How To Install libx2go-server-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx2go-server-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libx2go-server-perl is Perl X2Go

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx2go-server-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libx2go-server-perl

libx2go-server-perl is:

X2Go is a server based computing environment with - session resuming - low bandwidth support - session brokerage support - client side mass storage mounting support - audio support - authentication by smartcard and USB stick

This package contains the X2Go::Server Perl package.

There are three methods to install libx2go-server-perl 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 libx2go-server-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libx2go-server-perl using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libx2go-server-perl

Install libx2go-server-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libx2go-server-perl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libx2go-server-perl

Install libx2go-server-perl 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 libx2go-server-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libx2go-server-perl

How To Uninstall libx2go-server-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libx2go-server-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libx2go-server-perl

Uninstall libx2go-server-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libx2go-server-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libx2go-server-perl

Remove libx2go-server-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libx2go-server-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libx2go-server-perl

Remove libx2go-server-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libx2go-server-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libx2go-server-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libx2go-server-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.