--- title: "How to Install Citrix Receiver Ubuntu Client" description: "Learn to install the Citrix Workspace application (previously the Citrix Receiver Ubuntu client) for Linux Ubuntu!" canonical: "https://adamtheautomator.com/citrix-receiver-ubuntu/" --- # How to Install Citrix Receiver Ubuntu Client > Learn to install the Citrix Workspace application (previously the Citrix Receiver Ubuntu client) for Linux Ubuntu! 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Is it possible? Yes! Citrix has a Workspace application (previously the Citrix Receiver Ubuntu client) for Linux Ubuntu, where you can access Citrix resources. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install the Citrix Workspace application and access Citrix applications both via a web browser and the Citrix Workspace app directly. Let’s get started! ## Prerequisites This tutorial will be a hands-on demonstration. If you’d like to follow along, be sure you have the following: * A fully configured Citrix site joined to Active Directory – This tutorial demonstrates a local environment reachable at the [](https://storefront.homelab.local)https://storefront.homelab.local URL to connect to the Citrix environment. Your Citrix site may be located at a different URL. * Linux Ubuntu PC with version 18 or later – This tutorial uses Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS version. * Active Directory (AD) user account – This tutorial uses an AD account named **user01** for accessing Citrix applications. Related:[How to Install, Set Up and Troubleshoot Citrix Workspace on Your Mac](https://adamtheautomator.com/citrix-workspace-mac/) ## Downloading and Installing the Citrix Receiver Ubuntu Client (Citrix Workspace App) Initially, when Citrix came up with software to access Citrix applications, they named it Citrix Receiver. But in the newer versions, they renamed Citrix Receiver to Citrix Workspace and added new features. To access Citrix applications on a Citrix site, download and install the Citrix Workspace application first on your PC. 1\. On your favorite browser, navigate to the [Citrix Downloads page](https://www.citrix.com/downloads/workspace-app/linux/workspace-app-for-linux-latest.html). 2\. Scroll down to the **Available Downloads** section and click on **Debian Packages →** **Full packages (Self-Service Support)** option. 3\. Under the **Citrix Workspace app for Linux (x86\_64)** section, click on the **Download file** button. Doing so allows you to download the Citrix Workspace deb file to your PC. > _If you have a 32-bit OS version, click on the **Download file** button under the **Citrix Workspace app for Linux (x86)** section instead._ ![Downloading the Citrix Workspace app for Linux (64-bit)](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-115.png) Downloading the Citrix Workspace app for Linux (64-bit) 4\. Now open your terminal and run the commands below to navigate to the folder where you downloaded the Citrix Workspace app and install it. Enter your sudo password, if not running as the root user (recommended to not run as root), and hit enter to install the Citrix Workspace application on your PC. > _Citrix applies fixes for any identified issues and adds new features in new releases, so be sure to enter the correct version of the app that you downloaded when you run the commands below._ ```bash # Use cd to change to the directory where the Citrix Workspace application downloaded cd Downloads/ # Install the Citrix Workspace app with the dpkg command sudo dpkg -i icaclient_21.8.0.40_amd64.deb ``` 5\. Select either **yes** or **no** for the [app protection](https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/secure/app-protection.html) option shown below based on your Citrix site’s configuration in the pop-up window. With app protection policies, Citrix Workspace protects your data from keylogging and screenshot capturing. For this tutorial, select **no** as there are no keylogging or screenshot capturing features enabled in the Citrix site used in this tutorial. Select **Ok** and hit the space bar. > _Selecting **yes** installs the files needed for keylogging and screenshot capturing, which Citrix admins can enable or disable in the future when needed._ ![Confirming App Protection Component Installation ](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-116.png) Confirming App Protection Component Installation Below, you can see the completed Citrix Workspace app installation. ![Installing Citrix Workspace app](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-117.png) Installing Citrix Workspace app Related:[The Top Free Remote Desktop Connection Managers for Windows](https://adamtheautomator.com/remote-desktop-connection-manager/) ### Accessing Citrix Applications Through a Web Browser There are different ways you can access Citrix applications and [desktops](https://adamtheautomator.com/remote-desktop-connection-manager/) you have access to but first focus on accessing Citrix applications via web browser first. 