How to Install and Uninstall rdesktop Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: November 07,2024

You can also install and uninstall the rdesktop on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "rdesktop" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install rdesktop on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                rdesktop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rdesktop" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall rdesktop on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rdesktop package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: rdesktop
Source: rdesktop (1.9.0-2)
Version: 1.9.0-2+b1
Installed-Size: 683
Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.14), libgmp10, libgnutls30 (>= 3.6.14), libgssapi-krb5-2 (>= 1.17), libhogweed6, libnettle8, libpcsclite1 (>= 1.3.3), libtasn1-6 (>= 4.14), libx11-6, libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxrandr2
Suggests: pcscd
Description: RDP client for Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server and Windows Servers
Description-md5: 8c862de1aa0e735c7fe6d7de229c8248
Homepage: https://www.rdesktop.org/
Tag: interface::graphical, interface::x11, network::client, protocol::ssl,
role::program, scope::utility, uitoolkit::xlib, use::login,
x11::application
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/r/rdesktop/rdesktop_1.9.0-2+b1_amd64.deb
Size: 225804
MD5sum: a2551f984c5366054674fcb01b6cb9ba
SHA256: c78c733b6c14beddb3dcdd15f71ea2a22b2f5e3582274aacbcc8684f261869b8