How To Install libfreerdp-server2-2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-server2-2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libfreerdp-server2-2
libfreerdp-server2-2 is:
FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
This package contains the shared library with common server functionality.
Package: libfreerdp-server2-2 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: 1180 Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libfreerdp2-2 (>= 2.0.0~git20181120.1.e21b72c95+dfsg1), libwinpr2-2 (>= 2.0.0~git20160317.1.75ae3f5+dfsg1) Breaks: libfreerdp-server2 (« 2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-1~) Replaces: libfreerdp-server2 (« 2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-1~) Filename: pool/main/f/freerdp2/libfreerdp-server2-2_2.0.0~git20190204.1.2693389a+dfsg1-2build2_amd64.deb Size: 314132 MD5sum: f3589bc8315a6e84899d607592ab60ed SHA1: c59a844299669ecc8832aa09aebeab9c2172f1ad SHA256: efba535378468ec8d77f327ee421f9746378bb207c4c34432b38437087a4d97b Homepage: http://www.freerdp.com/ Description-en: Free Remote Desktop Protocol library (server library) FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
This package contains the shared library with common server functionality.
There are three methods to install libfreerdp-server2-2 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-server2-2 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-server2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreerdp-server2-2
Install libfreerdp-server2-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp-server2-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreerdp-server2-2
Install libfreerdp-server2-2 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-server2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreerdp-server2-2
How To Uninstall libfreerdp-server2-2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libfreerdp-server2-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreerdp-server2-2
Uninstall libfreerdp-server2-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreerdp-server2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreerdp-server2-2
Remove libfreerdp-server2-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libfreerdp-server2-2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreerdp-server2-2
Remove libfreerdp-server2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreerdp-server2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreerdp-server2-2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-server2-2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
