How To Install ganyremote on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ganyremote on Ubuntu 22.04. ganyremote is GTK+ frontend for anyRemote

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ganyremote on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is ganyremote

ganyremote is:

gAnyRemote package is GTK+ GUI frontend for anyRemote (http://anyremote.sourceforge.net/). The overall goal of this project is to provide remote control service on Linux through Bluetooth, InfraRed, Wi-Fi or TCP/IP connection.

There are three methods to install ganyremote on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ganyremote Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ganyremote

Install ganyremote Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ganyremote using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ganyremote

Install ganyremote 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 ganyremote using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ganyremote

How To Uninstall ganyremote on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove ganyremote

Uninstall ganyremote And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ganyremote and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ganyremote

Remove ganyremote Configurations and Data

To remove ganyremote configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ganyremote

Remove ganyremote configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ganyremote

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ganyremote package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.