How To Install freerdp2-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp2-dev on Debian 11.
What is freerdp2-dev
freerdp2-dev is:
FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
This package contains the FreeRDP development files.
There are three methods to install freerdp2-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install freerdp2-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freerdp2-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freerdp2-dev
Install freerdp2-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freerdp2-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freerdp2-dev
Install freerdp2-dev 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 freerdp2-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freerdp2-dev
How To Uninstall freerdp2-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the freerdp2-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freerdp2-dev
Uninstall freerdp2-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freerdp2-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freerdp2-dev
Remove freerdp2-dev Configurations and Data
To remove freerdp2-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freerdp2-dev
Remove freerdp2-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freerdp2-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freerdp2-dev
Dependencies
freerdp2-dev have the following dependencies:
- libfreerdp-client2-2
- libfreerdp-server2-2
- libfreerdp-shadow-subsystem2-2
- libfreerdp-shadow2-2
- libfreerdp2-2
- libwinpr2-dev
- winpr-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp2-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
