How To Install x2goserver-x2goagent on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2goserver-x2goagent on Ubuntu 20.04. x2goserver-x2goagent is X2Go Servers X2Go Agent

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2goserver-x2goagent on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is x2goserver-x2goagent

x2goserver-x2goagent is:

X2Go is a software suite that uses NX technology for remote desktop computing.

NX technology implements a very efficient compression of the X11 protocol. This increases performance when using X applications over a network, especially a slow one.

X2Go Agent functionality has been completely incorporated into NX agent’s code base. If the nxagent binary is executed under the name of `x2goagent’, the X2Go functionalities get activated.

This package is a wrapper that activates X2Go branding in nxagent. Please refer to the nxagent package’s description for more information on NX.

There are three methods to install x2goserver-x2goagent 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 x2goserver-x2goagent Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install x2goserver-x2goagent using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install x2goserver-x2goagent

Install x2goserver-x2goagent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install x2goserver-x2goagent using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install x2goserver-x2goagent

Install x2goserver-x2goagent 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 x2goserver-x2goagent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install x2goserver-x2goagent

How To Uninstall x2goserver-x2goagent on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the x2goserver-x2goagent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove x2goserver-x2goagent

Uninstall x2goserver-x2goagent And Its Dependencies

To uninstall x2goserver-x2goagent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove x2goserver-x2goagent

Remove x2goserver-x2goagent Configurations and Data

To remove x2goserver-x2goagent configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge x2goserver-x2goagent

Remove x2goserver-x2goagent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove x2goserver-x2goagent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x2goserver-x2goagent

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2goserver-x2goagent package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.