How To Install libfreerdp-server2-2 on Debian 11

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-server2-2 on Debian 11.

What is libfreerdp-server2-2

libfreerdp-server2-2 is:

FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

This package contains the shared library with common server functionality.

There are three methods to install libfreerdp-server2-2 on Debian 11. 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-server2-2 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-server2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfreerdp-server2-2

Install libfreerdp-server2-2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp-server2-2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfreerdp-server2-2

Install libfreerdp-server2-2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp-server2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfreerdp-server2-2

How To Uninstall libfreerdp-server2-2 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libfreerdp-server2-2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfreerdp-server2-2

Uninstall libfreerdp-server2-2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfreerdp-server2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreerdp-server2-2

Remove libfreerdp-server2-2 Configurations and Data

To remove libfreerdp-server2-2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfreerdp-server2-2

Remove libfreerdp-server2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfreerdp-server2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreerdp-server2-2

Dependencies

libfreerdp-server2-2 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libfreerdp2-2
• libwinpr2-2

References

• libfreerdp-server2-2 website
• libfreerdp-server2-2 on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp-server2-2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.