Linux Virtual Delivery Agent

Cumulative Update 6 (CU6)

Release date: Jan 08, 2025

What’s new

Support for RHEL 8.10 and Rocky Linux 8.10

The Linux VDA now supports the following Linux distribution:

  • RHEL 8.10
  • Rocky Linux 8.10

For more information about supported Linux distributions, see System requirements.

OpenJDK dependency upgraded from version 11 to version 17

In this release, the OpenJDK dependency has been upgraded from version 11 to version 17. OpenJDK 17 is automatically installed as a dependency when you install the Linux VDA. For more information, see Install the Linux VDA manually

Service account “ctxsrvr” is moved to a new location

Starting with this release, the Citrix service account “ctxsrvr” is moved from /home/ctxsrvr to /var/lib/ctxsrvr.

Rootless Xorg

The Linux VDA now supports running Xorg with non-root user privileges, also known as “rootless” Xorg. Rootless Xorg is a significant security improvement over running as root. For more information, see Rootless Xorg.

Enhanced graphics performance

This release enhances graphics performance by upgrading JPEG Turbo to Version 3 (V3) on the Linux VDA.

About this release

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2203 LTSR Cumulative Update 6 (CU6) adds two fixes compared to the 2203 LTSR Cumulative Update 5 release of Linux Virtual Delivery Agent.

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2203 LTSR Cumulative Update 5 (CU5)

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2203 LTSR Cumulative Update 4 (CU4)

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2203 LTSR Cumulative Update 3 (CU3)

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2203 LTSR Cumulative Update 2 (CU2)

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2203 LTSR Cumulative Update 1 (CU1)

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent (initial release)

Known issues in this release

Deprecation and removals

Citrix Product Subscription Advantage Eligibility Dates

Cumulative Update 6 (CU6)