Welcome to our tutorial on how to install Anydesk on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04. Anydesk Application GmbH offers a remote access program. Platform-independent remote access to private computers and other devices utilizing the host application is made possible by this unique software package. It provides features for file transmission, VPN, and remote control.
How To Install Anydesk on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04
The following steps will take you to the installation of Anydesk on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04
Step 1: Run System Update
Start by launching a terminal either from your main menu or by simply pressing Ctrl+Alt+T. Run the following command to make sure your Ubuntu system is completely updated with the most recent security patches:
sudo apt update && apt upgrade -y
Step 2: Install Anydesk on Ubuntu 22.04|20.04
Since the Anydesk package is not listed in the Ubuntu repository, you can import it using the GPG key listed below to sign apt packages:
curl -fsSL https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/DEB-GPG-KEY|sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/anydesk.gpg
Afterward, add the AnyDesk repository content to your Ubuntu system.
echo "deb http://deb.anydesk.com/ all main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anydesk-stable.list
After adding Anydesk repos content to your Ubuntu 22.04|20.04 system, use the following command to update the apt cache and install Anydesk:
$ sudo apt update
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$ sudo apt install anydesk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
libfwupdplugin1
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.
The following additional packages will be installed:
libgtkglext1 libpangox-1.0-0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
anydesk libgtkglext1 libpangox-1.0-0
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 14 not upgraded.
Need to get 6,317 kB of archives.
After this operation, 16.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Step 3: Start Anydesk on your Ubuntu 22.04|20.04 System
Once Anydesk and its dependencies have been successfully installed, search for it in Activities and click to launch as shown below:
You can launch via the terminal as follows:
$ anydesk
To allow a remote user to connect to your computer, enter the remote server’s Anydesk address or share your own.
Conclusion
Following the instructions above, you may now successfully install Anydesk on your Ubuntu 22.04|20.04 machine and connect to the remote user! Thank you.
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