How To Install rdesktop on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdesktop on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rdesktop
rdesktop is:
rdesktop is an open source client for Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server and Windows Server 2003/2008. Capable of natively speaking its Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) in order to present the user’s Windows desktop. Unlike Citrix ICA, no server extensions are required.
There are three methods to install rdesktop 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 rdesktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rdesktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rdesktop
Install rdesktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rdesktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rdesktop
Install rdesktop 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 rdesktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rdesktop
How To Uninstall rdesktop on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rdesktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rdesktop
Uninstall rdesktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rdesktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rdesktop
Remove rdesktop Configurations and Data
To remove rdesktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rdesktop
Remove rdesktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rdesktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rdesktop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rdesktop package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
