Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp2-2 on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is libfreerdp2-2
libfreerdp2-2 is:
FreeRDP is a libre client/server implementation of the Remote
Desktop Protocol (RDP).
This package contains the shared library with all core functionality.
There are three methods to install libfreerdp2-2 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 libfreerdp2-2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp2-2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libfreerdp2-2
Install libfreerdp2-2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libfreerdp2-2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libfreerdp2-2
Install libfreerdp2-2 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 libfreerdp2-2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libfreerdp2-2
How To Uninstall libfreerdp2-2 on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the libfreerdp2-2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libfreerdp2-2
Uninstall libfreerdp2-2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libfreerdp2-2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libfreerdp2-2
Remove libfreerdp2-2 Configurations and Data
To remove libfreerdp2-2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libfreerdp2-2
Remove libfreerdp2-2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libfreerdp2-2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libfreerdp2-2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfreerdp2-2 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
