How To Install libfreerdp2-2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp2-2 on Kali Linux.

What is libfreerdp2-2

libfreerdp2-2 is:

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

This package contains the shared library with all core functionality.

There are three methods to install libfreerdp2-2 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libfreerdp2-2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libfreerdp2-2

Install libfreerdp2-2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp2-2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libfreerdp2-2

Install libfreerdp2-2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libfreerdp2-2

How To Uninstall libfreerdp2-2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libfreerdp2-2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libfreerdp2-2

Uninstall libfreerdp2-2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libfreerdp2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreerdp2-2

Remove libfreerdp2-2 Configurations and Data

To remove libfreerdp2-2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libfreerdp2-2

Remove libfreerdp2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libfreerdp2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreerdp2-2

Dependencies

libfreerdp2-2 have the following dependencies:

• libavcodec58

References

• libfreerdp2-2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp2-2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.