Release Notes
Software Client for Linux 23.01.1
Release 23.01.1 of the Software Client for Linux is a maintenance release which replaces and deprecates 23.01.
It includes the following:
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Anyware Health Monitor now shows correct color space when in GPU Offload Mode (171126)
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Cancel button now works as expected when exiting a connection (158607)
Previous release information:
23.01:
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Connection Health Indicator: This release introduces a new Connection Health Indicator to the Software Client for Linux. This feature allows users to monitor the health of an active PCoIP session, including live statistics for frame rate, network packet loss, and network latency. See Connection Health Indicator for more information.
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Collaboration: A new Collaboration manager replaces the collaboration management console, providing an improved interface and streamlining the process of generating and accepting collaborators. The collaboration manager displays a list of connected users, and allows the session owner to enable or disable input control for collaborators during the session.
Important: Note that all of the session owner's monitors that are in the PCoIP session will be shared when collaborating. In windowed mode or fullscreen one monitor mode, this will be the a single display. In fullscreen all monitors mode, all screens are shared.
For more information, see the PCoIP agent guide for your host system:
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Interface Improvements: Continued improvements have been added to the Software Client for Linux:
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You can now set the client to remember your username on the client authentication page.
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The domain name is now visible on the authentication page, making it clear what domain you're logging into.
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A new Desktop info option has been added to the desktop selection screen. This feature allows you to view information about the remote desktop, such as its resource name, ID, and available protocol. See Viewing Information About Your Desktops for more information.
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Wacom Tablet Force Proportions: You can now enable the Tablet Force Proportions feature of your Wacom tablet in a PCoIP session to constrain the horizontal and vertical proportions of your display to the proportions of the tablet. For more information, see Tablet Force Proportions.
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Bug fixes and stability enhancements.
Anyware Health Monitor now shows correct color space when in GPU Offload Mode
The Anyware Health Monitor now indicates the correct color space when in GPU offload mode. Previously, the health monitor could incorrectly show BGRA 8|8|8|8 when in GPU offload mode.
Custom Broker Authentication Prompt Field is Scrollable
If the text provided by a custom broker is longer than the available space on the authentication forms a scrollbar will appear to be able to scroll to see the entire text.
Cancel button now works as expected when exiting a connection
The cancel button now works as expected when exiting a connection. Previously, the cancel button could have no effect under certain conditions.
Anyware Health May show Incorrect Color Space when in GPU Offload Mode
While in GPU Offload mode, the color space may incorrectly report as BGRA 8|8|8|8.
While in GPU offload mode, do not use the Anyware Health PCoIP Mode to identify current color space.
Fractional Scaling not Supported on Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04
The PCoIP Client for Linux does not support fractional scaling on Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04. When fractional scaling is enabled, the user may experience a client crash when switching to full-screen mode or experience issues with screen layout and mouse coordinate mapping.
Turn off Fractional Scaling in Ubuntu Settings under Screen Display.
Anyware Health Monitor Shows Extra Displays in Dropdown List
When switching from Full Screen All Monitors to a single monitor or window, the Anyware Health window display selection drop-down beside the framerate field may show more than one display on the list.
If more than one display is listed when there is only one monitor or window in the session, be sure to select "Display 1" to see the correct framerate data.
The name of network shown in Anyware Health Monitor does not change during a session
In Anyware Health Monitor, the name of network shown will not change during a session even if the actual network changes.
For example, if an ethernet cable is pulled out and the system switches to WiFi, the name of network will not change in the Anyware Health Monitor display until the session is disconnected and reconnected.
When entering credentials, pressing Enter in Username field does not advance cursor to Password field
Pressing Enter on the Username field does not advance the text entry cursor to the Password field.
Use the Tab button or mouse to move from the Username field to the Password field.
Linux Client running on Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 are unable to connect to Remote Workstation Card
Linux Clients running on Ubuntu 20.04 or 22.04 cannot connect to Remote Workstation Cards.
Resizing collaboration session window causes crash
Re-sizing the PCoIP Client window while participating in a PCoIP Ultra Collaboration session may cause the PCoIP client to crash.
Avoid re-sizing client window size while participating in a PCoIP Ultra Collaboration session.
If this occurs, re-start the collaboration session by sending a new invitation to the Guest Collaborator.
Keyboard and Mouse Freeze when Connected to Remote Workstation Card in Windowed Mode
Keyboard and Mouse can freeze when connected to a Remote Workstation Card while the Soft Client is in windowed mode.
If this occurs, switch the client to full-screen mode to reestablish Keyboard and Mouse functionality.
Pressing "Cancel" on Connection does not stop proceeding to next step
When connecting to a saved connection, a "Cancel" button will appear briefly after starting the connection, if you click that cancel button after the connection has started to connect, the UI proceed to the authentication form disregarding the cancel click.
If you do not wish to proceed with the selected connection, click the "Back to Connections" button on the authentication form.
Linux Repositories on downloads.teradici.com are deprecated
The Linux repositories that existed on downloads.teradici.com are deprecated and should no longer be used. Updating a repository located on downloads.teradici.com will produce a certificate error similar to the following:
$ sudo apt-get update
Certificate verification failed: The certificate is NOT trusted. The certificate chain uses expired certificate. Could not handshake: Error in the certificate verification. [IP: 52.25.54.15 443]
Any references to downloads.teradici.com should be removed. Search for any files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ for "downloads.teradici.com" and delete them.
For example:
$ grep downloads.teradici.com /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
…returns something similar to: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pcoip.list [...]
…remove the file: sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pcoip.list
Once the legacy file is removed, refresh the repository cache.
sudo apt-get update
AVD Client does not time-out on network disruption
When connected to an RDP session with the AVD client, if the network connection between the client and agent is disrupted the connection does not time-out.
If the network disconnects during an RDP session, close and re-open the PCoIP Client, and re-connect to the session manually.