How To Install xrdesktop 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 xrdesktop on Ubuntu.
What is xrdesktop
xrdesktop is:
library for XR interaction with classical desktop compositors.
This package includes the settings application.
There are three methods to install xrdesktop 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 xrdesktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xrdesktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xrdesktop
Install xrdesktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xrdesktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xrdesktop
Install xrdesktop 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 xrdesktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xrdesktop
How To Uninstall xrdesktop on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the xrdesktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xrdesktop
Uninstall xrdesktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xrdesktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xrdesktop
Remove xrdesktop Configurations and Data
To remove xrdesktop configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xrdesktop
Remove xrdesktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xrdesktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xrdesktop
Dependencies
xrdesktop have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrdesktop package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.