How To Install xorgxrdp on Fedora 36

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorgxrdp on Fedora 36.

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 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xorgxrdp.

Install xorgxrdp on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install xorgxrdp

Install xorgxrdp on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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 36

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

sudo dnf remove xorgxrdp

xorgxrdp Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/X11/xrdp
/etc/X11/xrdp/xorg.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/25
/usr/lib/.build-id/25/063d414a5986a30e37bba9e53f4fdfedbdfe37
/usr/lib/.build-id/56
/usr/lib/.build-id/56/f1e2b0595aef7eea9f842e80ef3b143bcf1ca9
/usr/lib/.build-id/b0
/usr/lib/.build-id/b0/8d44252e02e0098fc7233f1b696ca993a2fc21
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/8d29c008954622a563aa4b6625ea18c9e4a51b
/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

• xorgxrdp website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xorgxrdp on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).