How To Install libfreerdp-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-dev on Debian 9. libfreerdp-dev is Free Remote Desktop Protocol library (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-dev on Debian 9.

What is libfreerdp-dev

libfreerdp-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 libfreerdp-dev 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 libfreerdp-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 libfreerdp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfreerdp-dev

Install libfreerdp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfreerdp-dev

Install libfreerdp-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 libfreerdp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfreerdp-dev

How To Uninstall libfreerdp-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libfreerdp-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfreerdp-dev

Uninstall libfreerdp-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfreerdp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreerdp-dev

Remove libfreerdp-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libfreerdp-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfreerdp-dev

Remove libfreerdp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfreerdp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreerdp-dev

Dependencies

libfreerdp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.