 26

What's the path to set the run action for Citrix if I want to clock on the ica file which gets downloaded ?

Zaven · Joined: 13 Mar 2011 Posts: 6

1.Install Firefox 11 (should work with earlier version)

2. Download linuxx86-12.0.0.189834.tar.gz to root