How To Install chrome-remote-desktop on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-remote-desktop on Rocky Linux 8. chrome-remote-desktop is Remote desktop support for google-chrome & chromium

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-remote-desktop on Rocky Linux 8.

What is chrome-remote-desktop

Remote desktop support for google-chrome & chromium.

We can use yum or dnf to install chrome-remote-desktop on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install chrome-remote-desktop.

Install chrome-remote-desktop on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install chrome-remote-desktop using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install chrome-remote-desktop

Install chrome-remote-desktop on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install chrome-remote-desktop using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install chrome-remote-desktop

How To Uninstall chrome-remote-desktop on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the chrome-remote-desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove chrome-remote-desktop

chrome-remote-desktop Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/chrome-remote-desktop
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/chrome-remote-desktop-host
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_assistance-firefox.json
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_assistance.json
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_desktop-firefox.json
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_desktop.json
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/remoting_user_session
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/user-session
/etc/opt/chrome
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/chrome-remote-desktop
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/chrome-remote-desktop-host
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_assistance-firefox.json
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_assistance.json
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_desktop-firefox.json
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_desktop.json
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/remoting_user_session
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/user-session
/etc/pam.d/chrome-remote-desktop
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/24
/usr/lib/.build-id/24/5c5eb076e25c761e2ceb1bd89f9411c014ac6f
/usr/lib/.build-id/52
/usr/lib/.build-id/52/4f7428cd865d41e5b61ae4416cb9f88a1b423d
/usr/lib/.build-id/90
/usr/lib/.build-id/90/f22c5b7ff3f3369731214194e709905023a4bf
/usr/lib/.build-id/95/f2a00d80b463d95e55fb79a920db1e4c39ec80
/usr/lib/.build-id/95/f2a00d80b463d95e55fb79a920db1e4c39ec80.1
/usr/lib/.build-id/95/f2a00d80b463d95e55fb79a920db1e4c39ec80.2
/usr/lib/.build-id/fc
/usr/lib/.build-id/fc/0436ae45bdc0e30b9b3d7f6beb76b4ca6bfd40
/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop-host
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/is-remoting-session
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/native-messaging-host
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remote-assistance-host
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/am.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/am.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ar-XB.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ar-XB.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ar.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ar.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/bg.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/bg.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/bn.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/bn.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ca.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ca.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/cs.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/cs.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/da.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/da.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/de.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/de.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/el.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/el.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/en-GB.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/en-GB.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/en-XA.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/en-XA.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/en.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/en.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/es-419.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/es-419.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/es.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/es.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/et.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/et.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fa.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fa.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fi.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fi.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fil.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fil.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fr.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fr.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/gu.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/gu.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/he.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/he.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hi.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hi.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hr.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hr.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hu.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hu.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/id.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/id.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/it.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/it.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ja.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ja.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/kn.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/kn.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ko.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ko.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/lt.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/lt.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/lv.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/lv.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ml.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ml.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/mr.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/mr.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ms.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ms.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/nb.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/nb.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/nl.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/nl.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pl.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pl.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pt-BR.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pt-BR.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pt-PT.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pt-PT.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ro.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ro.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ru.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ru.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sk.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sk.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sl.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sl.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sr.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sr.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sv.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sv.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sw.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sw.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ta.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ta.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/te.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/te.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/th.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/th.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/tr.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/tr.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/uk.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/uk.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/vi.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/vi.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/zh-CN.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/zh-CN.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/zh-TW.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/zh-TW.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/start-host
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/user-session
/var/lib/chrome-remote-desktop
/var/lib/chrome-remote-desktop/hashes

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-remote-desktop on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.