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How to install rdesktop On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove rdesktop Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install rdesktop On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package rdesktop from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.

Quick installation of rdesktop:

Step 1: Update system:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: rdesktop

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

sudo apt-get install rdesktop

Package Details

Package:rdesktop
Version:1.8.3-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:
Description:RDP client for Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server and Windows Servers
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/x11

How to install rdesktop on Ubuntu 16.04?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If rdesktop is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L rdesktop' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L rdesktop dpkg-query: package 'rdesktop' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepakub16:~$

Installing rdesktop:

After system update use the following command to install rdesktop:

sudo apt-get install rdesktop

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove rdesktop from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the rdesktop from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the rdesktop following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove rdesktop

Following command is used to remove the rdesktop package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove rdesktop

This will remove rdesktop and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing rdesktop with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge rdesktop

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove rdesktop

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with rdesktop package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.

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