How To Install guacd on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install guacd on Debian 11. guacd is HTML5 web application for accessing remote desktops (proxy daemon)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install guacd on Debian 11.

What is guacd

guacd is:

Guacamole is an HTML5 web application that provides access to a desktop environment using remote desktop protocols. A centralized server acts as a tunnel and proxy, allowing access to multiple desktops through a web browser. No plugins are needed: the client requires nothing more than a web browser supporting HTML5 and AJAX.

The Guacamole proxy daemon, guacd, translates between remote desktop protocols (like VNC) and the Guacamole protocol using protocol plugins. Once a user is authenticated with the Guacamole web application, a tunnel is established through the web application to guacd, allowing the JavaScript client to communicate to an arbitrary remote desktop server through guacd.

This package contains the daemon binary.

There are three methods to install guacd 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 guacd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install guacd

Install guacd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install guacd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install guacd

Install guacd 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 guacd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install guacd

How To Uninstall guacd on Debian 11

To uninstall only the guacd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove guacd

Uninstall guacd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall guacd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove guacd

Remove guacd Configurations and Data

To remove guacd configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge guacd

Remove guacd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge guacd

Dependencies

guacd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install guacd package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.