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:
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RHEL 8.10
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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 three fixes compared to the 2203 LTSR Cumulative Update 5 release of Linux Virtual Delivery Agent.