How To Install remmina-plugin-xdmcp on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-plugin-xdmcp on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is remmina-plugin-xdmcp
remmina-plugin-xdmcp is:
Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+, aiming to be useful for system administrators and travellers, who need to work with lots of remote computers in front of either large monitors or tiny netbooks.
Remmina supports multiple network protocols in an integrated and consistent user interface.
Currently RDP, VNC, SPICE, WWW, NX, XDMCP, EXEC and SSH are supported.
This package contains the XDMCP plugin for Remmina.
There are three methods to install remmina-plugin-xdmcp 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 remmina-plugin-xdmcp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install remmina-plugin-xdmcp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install remmina-plugin-xdmcp
Install remmina-plugin-xdmcp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install remmina-plugin-xdmcp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install remmina-plugin-xdmcp
Install remmina-plugin-xdmcp 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 remmina-plugin-xdmcp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install remmina-plugin-xdmcp
How To Uninstall remmina-plugin-xdmcp on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the remmina-plugin-xdmcp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove remmina-plugin-xdmcp
Uninstall remmina-plugin-xdmcp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall remmina-plugin-xdmcp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove remmina-plugin-xdmcp
Remove remmina-plugin-xdmcp Configurations and Data
To remove remmina-plugin-xdmcp configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge remmina-plugin-xdmcp
Remove remmina-plugin-xdmcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove remmina-plugin-xdmcp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge remmina-plugin-xdmcp
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-plugin-xdmcp package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
