[TriLUG] CHCCS Connect 2 School

Carl Crider c.crider at gmail.com
Tue Jan 5 09:54:37 EST 2010


Using those Ubuntu links I was able to get it running on 8.04 and 9.10
Both are working for us (Seawell, Smith, CH High)



On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com> wrote:

>
> Has anyone setup a linux client for the Chapel Hill/Carrboro school's
> Citrix system for students? Why I ask:
>
> I'm setting up a netbook (a System76 starling running ubuntu jaunty)
> for my GF's daughter, who attends Smith and uses Connect 2 School
> to do and submit homework. I note
>
>
> http://www2.chccs.k12.nc.us/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=73390
> > Connect 2 School is the district's application and virtual desktop
> > delivery system. [...] Citrix XenApp [formerly MetaFrame] is the
> > product that makes all this possible.
>
> I'm assuming this can be accessed from a linux, despite
>
>
> http://www2.chccs.k12.nc.us/education/components/faq/faq.php?sectiondetailid=17640#answer_11
> > Q What operating systems are supported by Connect 2 School?
>
> > A Windows 2000, XP, and Mac OS 9.2 is the minimum supported.
>
> since
>
> >   OS 9.2 will work without an installed Citrix client. (Note: OS 9.0
> >   and OS 9.1 will not work unless the Internet Explorer (IE) version
> >   is at 5.4 or higher. This is a Java issue prior to OS 9.2 that
> >   prevents a Citrix desktop from being launched via the web
> >   interface.) [But] Internet Explorer is no longer supported for Mac
> >   users. Use Safari or Mozilla instead.
>
> it sounds like I'll just need Java, a Java-enabled browser (presumably
> firefox), and a Citrix client (perhaps only for troubleshooting).
>
> Can someone who has already done this, preferably on ubuntu, share
> their experience? If not, I'll try
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1164069
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CitrixICAClientHowTo
>
> One more general side question: Citrix offers version 11.0 linux
> clients @
>
>
> http://www.citrix.com/English/SS/downloads/details.asp?downloadId=3323&productId=186
>
> but just a tarball and an RPM. Given that I'm running ubuntu, would
> alien improve my life, or am I better off installing the tarball?
>
> Feel free to respond directly to me as well as the list, and TIA,
> Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com>
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