Direct download link for Citrix Workspace

[ncats_lab]

I'm trying to script a direct download of Citrix Workspace so I don't have to manual update the pkg for each patch.

Unfortunately, the download link is a redirect, and the URL changes regularly. Does anyone know the URL for a direct download?

My current script does this:

#!/bin/sh

curl -L -O "https://downloads.citrix.com/16002/CitrixWorkspaceApp.dmg?__gda__=1559853370_f26ea92eb50e024708c1e0cb9dc29474"

mv CitrixWorkspaceApp.dmg?__gda__=1559853370_f26ea92eb50e024708c1e0cb9dc29474 /tmp/CitrixWorkspaceApp.dmg

hdiutil attach /tmp/CitrixWorkspaceApp.dmg -nobrowse

installer -pkg "/Volumes/Citrix Workspace/Install Citrix Workspace.pkg" -target /

citrixmnt="$(hdiutil info | grep "/Volumes/Citrix Workspace" | awk '{ print $1 }')"

hdiutil detach $citrixmnt

rm -f  /tmp/CitrixWorkspaceApp.dmg

[bentoms]

@ncats_lab Really.. i'd use Autopkg here.. but you could borrow some bits from the Autopkg recipe

[MatG]

Workspace can check for updates itself, but Autopkgr is the way to go.

[marklamont]

I did some work on this and it seems to work.

#!/bin/bash

#####################################################################################################
#
# ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
#
# NAME
#   CitrixWorkspaceUpdate.sh -- Installs or updates Citrix Workspace
#
# SYNOPSIS
#   sudo CitrixWorkspaceUpdate.sh
#
# LICENSE
#   Distributed under the MIT License
#
# EXIT CODES
#   0 - Citrix Workspace is current
#   1 - Citrix Workspace installed successfully
#   2 - Citrix Workspace NOT installed
#   3 - Citrix Workspace update unsuccessful
#   4 - Citrix Workspace is running
#   5 - Not an Intel-based Mac
#
# these are logged but not passed to jamf as anything other than 0 is a failed script
#
####################################################################################################
#
# HISTORY
#
#   Version: 1.7
#   - v.1.7 Mark Lamont  15.05.2019  : made a whole bunch of tidy ups of bits I added for debug and changed logic round app running check
#   - v.1.6 Mark Lamont  15.05.2019  : made some changes to how the version check works, only uses xx.xx and made it so only two exit codes: 0 and 1 so jaf doesn't flag false fails for a success.
#   - v.1.5 Alex Waddell 22.02.2019  : Fixed (for real this time) various version parsing and normalisation issues, resolved exit code problems
#   - v.1.4 Alex Waddell 11.12.2018  : Fixed various version parsing and normalisation issues, resolved exit code 3 problem
#   - v.1.3 Peter Wreiber 09.19.2018  : Added support for Citrix Workspace
#   - v.1.2 Brian Monroe, 05.31.2016 : Fixed downloads and added regex for version matching
#   - v.1.1 Luie Lugo, 10.18.2016 : Updated for v12.3, also cleaned up download URL handling
#   - v.1.0 Luie Lugo, 09.05.2016 : Updates Citrix Receiver
#
####################################################################################################
# Script to download and install Citrix Workspace.

# Setting variables
WorkspaceProcRunning=0
contactinfo="IT Support"

# Echo function
echoFunc () {
    # Date and Time function for the log file
    fDateTime () { echo $(date +"%a %b %d %T"); }

    # Title for beginning of line in log file
    Title="InstallLatestCitrixWorkspace:"

    # Header string function
    fHeader () { echo $(fDateTime) $(hostname) $Title; }

    # Check for the log file
    if [ -e "/Library/Logs/CitrixWorkspaceUpdateScript.log" ]; then
        echo $(fHeader) "$1" >> "/Library/Logs/CitrixWorkspaceUpdateScript.log"
    else
        cat "" > "/Library/Logs/CitrixWorkspaceUpdateScript.log"
        if [ -e "/Library/Logs/CitrixWorkspaceUpdateScript.log" ]; then
            echo $(fHeader) "$1" >> "/Library/Logs/CitrixWorkspaceUpdateScript.log"
        else
            echo "Failed to create log file, writing to JAMF log"
            echo $(fHeader) "$1" >> "/var/log/jamf.log"
        fi
    fi