1\. On your web browser, navigate to your company’s Citrix URL. This tutorial uses the [](https://storefront.homelab.local)_https://storefront.homelab.local_ URL to access the Citrix applications. Click on the **Detect Receiver** button to start the Citrix Receiver software detection process. ![Displaying Detect Receiver option](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-118.png) Displaying Detect Receiver option 2\. In the popup window, check the **Always allow Citrix URL to open receiver links** box to ensure all Citrix resources open the application you choose without any prompt. Click **Choose Application** to choose the default application to use when accessing all Citrix URLs in the future. ![Allowing Citrix Site to Open Receiver Link](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-119.png) Allowing Citrix Site to Open Receiver Link 3\. Now select the **Citrix Workspace Launcher** from the list shown below, and check the box which says **Always use this application to open receiver links**. As a result, each time you access a Citrix URL, the Citrix Workspace Launcher detects whether Citrix Workspace is installed on your PC or not. Click **Open Link** to open the [](https://storefront.homelab.local)_https://storefront.homelab.local_ link on your web browser. ![Choosing Default Application to Open Receiver Links ](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-120.png) Choosing Default Application to Open Receiver Links If the browser doesn’t start the Workspace app detection, click on the **Already installed** link, as shown below. ![Confirming Citrix Workspace App is Already Installed](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-121.png) Confirming Citrix Workspace App is Already Installed 4\. After the Workspace app detection is complete, log on to the Workspace app, as shown below. Enter your Active Directory credentials, **homelab\\user01** in this example, and click **Log On**. ![Logging in to Citrix Site](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-122.png) Logging in to Citrix Site 5\. In the Citrix Workspace app, click the **APPS** menu item to see all available applications and desktops. In this example shown below, **user01** has access to four Citrix applications. ![Viewing Available Citrix Applications](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-123.png) Viewing Available Citrix Applications 6\. Now click on an application to launch it, in this example, the Calculator. If you are shown a prompt like the one below, make sure you select **Citrix Workspace Engine**. Enable the **Do this automatically for files like this from now on** option, and click **OK**. Doing so tells your browser to open Citrix applications via Citrix Workspace Engine by default. ![Selecting Default Application to Launch Citrix Applications](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-124.png) Selecting Default Application to Launch Citrix Applications 7\. Finally, click on **Accept** to agree on the end-user license agreement (EULA), and the Citrix application (Calculator) will open. > _Accepting the EULA is a one-time process when you open a Citrix application for the first time._ ![Accepting End User License Agreement](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-125.png) Accepting End User License Agreement ### Accessing Citrix Apps within the Citrix Workspace App You’ve seen how to launch Citrix applications through a web browser so far. But next look at how to access Citrix applications via the Citrix Workspace application directly. 1\. In your Ubuntu PC, search **Workspace** and click on the **Citrix Workspace** application. ![Accessing the Citrix Workspace application.](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-126.png) Accessing the Citrix Workspace application. 2\. On the pop-up window, enter your Citrix URL and click on **Add**. This tutorial uses the _http://storefront.homelab.local_ URL. > _If you end up in a certificate issue with an SSL error when you enter your company’s Citrix URL, follow the steps given in the [KnowCitrix.com article](http://knowcitrix.com/workspace-ssl-connection-error/)._ ![Adding Citrix URL to the Citrix Workspace application.](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-127.png) Adding Citrix URL to the Citrix Workspace application. 3\. Now enter your Active Directory username and password and click **Log On**. ![Logging in to the Citrix Workspace application. ](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-128.png) Logging in to the Citrix Workspace application. Like accessing Citrix Workspace through a web browser, you’ll see all the applications and desktops you have access to, as shown below. ![Displaying applications after logging into Citrix URL](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image-129.png) Displaying applications after logging into Citrix URL ## Uninstalling the Citrix Workspace App If the Citrix Workspace app doesn’t serve a purpose anymore, just uninstall it from your PC. Uninstalling the Citrix Workspace app is the same as uninstalling any other software on Ubuntu PC. Run the below command on your terminal to `remove` `icaclient` (Citrix Workspace) from your PC. The `-y` flag tells the command to accept any prompts automatically when you run the command. Enter your admin password when prompted to proceed with running the command. ```bash sudo apt-get remove icaclient -y ``` > _Perhaps you want to remove leftover files along with the Citrix Workspace app. If so, then replace the `remove` option with the `purge` option, like so: `sudo apt-get purge icaclient -y`_ ## Conclusion In this tutorial, you’ve learned how to install and properly launch Citrix applications both via web browser and the Citrix Workspace Ubuntu client (previously the Citrix Receiver Ubuntu client) application directly. Out of the two ways, would you turn to a web browser or the Citrix Workspace app to access your Citrix resources? 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