There are several options for deploying Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS.

Admins can deliver your custom Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS application to end users in the following ways:

After your install, Citrix Workspace app must be configured with connection details for Citrix Gateway and the Citrix Receiver for Web site that provides users’ desktops and apps. This capability can be achieved in two ways:

To simplify the deployment process for users, you can repackage Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS with a new .cr file to preconfigure Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS with the appropriate connection details for your environment. Users can start working with Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS when they have installed it without the need to do any additional configuration steps.

Download the unpackaged version of Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS to a suitable location.

Download the sample configuration file and customize it as appropriate for your environment.

Rename the modified configuration file to default.cr and copy it to the Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS root directory.

Configuration files with different names or in other locations aren’t included when Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS is repackaged.

By default, the in-session toolbar is enabled. If you want to disable the in-session toolbar do the following steps.

Note: We recommend that you back up the configuration.js file before you modify it.

Use a text editor to open the configuration.js file in the Citrix Workspace app for ChromeApp root directory.

Locate the following section in the file.

pre codeblock 'appPrefs':{ 'chromeApp':{ 'ui' : { 'toolbar' : { 'menubar':true, 'clipboard': false

Change the setting for the menubar attribute to false.

Note: To override any previous configuration, we recommend that you use the Google Admin console to push the policy.

By default, Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS can open any file extension using the Files App in a Chromebook. You can use the Chromebook that is intended for opening files in Google Drive using the FileAccess component in the VDA.

If an administrator wants to disable this option to download the unpackaged version of Citrix Workspace app and edit the “file handlers” section in manifest.json to resemble the following:

In Chrome, browse to chrome://extensions, select the Developer mode check box in the top right corner of the page and then click the Pack extension button.

For security reasons, StoreFront only accepts connections from known Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS instances. You must whitelist your repackaged application to enable users to connect to a Citrix Receiver for Web site.

On the StoreFront server, use a text editor to open the web.config file for the Citrix Receiver for Web site, which is in the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\storename Web directory. The storename is the name, which is specified for the store when it was created.

Locate the following element in the file.

pre codeblock

Change the value of the chromeAppOrigins attribute to chrome-extension://packageid, where packageid is the ID generated for your repackaged application.

There is an option to use the backup and early access release builds for Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS. The backup build option provides business continuity if there are any ongoing issues in the production build. Before you proceed, familiarize with the following build IDs:

If you are an end user, and you want to access the backup build, do the following:

On the Chrome Web store, search Citrix Workspace Backup and click Add to Chrome.

Or

Click the link https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/citrix-workspace-backup/anjihnbmjbbpofafpmklejenkgnjfcdi and click Add to Chrome.

Note:

To verify, see the version of the app. Usually the format is xx.x.5.x. Here, 5 indicates it’s a backup build.

If you are an end user, and you want to access the EAR build, do the following:

On the Chrome Web store, search Citrix Workspace EAR and click Add to Chrome.

Or

Click the link https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/citrix-workspace-backup/lbfgjakkeeccemhonnolnmglmfmccaag and click Add to Chrome.

Google has the Long-term Support (LTS) version on ChromeOS if you prefer fewer updates. At any point in time, one or more versions of the Citrix Workspace app are compatible with the latest version of ChromeOS LTS.

If you are looking for a version of Citrix Workspace app with latest bug fixes and newer features, we recommend:

Bug fixes on ChromeOS or Citrix Workspace app might not be backward compatible with ChromeOS LTS version. To access backward compatibility, you might need to switch to the ChromeOS stable channel.

New features that are provided by Citrix or Google might depend on newer software versions. To access new features, use the stable channel for ChromeOS and the latest version of Citrix Workspace app.

The following features are not eligible for compatibility with ChromeOS LTS:

Updates to the excluded features are available on the latest version of ChromeOS on the stable channel along with the latest version of the Citrix Workspace app.

After installing and configuring Citrix Workspace app, select the Citrix Workspace icon in the Chrome apps list. Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS starts as shown in the following image. To remove Citrix Workspace app for ChromeOS from their devices, right-click the Citrix Workspace icon in the Chrome apps list and select Uninstall.

To upgrade to the new Citrix Workspace app, do any of the following steps:

For the documentation of Citrix Receiver for Chrome, see Citrix Receiver.