How To Install libwinpr-tools2-2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwinpr-tools2-2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libwinpr-tools2-2
libwinpr-tools2-2 is:
FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
This package contains the shared library for Windows Portable Runtime utilities and tools.
There are three methods to install libwinpr-tools2-2 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 libwinpr-tools2-2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libwinpr-tools2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libwinpr-tools2-2
Install libwinpr-tools2-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libwinpr-tools2-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libwinpr-tools2-2
Install libwinpr-tools2-2 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libwinpr-tools2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libwinpr-tools2-2
How To Uninstall libwinpr-tools2-2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libwinpr-tools2-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libwinpr-tools2-2
Uninstall libwinpr-tools2-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libwinpr-tools2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libwinpr-tools2-2
Remove libwinpr-tools2-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libwinpr-tools2-2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libwinpr-tools2-2
Remove libwinpr-tools2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libwinpr-tools2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libwinpr-tools2-2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libwinpr-tools2-2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
