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Citrix Workspace app 2207 for Linux breaks R in Xubuntu 22.04

I recently installed the citrix workspace 6/7/22 release from here:

https://www.citrix.com/downloads/workspace-app/linux/workspace-app-for-linux-latest.html

Citrix works great, able to access both remote desktops I use for work. But R stopped working. Typing R in the terminal did not launch R, just a new blank command prompt, RStudio did not load.

Upon uninstalling citrix with: apt remove icaclient apt purge icaclient

R and RStudio work again. Replicated on two machines running Xubuntu 22.04 (Dell precision T5610 and Thinkpad X260).

Would appreciate advice on how to get citrix working without breaking R

Solution

  • It seems the Citrix "app protection component" is to blame. Disabling it during installation allows R to work. Select "no" when asked to install app protection component during Citrix installation.

    choose this option