How To Install x2godesktopsharing on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install x2godesktopsharing on Ubuntu.
What is x2godesktopsharing
x2godesktopsharing 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
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.
There are three methods to install x2godesktopsharing on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install x2godesktopsharing Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install x2godesktopsharing using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install x2godesktopsharing
Install x2godesktopsharing Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install x2godesktopsharing using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install x2godesktopsharing
Install x2godesktopsharing 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 x2godesktopsharing using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install x2godesktopsharing
How To Uninstall x2godesktopsharing on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the x2godesktopsharing package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove x2godesktopsharing
Uninstall x2godesktopsharing And Its Dependencies
To uninstall x2godesktopsharing and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove x2godesktopsharing
Remove x2godesktopsharing Configurations and Data
To remove x2godesktopsharing configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge x2godesktopsharing
Remove x2godesktopsharing configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove x2godesktopsharing configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge x2godesktopsharing
Dependencies
x2godesktopsharing have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x2godesktopsharing package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.