How To Install grdesktop on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grdesktop on Debian 11.
What is grdesktop
grdesktop is:
grdesktop is a GNOME frontend for the remote desktop client (rdesktop).
It can save several connections (including their options), and browse the network for available terminal servers.
There are three methods to install grdesktop on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install grdesktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install grdesktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grdesktop
Install grdesktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grdesktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grdesktop
Install grdesktop 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 grdesktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grdesktop
How To Uninstall grdesktop on Debian 11
To uninstall only the grdesktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grdesktop
Uninstall grdesktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grdesktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grdesktop
Remove grdesktop Configurations and Data
To remove grdesktop configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grdesktop
Remove grdesktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grdesktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grdesktop
Dependencies
grdesktop have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grdesktop package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
