How To Install libxfreerdp-client-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfreerdp-client-dbg on Debian 9. libxfreerdp-client-dbg is RDP client for Windows Terminal Services (xfreerdp-client debug symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfreerdp-client-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libxfreerdp-client-dbg

libxfreerdp-client-dbg is:

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

This package contains the xfreerdp-client debug symbols.

There are three methods to install libxfreerdp-client-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libxfreerdp-client-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxfreerdp-client-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxfreerdp-client-dbg

Install libxfreerdp-client-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxfreerdp-client-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxfreerdp-client-dbg

Install libxfreerdp-client-dbg 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 libxfreerdp-client-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxfreerdp-client-dbg

How To Uninstall libxfreerdp-client-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libxfreerdp-client-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxfreerdp-client-dbg

Uninstall libxfreerdp-client-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxfreerdp-client-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxfreerdp-client-dbg

Remove libxfreerdp-client-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libxfreerdp-client-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxfreerdp-client-dbg

Remove libxfreerdp-client-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxfreerdp-client-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxfreerdp-client-dbg

Dependencies

libxfreerdp-client-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxfreerdp-client-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.