    # Echo out
    echo $(fDateTime) ": $1"
}

# Exit function
exitFunc () {
    case $1 in
        0) exitCode="0 - Citrix Workspace is current! Version: $2";;
        1) exitCode="1 - SUCCESS: Citrix Workspace has been updated to version $2";;
        2) exitCode="2 - ERROR: Citrix Workspace NOT installed!";;
        3) exitCode="3 - ERROR: Citrix Workspace update unsuccessful, version remains at $2!";;
        4) exitCode="4 - ERROR: Citrix Workspace is running.";;
        5) exitCode="5 - ERROR: Not an Intel-based Mac.";;
        6) exitCode="6 - ERROR: Wireless connected to a known bad WiFi network that won't allow downloading of the installer! SSID: $2";;
        *) exitCode="$1";;
    esac
    echoFunc "Exit code: $exitCode"
    echoFunc "======================== Script Complete ========================"
    # if exit code is expected the exit 0 else exit 1 so it shows correctly in jamf
    if [ "$1" = "0" ] || [ "$1" = "1" ] || [ "$1" = "4" ]; then
    echo "exit 0"
    exit 0
    else
    echo "exit 1"
    exit 1
    fi
}

# Check to see if Citrix Workspace is running
WorkspaceRunningCheck () {
    isRunning=$(ps ax | grep "Citrix Workspace" | grep -v grep | wc -l | sed 's/ //g')
    echoFunc "isRunning is $isRunning"
    if [[ $isRunning == 0 ]]
    then
          echoFunc "Workspace is NOT running, continuing"  
    else
    # Workspace is running, 
        echoFunc "Workspace is running, get out of here"
        WorkspaceRunning
    fi
}

WorkspaceRunning () {
# workspace running. let's not interupt and we'll wait 'till next run'

# tidy up
echoFunc "tidying up downloaded dmg"
rm /tmp/${dmgfile}
exitFunc 4

}


echoFunc ""
echoFunc "======================== Starting Script ========================"


# Are we running on Intel?
if [ '`/usr/bin/uname -p`'="i386" -o '`/usr/bin/uname -p`'="x86_64" ]; then
    ## Get OS version and adjust for use with the URL string
    OSvers_URL=$( sw_vers -productVersion | sed 's/[.]/_/g' )

    ## Set the User Agent string for use with curl
    userAgent="Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X ${OSvers_URL}) AppleWebKit/535.6.2 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.2 Safari/535.6.2"

    # Get the latest version of Workspace available from Citrix's Workspace page.
    latestver=``
    while [ -z "$latestver" ]
    do
        latestver=`curl -s -L https://www.citrix.com/downloads/workspace-app/mac/workspace-app-for-mac-latest.html#ctx-dl-eula-external | grep "<h1>Citrix " | awk '{print $4}'`
    done
    if [[ ${latestver} =~ ^[0-9]+.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
        latestvershort=${latestver:0:4}
    fi
    latestvernorm=`echo ${latestver}`
    echoFunc "Latest Available Citrix Workspace Version for install is: $latestvernorm"
    echoFunc "latest version to compare is $latestvershort"

    # default value, stays at this if not installed
    currentinstalledvernorm="0000"

    # Get the version number of the currently-installed Citrix Workspace, if any.
     if [ -e "/Applications/Citrix Workspace.app" ]
     then
         currentinstalledapp="Citrix Workspace"
         currentinstalledver=`/usr/bin/defaults read /Applications/Citrix Workspace.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString`
         echoFunc "Current installed version in full: $currentinstalledver"
         if [[ ${currentinstalledver} =~ ^[0-9]{2}.[0-9]{2}.[0-9]{0,2}$ ]];
         then
            currentinstalledvernorm=$( echo $currentinstalledver | sed -e 's/[.]//g' )
            currentinstalledvernorm=${currentinstalledvernorm:0:4}
            #echoFunc "Installed version $currentinstalledvernorm"
         else 
            currentinstalledvernorm=${currentinstalledver:0:4}
            currentinstalledvernorm=$( echo $currentinstalledvernorm | sed -e 's/[.]/0/g' )
            #echoFunc "Installed version $currentinstalledvernorm"
         fi

