How To Install remmina-plugin-exec on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-plugin-exec on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is remmina-plugin-exec
remmina-plugin-exec is:
Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+, aiming to be useful for system administrators and travellers, who need to work with lots of remote computers in front of either large monitors or tiny netbooks.
Remmina supports multiple network protocols in an integrated and consistent user interface.
Currently RDP, VNC, SPICE, NX, XDMCP, EXEC and SSH are supported.
This package contains the EXEC plugin for Remmina.
There are three methods to install remmina-plugin-exec 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 remmina-plugin-exec Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install remmina-plugin-exec using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install remmina-plugin-exec
Install remmina-plugin-exec Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install remmina-plugin-exec using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install remmina-plugin-exec
Install remmina-plugin-exec 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 remmina-plugin-exec using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install remmina-plugin-exec
How To Uninstall remmina-plugin-exec on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the remmina-plugin-exec package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove remmina-plugin-exec
Uninstall remmina-plugin-exec And Its Dependencies
To uninstall remmina-plugin-exec and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove remmina-plugin-exec
Remove remmina-plugin-exec Configurations and Data
To remove remmina-plugin-exec configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge remmina-plugin-exec
Remove remmina-plugin-exec configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove remmina-plugin-exec configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge remmina-plugin-exec
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-plugin-exec package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
