How To Install libfreerdp-plugins-standard on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-plugins-standard on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libfreerdp-plugins-standard
libfreerdp-plugins-standard is:
FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
This package contains the plugins available to the Channel Manager extending the RDP core functionality, such as sounds, clipboard synchronisation, disk/printer redirection, etc.
There are three methods to install libfreerdp-plugins-standard 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 libfreerdp-plugins-standard Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp-plugins-standard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreerdp-plugins-standard
Install libfreerdp-plugins-standard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp-plugins-standard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreerdp-plugins-standard
Install libfreerdp-plugins-standard 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 libfreerdp-plugins-standard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreerdp-plugins-standard
How To Uninstall libfreerdp-plugins-standard on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libfreerdp-plugins-standard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreerdp-plugins-standard
Uninstall libfreerdp-plugins-standard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreerdp-plugins-standard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreerdp-plugins-standard
Remove libfreerdp-plugins-standard Configurations and Data
To remove libfreerdp-plugins-standard configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreerdp-plugins-standard
Remove libfreerdp-plugins-standard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreerdp-plugins-standard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreerdp-plugins-standard
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-plugins-standard package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
