How To Install x2godesktopsharing on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2godesktopsharing in AlmaLinux 8. x2godesktopsharing is Share X11 desktops with other users via X2Go

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2godesktopsharing on AlmaLinux 8.

What is x2godesktopsharing

X2Go Desktop Sharing is an X2Go add-on tool that allows a user to grant other X2Go users access to the current session (shadow session support). The current session may be an X2Go session itself or simply a local X11 session.

We can use yum or dnf to install x2godesktopsharing on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install x2godesktopsharing.

Install x2godesktopsharing on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install x2godesktopsharing using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install x2godesktopsharing

Install x2godesktopsharing on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install x2godesktopsharing using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install x2godesktopsharing

How To Uninstall x2godesktopsharing on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the x2godesktopsharing package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove x2godesktopsharing

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2godesktopsharing on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.