Citrix

We access a Citrix workstation through Citrix portal by downloading a .ica file and running it. These text based files include configurations of the connection to the Citrix workstation. We can open these .ica files in a text editor, modify the configuration to use a SOCKS5 connection.

ProxyType=SocksV5
ProxyHost=127.0.0.1:3456

Installing Citrix Client

• Reddit instruction
• Installation Link

Install based on your operating system:

• If using Fedora OS, install using Citrix using the Redhat version. It will be installed onto /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/.

sudo dnf install ICAClient-rhel-22.11.0.19-0.x86_64.rpm -y

(Optional) If sharing peripherals (ex. cameras):

sudo dnf install ctxusb-22.11.0.19-1.x86_64.rpm -y

(Optional) If in corporate environment with dedicated certificate bundle to trust, regenerate the hash to update the Citrix Truststore:

sudo cp myrootcert.pem /opt/Citrix/ICAClient/keystore/cacerts/myroot.pem
/opt/Citrix/ICAClient/util/ctx_rehash

Open Issue

• How to get copy/paste working between the local desktop and the remote Citrix workstation?