Linux Desktop Support for Remote Desktop Client
Really need a native linux client to connect to Azure Virtual Desktop. "Windows App" for linux. Connecting through a web browser is a terrible experience - the low refresh rate is like watching a slide show. In fact, running android in a container on top of linux and using the android "Windows App" is far more performant than just connecting through a web browser. (Allthough that is not a great solution). If you've already got an Android app (which works amazing on my phone), a Mac app, and even an app for VR, then surely it's not a stretch to release a linux app.
I was previously using a virtual machine via Citrix - which does have a linux app - and it worked great. Unfortunately work has moved over to connecting via the Windows App now.
I actually got the web based AVD to work at a usable frame rate. I had to enabled chrome/edge flags so that I could get a usable refresh rate that wasn't like viewing a slide show. The flags to enable were the enhanced-gpu-rasterisation and/or #enable-webgl-developer-extensions.
- rana_tigrina2002Sep 06, 2026Copper Contributor
I built native client with feed discovery just like the windows app you are talking about. it will also with with all yours devices like audio, webcam etc. https://dev.to/rana_tigrina2002/i-built-the-linux-client-for-azure-virtual-desktop-that-microsoft-never-shipped-219p