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xrdp


Information about the package, xrdp, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xrdp package is designed for, Open source remote desktop protocol (RDP) server.


Package Name:

xrdp

Summary:

Open source remote desktop protocol (RDP) server

Description:

The goal of this project is to provide a fully functional Linux terminal server, capable of accepting connections from rdesktop and Microsoft's own terminal server / remote desktop clients.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

0.6.1

Release:

4.el6

Size:

244 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+ with exceptions



Handy Yum Commands for xrdp


Control the xrdp package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install xrdp

This command will install xrdp on the server.

yum remove xrdp

This command will un-install xrdp on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xrdp, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove xrdp

This command will un-install xrdp on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove xrdp when using the -y flag.

yum update xrdp

This command will update xrdp to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xrdp, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update xrdp

This command will update xrdp to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove xrdp when using the -y flag.

yum info xrdp

This command will show you core information about the xrdp package.

yum deplist xrdp

This command will show you the dependencies for xrdp. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update xrdp

This command will check if there is an update waiting on xrdp. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.