How To Install krdc on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install krdc on Debian 11. krdc is Remote Desktop Connection client

Introduction

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

What is krdc

krdc is:

The KDE Remote Desktop Connection client can view and control a desktop session running on another system. It can connect to Windows Terminal Servers using RDP and many other platforms using VNC/RFB.

This package is part of the KDE networking module.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install krdc

Install krdc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install krdc

Install krdc 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 krdc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install krdc

How To Uninstall krdc on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove krdc

Uninstall krdc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove krdc

Remove krdc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge krdc

Remove krdc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge krdc

Dependencies

krdc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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