         echoFunc "Current installed version to compare is: $currentinstalledvernorm"
         if [ ${latestvershort} = ${currentinstalledvernorm} ]; then
             exitFunc 0 "No update needed as ${currentinstalledapp} ${currentinstalledvernorm} is current version"
         fi
     fi



    # Build URL and dmg file name
    CRCurrVersNormalized=$( echo $latestver | sed -e 's/[.]//g' )
    echoFunc "CRCurrVersNormalized: $CRCurrVersNormalized"
    url1="https:"
    url2=`curl -s -L https://www.citrix.com/downloads/workspace-app/mac/workspace-app-for-mac-latest.html#ctx-dl-eula-external | grep dmg? | sed 's/.*rel=.(.*)..id=.*/1/'`
    url=`echo "${url1}${url2}"`
    echoFunc "Latest version of the URL is: $url"
    dmgfile="Citrix_work_${CRCurrVersNormalized}.dmg"

    # Compare the two versions, if they are different or Citrix Workspace is not present then download and install the new version.
        if [ "${currentinstalledvernorm}" != "${latestvershort}" ]

    then
        echoFunc "Current Installed Workspace version: ${currentinstalledapp} ${currentinstalledvernorm}"
        echoFunc "Available Workspace version : ${latestvershort} => ${currentinstalledvernorm}"

        echoFunc "Downloading newer version."
        curl -s -o /tmp/${dmgfile} ${url}
        case $? in
            0)
                echoFunc "Checking if the file exists after downloading."
                if [ -e "/tmp/${dmgfile}" ]; then
                    WorkspaceFileSize=$(du -k "/tmp/${dmgfile}" | cut -f 1)
                    echoFunc "Downloaded File Size: $WorkspaceFileSize kb"
                fi
                echoFunc "Checking if Workspace is running before we install"
                WorkspaceRunningCheck
                echoFunc "Mounting installer disk image."
                hdiutil attach /tmp/${dmgfile} -nobrowse -quiet
                echoFunc "Installing Citrix Workspace v$latestver"
                echo "$(date +"%a %b %d %T") Installing Citrix Workspace v$latestver" >> /var/log/CitrixWorkspaceInstall.log
                /usr/sbin/installer -pkg "/Volumes/Citrix Workspace/Install Citrix Workspace.pkg" -target / >> /var/log/CitrixWorkspaceInstall.log # > /dev/null

                sleep 10
                echoFunc "Unmounting installer disk image."
                /sbin/umount /Volumes/Cit*
                sleep 10
                echoFunc "Deleting disk image."
                rm /tmp/${dmgfile}

                sleep 10
                #double check to see if the new version got update
                if [ -e "/Applications/Citrix Workspace.app" ]
                then
                    newlyinstalledver=`/usr/bin/defaults read /Applications/Citrix Workspace.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString`
                    echoFunc "Newly installed version is: $newlyinstalledver"

                    if [[ ${newlyinstalledver} =~ ^[0-9]{2}.[0-9]{2}.[0-9]{0,2}$ ]];
                    then
                        newlyinstalledvernorm=$( echo $newlyinstalledver | sed -e 's/[.]//g' )
                        newlyinstalledvernorm=${newlyinstalledvernorm:0:4}
                        echoFunc "Installed version now $newlyinstalledvernorm"
                    else 
                        newlyinstalledvernorm=${newlyinstalledver:0:4}
                        newlyinstalledvernorm=$( echo $newlyinstalledvernorm | sed -e 's/[.]/0/' )
                        echoFunc "Installed version now $newlyinstalledvernorm"
                        if [[ ${newlyinstalledvernorm} =~ ^[0-9]+.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
                        echoFunc "installed version tweaked $newlyinstalledvernorm"
                         fi
                    fi

