How to Install and Uninstall rdesktop Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "rdesktop" package

This tutorial shows how to install rdesktop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 step by step instructions below to uninstall rdesktop on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: rdesktop
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 451
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS)
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.3-1
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.15), libgssglue1, libpcsclite1 (>= 1.3.0), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), libx11-6, libxrandr2
Suggests: pcscd
Filename: pool/universe/r/rdesktop/rdesktop_1.8.3-1_amd64.deb
Size: 153986
MD5sum: 2ba8d433c5238c9a3276607a89381c77
SHA1: 12f156d732a0bdb2757d7d33f461db52a9dc505b
SHA256: 2f24bcad95e0b5236fdedd5ea7bd0a9dfedf9da95f92020cffc7883eb0500ddb
Description-en: 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: 8c862de1aa0e735c7fe6d7de229c8248
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu