Citrix on Linux - launch.ica

[RalphTheCow]

I want to log into my workplace's Citrix Server. When I try it on my new install of Ubuntu 8.10 Linux, I get the problem where it wants to open launch.ica, or for the user to choose an APP to open it with. I am assuming that it won't work because the server is downloading a Windows Client, but that's only a wild assumption on my part - my workplace might have support for Mac and maybe Linux. (There is a note that you may have to use the embedded java client - does such a thing exist on Linux? I know, UTFG, and I will , but in the meantime I could use a clue or two!) I'll go back and see if I can find instructions, but if not here is a link on how to install a Citrix client on Linux.

http://www.agaveblue.org/howtos/Citrix_ICA_How-To.shtml

Thanks. I'm afraid to call the help line for fear of being yelled out for trying to use Linux!

 

[jhu]

no, it will work. you just need the citrix linux client to open up that file. try here

 

[RalphTheCow]

Thanks, jhu! Working on it now. That's right, I think I did look inside that launch.ica file and it was just text configuration commands. Man, I CRS!

Drat! I didn't know Ubuntu wouldn't do RPM files, so I have to convert to .deb or use the tar ball. I guess I'll try the alien installation just for fun. I got hold of the Ubuntu desktop guide, it's pretty good to have.

That wasn't bad - used the Synaptic Package Manager to build alien, then converted the .RPM to .deb and double-clicked to install the Citrix client. Now to try it...

/usr/lib/ICAClient/wfcmgr
/usr/lib/ICAClient/wfcmgr.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libXm.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
ralph@ralph-desktop:/usr/local/bin$

Argghh! The first time I started it I got a terminal window that gave a line I didn't get and then a prompt saying something like start client with [n] as default. I entered y and it quit, and now gives me this message, even after a reboot. Maybe Ubuntu doesn't use OpenMotif 2.2.3?

 

[RalphTheCow]

This worked. I ran apt-get install libmotif3 From http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=39556

Then I just permanently associated .ica files with /usr/lib/ICAClient/wfcmgr.