                    if [ "${latestvershort}" = "${newlyinstalledvernorm}" ]
                    then
                        echoFunc "SUCCESS: Citrix Workspace has been updated to version ${newlyinstalledvernorm}, issuing JAMF recon command"
                        jamf recon
                        if [ $WorkspaceProcRunning -eq 1 ]
                        then
                            /Library/Application Support/JAMF/bin/jamfHelper.app/Contents/MacOS/jamfHelper -windowType hud -lockHUD -title "Citrix Workspace Updated" -description "Citrix Workspace has been updated to version ${newlyinstalledvernorm}." -button1 "OK" -defaultButton 1
                        fi
                        exitFunc 0 "${newlyinstalledvernorm}"
                    else
                        exitFunc 3 "${currentinstalledapp} ${currentinstalledvernorm}"
                    fi
                else
                    exitFunc 3 "${currentinstalledapp} ${currentinstalledvernorm}"
                fi
            ;;
            *)
                echoFunc "Curl function failed on download! Error: $?. Review error codes here: https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/libcurl-errors.html"
            ;;
        esac
    else
        # If Citrix Workspace is up to date already, just log it and exit.
        exitFunc 0 "No update needed as ${currentinstalledapp} ${currentinstalledvernorm} is current version"
    fi
else
    # This script is for Intel Macs only.
    exitFunc 5
fi

[adonboli]

@marklamont Do you happen to have an updated version of this app? I have not tested it but I see it is from 2019 so I assumed there might be an updated version? 

I am not sure if you have it up somewhere that we could grab it? 

Thank you

[ncats_lab]

@marklamont , your script seemed to work! Thank you.

[bmee]

I'm getting an error that Citrix is running on a fresh install macOS X where there isn't any Citrix Apps installed.

[dmahase]

@bmee i've been using AutoPkg and running the Citrix Workspace recipe.

[malonso]

I also get an error "Citrix is running on a fresh install macOS X where there isn't any Citrix Apps installed."

[awilliams]

Anyone able to get this to work lately?

[bmee]

the latest version will only work with Catalina. You'll need to download the older version and package it.

[somnico]

I'm getting an error on Big Sur: "Curl function failed on download! Error: 3.

I assume it's a mistake with a malformatted URL.

[MatG]

Seems ok for me but I have noticed Citrix are not being consistent with the name of the app.

[somnico]

I'm now using the Installomator Script https://github.com/Installomator/Installomator  for installing Citrix Workspace and it works.

[brockwalters]

The installomator version also has lots of janky grep & sed & cut... Just gonna leave this here...

#!/bin/sh


# variables
applnam='Citrix Workspace'
applpth="/Volumes/$applnam/Install $applnam.pkg"
applpkg="/private/tmp/$(/usr/bin/basename "$applpth")"
applurl='https://www.citrix.com/downloads/workspace-app/mac/workspace-app-for-mac-latest.html#ctx-dl-eula-external'
applvrs="$(/usr/bin/curl -LsS "$applurl" | /usr/bin/xmllint -html -xpath "//p[contains(text(),'Version:')]/text()" - | /usr/bin/sed 's/Version: //')"; /bin/sleep 2
applcrl="https:$(/usr/bin/curl -LsS "$applurl" | /usr/bin/xmllint -html -xpath "string(//a[contains(@rel, 'dmg?')]/@rel)" -)"; /bin/sleep 2
appldmg="/private/tmp/$applnam $applvrs.dmg"


# install the current stable version available
>&2 echo "...downloading & installing $appldmg"
/usr/bin/curl -LsS "$applcrl" -o "$appldmg"; /bin/sleep 2
/usr/bin/hdiutil attach -nobrowse "$appldmg"; /bin/sleep 2
/bin/cp "$applpth" /private/tmp/; /bin/sleep 2
/usr/sbin/installer -dumplog -pkg "$applpkg" -tgt /; /bin/sleep 2


>&2 echo "cleaning up..."
/usr/bin/hdiutil detach -force "$(/usr/bin/dirname "$applpth")"
/bin/rm -rf -v "$appldmg" "$applpkg" 

[SMR1]

Anybody know of a script that can be added that'll auto-populate the workspace site for the user?

