How To Install x2goserver-fmbindings on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install x2goserver-fmbindings on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is x2goserver-fmbindings
x2goserver-fmbindings is:
X2Go is a server based computing environment with - session resuming - low bandwidth support - session brokerage support - client-side mass storage mounting support - client-side printing support - audio support - authentication by smartcard and USB stick
x2goserver-fmbindings contains generic MIME type information for X2Go’s local folder sharing. It can be used with all freedesktop.org compliant desktop shells.
However, this package will be superseded by other, more specific destkop binding components, if installed and being used with the corresponding desktop shell:
- under LXDE by x2golxdebindings
- under GNOMEv2 by x2gognomebindings
- under MATE by x2gomatebindings
- under KDE4/5 by plasma-widget-x2go
There are three methods to install x2goserver-fmbindings 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-fmbindings 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-fmbindings using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install x2goserver-fmbindings
Install x2goserver-fmbindings Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install x2goserver-fmbindings using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install x2goserver-fmbindings
Install x2goserver-fmbindings 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-fmbindings using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install x2goserver-fmbindings
How To Uninstall x2goserver-fmbindings on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the x2goserver-fmbindings package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove x2goserver-fmbindings
Uninstall x2goserver-fmbindings And Its Dependencies
To uninstall x2goserver-fmbindings and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove x2goserver-fmbindings
Remove x2goserver-fmbindings Configurations and Data
To remove x2goserver-fmbindings configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge x2goserver-fmbindings
Remove x2goserver-fmbindings configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove x2goserver-fmbindings configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x2goserver-fmbindings
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x2goserver-fmbindings package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
