How to Install and Uninstall rdesktop Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "rdesktop" package

Please follow the steps below to install rdesktop on Kali Linux


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall rdesktop on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                rdesktop
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rdesktop package on Kali Linux

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
Size: 225804
SHA256: c78c733b6c14beddb3dcdd15f71ea2a22b2f5e3582274aacbcc8684f261869b8
SHA1: 1aa4216b4e9b72b9dd95b7b459ca7a2165d02bfe
MD5sum: a2551f984c5366054674fcb01b6cb9ba
Description: RDP client for Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server and Windows Servers
rdesktop is an open source client for Windows NT/2000 Terminal Server and
Windows Server 2003/2008. Capable of natively speaking its Remote Desktop
Protocol (RDP) in order to present the user's Windows desktop. Unlike Citrix
ICA, no server extensions are required.
Description-md5:
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