How To Install libxfreerdp-client1.1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfreerdp-client1.1 on Debian 9. libxfreerdp-client1.1 is Free Remote Desktop Protocol library (xfreerdp-client library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfreerdp-client1.1 on Debian 9.

What is libxfreerdp-client1.1

libxfreerdp-client1.1 is:

FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

This package contains the xfreerdp-client shared library.

There are three methods to install libxfreerdp-client1.1 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 libxfreerdp-client1.1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxfreerdp-client1.1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxfreerdp-client1.1

Install libxfreerdp-client1.1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxfreerdp-client1.1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxfreerdp-client1.1

Install libxfreerdp-client1.1 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 libxfreerdp-client1.1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxfreerdp-client1.1

How To Uninstall libxfreerdp-client1.1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libxfreerdp-client1.1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxfreerdp-client1.1

Uninstall libxfreerdp-client1.1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxfreerdp-client1.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxfreerdp-client1.1

Remove libxfreerdp-client1.1 Configurations and Data

To remove libxfreerdp-client1.1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxfreerdp-client1.1

Remove libxfreerdp-client1.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxfreerdp-client1.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxfreerdp-client1.1

Dependencies

libxfreerdp-client1.1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfreerdp-client1.1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.