How To Install freerdp-x11-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp-x11-dbg on Debian 9.
What is freerdp-x11-dbg
freerdp-x11-dbg is:
FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
This package contains the debug symbols of the xfreerdp executable.
There are three methods to install freerdp-x11-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install freerdp-x11-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freerdp-x11-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freerdp-x11-dbg
Install freerdp-x11-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freerdp-x11-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freerdp-x11-dbg
Install freerdp-x11-dbg Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install freerdp-x11-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freerdp-x11-dbg
How To Uninstall freerdp-x11-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the freerdp-x11-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freerdp-x11-dbg
Uninstall freerdp-x11-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freerdp-x11-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freerdp-x11-dbg
Remove freerdp-x11-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove freerdp-x11-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freerdp-x11-dbg
Remove freerdp-x11-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freerdp-x11-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freerdp-x11-dbg
Dependencies
freerdp-x11-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp-x11-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
