How To Install usbredirserver on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install usbredirserver on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is usbredirserver
usbredirserver is:
usbredirserver is a small standalone server for exporting an USB device for use from another (virtual) machine through the usbredir protocol.
There are three methods to install usbredirserver 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 usbredirserver Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install usbredirserver using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install usbredirserver
Install usbredirserver Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install usbredirserver using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install usbredirserver
Install usbredirserver 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 usbredirserver using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install usbredirserver
How To Uninstall usbredirserver on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the usbredirserver package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove usbredirserver
Uninstall usbredirserver And Its Dependencies
To uninstall usbredirserver and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove usbredirserver
Remove usbredirserver Configurations and Data
To remove usbredirserver configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge usbredirserver
Remove usbredirserver configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove usbredirserver configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge usbredirserver
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install usbredirserver package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
