Latest Linux client release
1. Download the Amazon Workspaces client
Click the link to download the new Linux clients directly to your computer. Refer to the release notes for the new features.
Ubuntu 20.04(amd64) - PCoIP & WSP
DownloadUbuntu 22.04(amd64) - WSP only
DownloadWhen you run the new client application, you are prompted for your registration code, which is contained in your welcome email. For existing customers, you can find the registration codes under ~/.local/share/Amazon Web Services/Amazon WorkSpaces/RegistrationList.json.The latest Linux client (above) does not support custom login workflows with a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI documentation). Use "PCoIP only" section below to download the version of the client that supports this feature.
2. Install Amazon Workspaces
Once the deb file has been downloaded, you can install Amazon Workspaces with the following command.
sudo apt install <path_to_deb_file>
If you are in the same directory where the deb file is located, use it like this:
sudo apt install ./<name_of_deb_file>
Ubuntu 18.04 (amd64) and Ubuntu 20.04 (amd64)
- 1. Add the Amazon Workspaces Client repository to your system
Prior to installing the Amazon WorkSpaces client you need to add the repository to your systems respository’s list. To do this follow these commands:
Ubuntu 18.04 (amd64)
wget -q -O - https://workspaces-client-linux-public-key.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ADB332E7.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://d3nt0h4h6pmmc4.cloudfront.net/ubuntu bionic main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/amazon-workspaces-clients.list
sudo apt-get update
Ubuntu 20.04 (amd64)
wget -q -O - https://workspaces-client-linux-public-key.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ADB332E7.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://d3nt0h4h6pmmc4.cloudfront.net/ubuntu focal main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/amazon-workspaces-clients.list
sudo apt-get update
2. Install Amazon Workspaces
Once the deb file has been downloaded, you can install Amazon Workspaces with the following command.
sudo apt-get install workspacesclient
PCoIP only
If you need to download and install the Amazon WorkSpaces Client directly, you can find the download here for Ubuntu 18.04 (amd64), Ubuntu 20.04 (amd64)
Doing this bypasses auto-updates requiring the administrator to manually install each future version.