How To Install x2goserver-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2goserver-common on Ubuntu 18.04. x2goserver-common is X2Go Server (common files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2goserver-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is x2goserver-common

x2goserver-common is:

X2Go is a server based computing environment with - session resuming - low bandwidth support - session brokerage support - client side mass storage mounting support - audio support - authentication by smartcard and USB stick

This package contains common files needed by the X2Go Server and the X2Go::Server Perl API.

There are three methods to install x2goserver-common 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 x2goserver-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install x2goserver-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install x2goserver-common

Install x2goserver-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install x2goserver-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install x2goserver-common

Install x2goserver-common 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 x2goserver-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install x2goserver-common

How To Uninstall x2goserver-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the x2goserver-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove x2goserver-common

Uninstall x2goserver-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall x2goserver-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove x2goserver-common

Remove x2goserver-common Configurations and Data

To remove x2goserver-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge x2goserver-common

Remove x2goserver-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove x2goserver-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x2goserver-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install x2goserver-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.