How To Install libfreerdp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
