How To Install remmina-plugin-xdmcp on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-plugin-xdmcp on Kali Linux. remmina-plugin-xdmcp is XDMCP plugin for Remmina

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-plugin-xdmcp on Kali Linux.

What is remmina-plugin-xdmcp

remmina-plugin-xdmcp 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, WWW, NX, XDMCP, EXEC and SSH are supported.

This package contains the XDMCP plugin for Remmina.

There are three methods to install remmina-plugin-xdmcp on Kali Linux. 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-xdmcp 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-xdmcp using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install remmina-plugin-xdmcp

Install remmina-plugin-xdmcp Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install remmina-plugin-xdmcp using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install remmina-plugin-xdmcp

Install remmina-plugin-xdmcp Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install remmina-plugin-xdmcp using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install remmina-plugin-xdmcp

How To Uninstall remmina-plugin-xdmcp on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the remmina-plugin-xdmcp package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove remmina-plugin-xdmcp

Uninstall remmina-plugin-xdmcp And Its Dependencies

To uninstall remmina-plugin-xdmcp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove remmina-plugin-xdmcp

Remove remmina-plugin-xdmcp Configurations and Data

To remove remmina-plugin-xdmcp configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge remmina-plugin-xdmcp

Remove remmina-plugin-xdmcp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove remmina-plugin-xdmcp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge remmina-plugin-xdmcp

Dependencies

remmina-plugin-xdmcp have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-plugin-xdmcp package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.