How To Install freerdp on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp in AlmaLinux 8. freerdp is Free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp on AlmaLinux 8.

What is freerdp

The xfreerdp & wlfreerdp Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) clients from the FreeRDP project. xfreerdp & wlfreerdp can connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows machines, xrdp and VirtualBox.

We can use yum or dnf to install freerdp on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install freerdp.

Install freerdp on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install freerdp

Install freerdp on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install freerdp

How To Uninstall freerdp on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove freerdp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.