How To Install xorgxrdp on Fedora 34

xorgxrdp is Implementation of xrdp backend as Xorg modules

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorgxrdp on Fedora 34.

What is xorgxrdp

xorgxrdp is a set of X11 modules that make Xorg act as a backend for xrdp. Xorg with xorgxrdp is the most advanced xrdp backend with support for screen resizing and multiple monitors.

We can use yum or dnf to install xorgxrdp on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorgxrdp.

Install xorgxrdp on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install xorgxrdp using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xorgxrdp

Install xorgxrdp on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install xorgxrdp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xorgxrdp

How To Uninstall xorgxrdp on Fedora 34

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

sudo dnf remove xorgxrdp

xorgxrdp Package Contents on Fedora 34

/etc/X11/xrdp
/etc/X11/xrdp/xorg.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/31
/usr/lib/.build-id/31/a70058812f3ecd7b06c25ee7d6e127e1090ca4
/usr/lib/.build-id/55
/usr/lib/.build-id/55/d956ab2e90c6389d7ec181818d38bd3e35f2f9
/usr/lib/.build-id/65
/usr/lib/.build-id/65/8c7bc0b13382ba8f0f31c4cf18631e8ab9355f
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca
/usr/lib/.build-id/ca/eb7b927461a62a46259a7031fd9fc567497d68
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/xrdpdev_drv.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/xrdpkeyb_drv.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/xrdpmouse_drv.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libxorgxrdp.so
/usr/share/doc/xorgxrdp
/usr/share/doc/xorgxrdp/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/xorgxrdp
/usr/share/licenses/xorgxrdp/COPYING
/etc/X11/xrdp
/etc/X11/xrdp/xorg.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d
/usr/lib/.build-id/6d/a65bc0c8e381da5978b6b6d8c8fc43cfd4f8a2
/usr/lib/.build-id/be
/usr/lib/.build-id/be/b6de27ab0348fa86eac41d49556f816dc0f4a6
/usr/lib/.build-id/d5
/usr/lib/.build-id/d5/59f73537920c4003566840d60296ec513b5326
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7
/usr/lib/.build-id/f7/8646fe51b0a42f4330f812eec94d63f93a4ea8
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/xrdpdev_drv.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/xrdpkeyb_drv.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/xrdpmouse_drv.so
/usr/lib64/xorg/modules/libxorgxrdp.so
/usr/share/doc/xorgxrdp
/usr/share/doc/xorgxrdp/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/xorgxrdp
/usr/share/licenses/xorgxrdp/COPYING

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorgxrdp on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.