How To Install libfreerdp-client2-2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-client2-2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfreerdp-client2-2
libfreerdp-client2-2 is:
FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
This package contains the shared library for common client functionality. Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntukylin-desktop
Package: libfreerdp-client2-2 Architecture: amd64 Version: 2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-2build2 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: libs Source: freerdp2 Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Debian Remote Maintainers [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 3792 Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.18), libc6 (>= 2.28), libcups2 (>= 1.4.0), libfreerdp2-2 (>= 2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.41.1), libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 (>= 1.0.0), libgstreamer1.0-0 (>= 1.4.0), libpulse0 (>= 0.99.1), libudev1 (>= 183), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 2:1.0.8), libwinpr2-2 (>= 2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1), libx11-6, libxext6 Breaks: libfreerdp-client2 (« 2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-1~) Replaces: libfreerdp-client2 (« 2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-1~) Filename: pool/main/f/freerdp2/libfreerdp-client2-2_2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-2build2_amd64.deb Size: 1023084 MD5sum: b20fd4e90638ce65ff8dea4ce000c5d2 SHA1: 5b262f82b40700720a119e6e08ba26e44393ab5b SHA256: de73c123aa74a174903faf45ccaab9f8eb5bcdb70ccb55974ac3ab8a8a193f61 Homepage: http://www.freerdp.com/ Description-en: Free Remote Desktop Protocol library (client library) FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
This package contains the shared library for common client functionality. Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, ubuntukylin-desktop
There are three methods to install libfreerdp-client2-2 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libfreerdp-client2-2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp-client2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreerdp-client2-2
Install libfreerdp-client2-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp-client2-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreerdp-client2-2
Install libfreerdp-client2-2 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp-client2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreerdp-client2-2
How To Uninstall libfreerdp-client2-2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfreerdp-client2-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreerdp-client2-2
Uninstall libfreerdp-client2-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreerdp-client2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreerdp-client2-2
Remove libfreerdp-client2-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libfreerdp-client2-2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreerdp-client2-2
Remove libfreerdp-client2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreerdp-client2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreerdp-client2-2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-client2-2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
