How To Install freerdp2-shadow-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp2-shadow-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is freerdp2-shadow-x11
freerdp2-shadow-x11 is:
FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
This package contains a “shadowing” server that can be used to share an already started X11 DISPLAY.
There are three methods to install freerdp2-shadow-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install freerdp2-shadow-x11 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install freerdp2-shadow-x11 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freerdp2-shadow-x11
Install freerdp2-shadow-x11 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install freerdp2-shadow-x11 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freerdp2-shadow-x11
Install freerdp2-shadow-x11 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install freerdp2-shadow-x11 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freerdp2-shadow-x11
How To Uninstall freerdp2-shadow-x11 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the freerdp2-shadow-x11 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freerdp2-shadow-x11
Uninstall freerdp2-shadow-x11 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freerdp2-shadow-x11 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freerdp2-shadow-x11
Remove freerdp2-shadow-x11 Configurations and Data
To remove freerdp2-shadow-x11 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freerdp2-shadow-x11
Remove freerdp2-shadow-x11 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freerdp2-shadow-x11 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freerdp2-shadow-x11
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freerdp2-shadow-x11 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
