RX-HDX is designed based on the popular Raspberry Pi 3 Model B platform. The device comes with built-in 10/100 Ethernet and integrated 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz) WiFi.RX-HDX+ is a newly released model based on the new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ platform. The device comes with built-in Gigabit Ethernet and integrated 802.11 b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wifi.
- Citrix Receiver on Raspberry Pi This document shows you how to turn your inexpensive Raspberry Pi into a powerful and secure office workstation. Most configuration can be completed simply by copying and pasting! Install the Raspbian Operating System Install NOOBS and Raspbian following https://www.raspberrypi.org/learning/software-guide/quickstart/.
- As stated in the original post “Allow the standard Citrix Receiver for Linux to run unmodified on a Raspberry Pi 2. 13.x Linux Receiver for ARMHF“. Well Raspbian Jessie release this is now possible. Though to get the best out of it you’ll still need to make some changes.
- Citrix Workspace supports fullscreen over dual screens layouts and so does the Raspberry Pi. Unfortunately the default window manager Openbox lacks the correct hints for the Citrix Workspace App. The only way around it is to us a different window manager.
- It is obviously tempting to try to use a Raspberry Pi as a thin client. Often, that means a Citrix client, that requires Citrix Receiver (a closed source program available from Citrix in binary form only). The problem Raspbian is very much a normal Debian system. Citrix Receiver usually works nicely on Debian, and Citrix provides ARM binaries.
The Raspberry Pi is now a threat to thin clients.
Citrix has been fooling around with the Pi as a desktop virtualisation (VDI) target for a while, even releasing a prototype Citrix Receiver for the little computers. That effort was in early 2014.
Citrix has since decided it was inefficient to put a lot of effort into creating a special version of Receiver for one device, so instead set to “working with the Pi Organization to ensure our existing Linux Receiver would work with their new Pi2 architecture and supported OS images.”
The result of that effort, the company blogged last Friday, is that in “XenDesktop/XenApp 7.6 FP3 and the new HDX Thinwire compatibility codec, we … had a codec that would perform efficiently on the Pi2 without the need for hardware accelerated plugins.”
The other piece of the puzzle is ThinLinx, an outfit that makes a US$10 Thin Client & Digital Signage Operating System for the rPi.
That OS is Citrix-ready and, as tested by Citrix users, capable of impressively-speedy video handling.
Citrix also makes some decent arguments for using an rPi as a thin client for VDI, among them that the rPi is secure because it has no on-board storage and even more secure if you store the computer's SD cards in a safe when not in use. Price is another factor: at US$35, the Pi is rather cheaper than dedicated thin clients. So cheap, in fact, that Citrix wonders if military users won't mind if they're destroyed – intentionally or unintentionally.
It's also worth remembering that it's now possible to cook up custom Pis, in quantities of 3,000 to 5,000. The Reg's virtualisation desk hears that VDI does best in greenfields or when owners of large PC fleets refresh their hardware. A custom Pi has the potential to go down well in either scenario, as does a plain vanilla model if you can get your hands on sufficient machines.
Of course the Pi has hidden costs: keyboards, pointing devices, SD cards, WiFi dongles, USB hubs and monitors aren't free. But dedicated thin clients also require those devices before being useful, making a Pi an interesting VDI option. ®
ViewSonic has made VDI accessible for nearly any budget with the ultra-low cost Citrix Ready workspace hub (previously known as Citrix HDX Ready Pi) based on the Raspberry Pi 3. The Citrix Ready workspace hub (previously known as Citrix HDX Ready Pi) is a fully assembled thin client that includes everything you need in a single, orderable package.
Citrix Receiver Raspberry Pi 4
- HDX System-on-Chip
- Citrix Receiver optimized with GPU offloading
- Flash card with secure Linux operating system
- Device management software
- Power supply
Citrix Ready workspace hub (previously known as Citrix HDX Ready Pi) Benefits
Citrix Receiver Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi™ based thin client delivers the compelling economics of consumer devices. Citrix HDX Ready certification ensures that it meets the performance, security and manageability demands of an enterprise-grade zero client. Device cost is no longer a barrier for using desktop virtualization to execute PC refresh, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 strategies.
Install Citrix Receiver Raspberry Pi 4
- Slash VDI client hardware costs by up to 80%
- Save up to 90% on annual support costs
- Simplify set up, administration and maintenance
- Ultra-compact and VESA mountable
- HDX Ready certified for best user experience