What’s new
What’s new in 2305
Version 2305 of the Linux VDA includes the following new features and enhancements:
Support for SQLite
SQLite is now fully supported. You can specify SQLite or PostgreSQL to use by editing /etc/xdl/db.conf after installing the Linux VDA package. For more information about specifying a database to use, see the easy install and manual installation articles.
Note:
The Linux XDPing tool does not perform SQLite tests.
Session logon enhancements
This release enhances the session logon experience from the following aspects:
- Allows users to toggle the visibility of passwords and PIN codes, making it easy for users to find out incorrect inputs.
- Displays the session logon banner message and the authentication dialog on separate screens.
- Shows the session logon process and requires passwords or PIN codes for session reconnections in non-SSO scenarios.
- If users log on to VDA sessions with credentials different from those used to log on to Citrix Workspace app, the authentication dialogs are displayed separately. Users can easily identify when credentials are erroneously entered.
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Adds support for the following combinations of user authentication methods in non-SSO scenarios:
Citrix Workspace app VDA session FAS user name FAS smart card
For more information, see Custom backgrounds and banner messages on session logon screens and Non-SSO authentication.
More registry keys available for temp home directory settings
This release introduces two more registry keys that help with temp home directory settings:
- CheckUserHomeMountPoint
- CheckMountPointRetryTime
For more information, see Logon with a temp home directory.
Support for Fast Identity Online (FIDO2) authentication (preview)
You can now set up FIDO2 authentication to access websites using Google Chrome hosted on the Linux VDA. For more information, see FIDO2 (preview).
Note:
This feature is in preview. Preview features might not be fully localized and are recommended for use in non-production environments. Issues found with preview features are not supported by Citrix Technical Support.
H.264 lossless compression support for HDX 3D PRO
H.264 lossless compression support is now available for HDX 3D PRO hardware acceleration by NVIDIA GPUs. For more information, see H.264 lossless compression.
Extended wildcard support for specifying URLs to redirect
When specifying URLs whose content can be redirected to the client, you can now use the * wildcard to represent all URL components except the protocol. For more information, see Browser content redirection.
Support for VDA data backup and comparison by using XDPing
For troubleshooting purposes, we have added a VDA backup module to the XDPing tool. This module lets you back up the key data of a VDA at any time, such as the configuration, database, and binary permission data. You can back up the key data of the VDA when it is running properly. In case the VDA fails later, back up another copy of the data and compare the two copies of data to facilitate troubleshooting. For more information, see XDPing.
SSSD support for using MCS to create RHEL 8.x/9.x and Rocky Linux 8.x/9.x VDAs
You can now use System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) to join Active Directory domains when using MCS to create RHEL 8.x/9.x and Rocky Linux 8.x/9.x VDAs.
Note:
To use a currently running RHEL 8.x/9.x or Rocky Linux 8.x/9.x VDA that is connected to the domain using SSSD as the template VM for MCS, ensure that:
- The VDA is installed manually and not by using easy install. Easy install uses Adcli for RHEL 8.x/9.x and Rocky Linux 8.x/9.x and the combination of SSSD and Adcli is not supported by MCS.
- A Samba server is configured to use SSSD for AD authentication. For more information, see the Red Hat article at https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3802321.
For more information, see Create Linux VDAs using MCS.
Support for new Linux streaming target devices
We have extended Linux streaming to the following distributions:
- RHEL 8.7
- Rocky Linux 8.7
- SUSE 15.4
For more information, see Create Linux VDAs using Citrix Provisioning and Streaming Linux target devices in the Citrix Provisioning documentation.
What’s new in earlier releases
For new features included in the releases that shipped after the 1912 LTSR through the 2303 CR, see What’s new history.