How To Install chrome-remote-desktop on CentOS 8
chrome-remote-desktop is Remote desktop support for google-chrome & chromium
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-remote-desktop on CentOS 8.
What is chrome-remote-desktop
Remote desktop support for google-chrome & chromium.
We can use yum or dnf to install chrome-remote-desktop on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install chrome-remote-desktop.
Install chrome-remote-desktop on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install chrome-remote-desktop using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install chrome-remote-desktop
Install chrome-remote-desktop on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install chrome-remote-desktop using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install chrome-remote-desktop
How To Uninstall chrome-remote-desktop on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the chrome-remote-desktop package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove chrome-remote-desktop
chrome-remote-desktop Package Contents on CentOS 8
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/chrome-remote-desktop
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/chrome-remote-desktop-host
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_assistance-firefox.json
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_assistance.json
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_desktop-firefox.json
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_desktop.json
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/remoting_user_session
/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/user-session
/etc/opt/chrome
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/chrome-remote-desktop
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/chrome-remote-desktop-host
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_assistance-firefox.json
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_assistance.json
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_desktop-firefox.json
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/com.google.chrome.remote_desktop.json
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/remoting_user_session
/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/user-session
/etc/pam.d/chrome-remote-desktop
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/38
/usr/lib/.build-id/38/3a85ca57bc42108de56aff3881d6342fa2e4e5
/usr/lib/.build-id/48
/usr/lib/.build-id/48/850e9882c1f76ab3adfc8a2e5df5db2c5e7c56
/usr/lib/.build-id/65/58b049a921103ac2139537bfe777071b9c5a43
/usr/lib/.build-id/6c/d2d4ddfcee4a5f5b98431e8a1ca3b644042771
/usr/lib/.build-id/6c/d2d4ddfcee4a5f5b98431e8a1ca3b644042771.1
/usr/lib/.build-id/6c/d2d4ddfcee4a5f5b98431e8a1ca3b644042771.2
/usr/lib/.build-id/c2
/usr/lib/.build-id/c2/0b8011201356454f46277f0224bfd95b64d6b6
/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop-host
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/is-remoting-session
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/native-messaging-host
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remote-assistance-host
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/am.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/am.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ar.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ar.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/bg.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/bg.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/bn.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/bn.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ca.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ca.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/cs.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/cs.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/da.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/da.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/de.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/de.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/el.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/el.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/en-GB.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/en-GB.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/en.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/en.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/es-419.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/es-419.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/es.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/es.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/et.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/et.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fa.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fa.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fi.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fi.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fil.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fil.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fr.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/fr.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/gu.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/gu.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/he.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/he.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hi.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hi.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hr.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hr.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hu.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/hu.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/id.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/id.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/it.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/it.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ja.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ja.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/kn.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/kn.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ko.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ko.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/lt.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/lt.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/lv.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/lv.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ml.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ml.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/mr.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/mr.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ms.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ms.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/nb.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/nb.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/nl.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/nl.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pl.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pl.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pt-BR.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pt-BR.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pt-PT.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/pt-PT.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ro.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ro.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ru.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ru.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sk.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sk.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sl.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sl.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sr.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sr.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sv.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sv.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sw.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/sw.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ta.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/ta.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/te.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/te.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/th.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/th.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/tr.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/tr.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/uk.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/uk.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/vi.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/vi.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/zh-CN.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/zh-CN.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/zh-TW.pak
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/remoting_locales/zh-TW.pak.info
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/start-host
/usr/lib64/chrome-remote-desktop/user-session
/var/lib/chrome-remote-desktop
/var/lib/chrome-remote-desktop/hashes
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chrome-remote-desktop on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.