So how we did it the last place I worked. We used a mix of X2Go, X-11 forwarding/MobaXTerm, and RDP. It depended on the user as to how they wanted to do it.

RDP gave them a full desktop since X2Go couldn't any longer on GNOME 3. X2Go gave them just applications from a menu to pick. People who were used to the cli used X-11 forwarding because it's what they were used to.

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See below:
https://www.parallels.com/blogs/ras/what-is-ica-citrix/

So, basically, it's expensive RDP with the same latency issues. Why companies, why? Guess it's another "I'll tell you it's a bad idea and then you'll pay me for all the extra time it's going to take" situations. That assumes they can find anyone who will touch it.

Yes, you can do the same with VDI and remote apps.

Well, ICA is one way to do VDI and remote apps, lol.

I meant native VDI

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/rds-supported-config

What does Native VDI mean? VDI only refers to something being virtualized. RDS is as much native VDI as any other remoting technology. VDI is just one to one usage, instead of many to one. VDI predates any modern VDI associated technologies.

Okay, in my case not involving additional software or application to set it up that is not Microsoft.

RDS is all Microsoft. But MS and VDI have no tie together. You can do VDI with nothing but KVM and Linux guests.
I get it... trying to place a standard into a box, ny bad.

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Interesting, on the website, the included apps are the same.

They include the same apps but some of the rights are different:-
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RDS isn't virtualization though - at least I don't think it is.

@scottalanmiller ??

This is how Microsoft describe it in this context, including which plans it's available on:

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Ah ha, this is a bit silly. But you need to go into Programs and Features and fine the Citrix VDA client. Select "Change" and then fill in your controller information there. Not intuitive at all.

Seems to be working. At least this step. The applications have populated.

That's the big thing with XenApp, application performance. And integration with XenDesktop for VDI.