[brockwalters]

I have an open case with Citrix regarding automatically populating the workspace URL. It's pretty ridiculous because there is not parity between the Windows & macOS versions. You actually can write the value to the following plist:

~/Library/Preferences/com.citrix.ReceiverFTU.AccountRecords.plist 

 but the problem is that plist does not exist before the app is opened for the 1st time - the plist is created by populating the URL field on the app splash screen. 

They claim to be working on it. I would suggest contacting Citrix support & making your own case. This seems like a very easy thing for them to fix.

Lastly, I did play around with creating the plist with the value I wanted & letting the opening of the app the 1st time kind of merge all the values with very mixed results. You can try it, but, I will be waiting for Citrix to fix this. 

[SMR1]

Anything new on this from Citrix?

[brockwalters]

see above. :)

[bmee]

Citrix Workspace is available in the Mac App --> Jamf App Catalog. scope it to install on all deployed machines.

[SMR1]

The problem isn't deploying, we're deploying it just fine. Just curious on trying to get the URL to autopopulate.

[SMR1]

I see the scripts on how to update workspace, but is there a script that will disable the autoupdate. Management wants us to manage these updates when they come out every 2 months along with our other 3rd party patching.

[brockwalters]

Looks like Citrix has updated this page & there seems to be a key / val for setting Store URL now. Don't know about updates. I'm looking & if I get something together I will post.

https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-workspace-app-for-mac/configure.html

[jpoirson]

very interesting, I guess this is what needs to be in the ...FTU. PLIST?

StoreURLs – Configure store details so it’s automatically added when the user opens the Citrix Workspace app, simplifying the sign-on experience. To add a store, provide the details for the StoreURLs setting. For example:

<array>

<string>blabla</string>

</array>

I'm also struggling to get a silent package with auto-configured store URL

[jpoirson]

I solved it and documented it on my blog

https://automatizeblog.wordpress.com/2023/03/06/jamf-autoconfigure-citrix-workspace-store-url-via-cp...

It worked for me, please check and validate if ok for you

the only downside is that the login window is minimized on first launch of CWA, I submitted a ticket to them to get this fixed.

Best regards

[brockwalters]

Actually you didn't, unless, they have changed the way this plist works (which is possible.) 

If not, this plist only stores the URL AFTER it's been set. It does not pre-populate it at install prior to a user opening the app.

[jpoirson]

hi it does in my case, here is how it happens on my side :

1- I deploy the CP ahead of time

2- the user installs CWA 2301 from the self service (its the vanilla pkg from citrix)

3 - the app is autolaunched and the user just has to click on the CWA icon in the dock to get the signin windows to the store

tested on 4 diffferent macs last week

BR

[MALmen]

I have tried this and i cannot for the world get the login page :D

[MALmen]

It only seem to work with the non universal package of citrix workspace. With the universal package with apple silicon support i cannot get the login to show.

[SMR1]

I tried on an intel mac with the intel install and after it installs, I click on the icon at the top and have to click sign-in, it brings up the citrix window, but it just spins and never logs on.

[SMR1]

Here is what I get.

[jpoirson]

click on the icon in the dock :)

[SMR1]

I get the same thing.

[JeffBugbee]

Config Profile:

domain: com.citrix.receiver.nomas

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>AutoUpdateState</key>
        <string>Manual</string>
        <key>ShowHelperInMenuBar</key>
        <true/>
        <key>CEIPEnabled</key>
        <false/>
        <key>StoreURLs</key>
        <array>
            <string>STORE URL</string>
        </array>
    </dict>
</plist>

 I deploy this profile first, then install Workspace. Store URL is auto populated and user simply has to log in.

Workspace app MUST be v23.01 or above. Does NOT work in v22.