How To Install freerdp-libs on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp-libs on Rocky Linux 8. freerdp-libs is Core libraries implementing the RDP protocol

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp-libs on Rocky Linux 8.

What is freerdp-libs

libfreerdp-core can be embedded in applications. libfreerdp-channels and libfreerdp-kbd might be convenient to use in X applications together with libfreerdp-core. libfreerdp-core can be extended with plugins handling RDP channels.

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

Install freerdp-libs 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 freerdp-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install freerdp-libs

Install freerdp-libs 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 freerdp-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install freerdp-libs

How To Uninstall freerdp-libs on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the freerdp-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove freerdp-libs

freerdp-libs Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

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/usr/lib64/freerdp2
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/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libaudin-client-oss.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libaudin-client-pulse.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libaudin-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libdisp-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libdrive-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libecho-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libgeometry-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libparallel-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libprinter-client-cups.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libprinter-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/librdp2tcp-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/librdpei-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/librdpgfx-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/librdpsnd-client-alsa.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/librdpsnd-client-fake.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/librdpsnd-client-oss.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/librdpsnd-client-pulse.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libserial-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/liburbdrc-client-libusb.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/liburbdrc-client.so
/usr/lib64/freerdp2/libvideo-client.so
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/usr/lib64/libfreerdp2.so.2
/usr/lib64/libfreerdp2.so.2.2.0
/usr/lib64/libuwac0.so.0
/usr/lib64/libuwac0.so.0.1.1
/usr/share/doc/freerdp-libs
/usr/share/doc/freerdp-libs/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/freerdp-libs/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/freerdp-libs
/usr/share/licenses/freerdp-libs/LICENSE
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/usr/lib/.build-id
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/usr/lib/freerdp2
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libaudin-client-alsa.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libaudin-client-oss.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libaudin-client-pulse.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libaudin-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libdisp-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libdrive-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libecho-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libgeometry-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libparallel-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libprinter-client-cups.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libprinter-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/librdp2tcp-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/librdpei-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/librdpgfx-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/librdpsnd-client-alsa.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/librdpsnd-client-fake.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/librdpsnd-client-oss.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/librdpsnd-client-pulse.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libserial-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/liburbdrc-client-libusb.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/liburbdrc-client.so
/usr/lib/freerdp2/libvideo-client.so
/usr/lib/libfreerdp-client2.so.2
/usr/lib/libfreerdp-client2.so.2.2.0
/usr/lib/libfreerdp2.so.2
/usr/lib/libfreerdp2.so.2.2.0
/usr/lib/libuwac0.so.0
/usr/lib/libuwac0.so.0.1.1
/usr/share/doc/freerdp-libs
/usr/share/doc/freerdp-libs/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/freerdp-libs/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/freerdp-libs
/usr/share/licenses/freerdp-libs/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man7/wlog.7.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp-libs on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.