How to install Anydesk 2.9.5 on Linuxmint 18.03

To install Anydesk 2.9.5 on Linux Mint 18.3

AnyDesk is the open source remote desktop application. It is one of the world’ s most comfortable remote desktop application. you can access all your programs, documents and files from anywhere, without having to entrust your data to a cloud service. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of Anydesk on Linux Mint 18.3

Installation

Before starting your installation you should update the system repository.

linuxhelp ~ # apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease [11.5 kB]                      
Ign:3 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease                                           
Get:4 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial/partner amd64 Packages [3,128 B]
Get:5 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial/partner i386 Packages [3,120 B]                     
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB]                   
Get:7 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release [24.2 kB]              
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [107 kB]                           
Get:9 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release.gpg [819 B]                 
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [107 kB]
Get:11 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia/main amd64 Packages [18.4 kB]
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Get:31 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe Translation-en [129 kB]            
Get:32 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe amd64 Packages [7,400 B]           
Get:33 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [3,464 B]         
Get:34 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe i386 Packages [7,080 B]            
Get:35 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports/universe Translation-en [3,996 B]           
Get:36 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/multiverse i386 Packages [3,624 B]          
Get:37 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/multiverse Translation-en [1,744 B]         
Fetched 5,702 kB in 9s (601 kB/s)                                                                    
Reading package lists... Done

And then download the anydesk application through the terminal using wget command.

linuxhelp ~ # wget https://download.anydesk.com/linux/anydesk_2.9.5-1_amd64.deb
--2018-05-06 05:35:12--  https://download.anydesk.com/linux/anydesk_2.9.5-1_amd64.deb
Resolving download.anydesk.com (download.anydesk.com)... 188.40.104.135, 2a01:4f8:221:2841::2
Connecting to download.anydesk.com (download.anydesk.com)|188.40.104.135|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 3110288 (3.0M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘ anydesk_2.9.5-1_amd64.deb’ 

anydesk_2.9.5-1_amd64.deb 100%[===================================> ]   2.97M   961KB/s    in 3.2s    

2018-05-06 05:35:16 (961 KB/s) - ‘ anydesk_2.9.5-1_amd64.deb’  saved [3110288/3110288]

Now the Debian package has been downloaded and you can install as follows.

linuxhelp ~ # ls
anydesk_2.9.5-1_amd64.deb
linuxhelp ~ # gdebi anydesk_2.9.5-1_amd64.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree        
Reading state information... Done
Reading state information... Done
Requires the installation of the following packages: libgtkglext1 libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 

the world' s fastest remote desktop application
Do you want to install the software package? [y/N]:y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libpangox-1.0-0 amd64 0.0.2-5 [41.7 kB]     
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 libgtkglext1 amd64 1.2.0-3.2fakesync1ubuntu1 [76.8 kB]
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Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
Selecting previously unselected package any desk.
(Reading database ... 220813 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack anydesk_2.9.5-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking any desk (2.9.5-1) ...
Setting up any desk (2.9.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22+linuxmint1) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-DB (2.7.5-1) ...

Anydesk application has been installed now and you can launch the application from the terminal as follows.

linuxhelp ~ # anydesk 
[Parent 50029, Gecko_IOThread] WARNING: pipe error (73): Connection reset by peer: file /build/firefox-3UIrRa/firefox-57.0+linuxmint1+sylvia/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 353
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The application is shown on the screen, now you can able to using this any desk application:

Enter the following address on the remote desktop and take control over machine using anydesk. with this, the method to install Anydesk 2.9.5 on Linuxmint-18.03 comes to an end.

FAQ
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what are the platform Anydesk is available?
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Here it will be the supported platform for anydesk are "Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi.
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What are the features of ANYDESK?
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use the link as follow to know the features of

anydesk

"https://anydesk.com/features"
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Can I offer AnyDesk for downloading on my website?
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Yes, customers can offer AnyDesk for download on their website. The best way would be to create a direct link to anydesk.com/download. In this way, your customers will always have access to the latest version.
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How to make multiple connections?
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AnyDesk is multitude capable. Based on your license, your client can have multiple sessions simultaneously. Free and Lite license will only allow one simultaneous session. The Professional license and the PowerUser features, enable unlimited amounts of connections for each licensed seat.
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Can I use TeamViewer and AnyDesk simultaneously?
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Yes, it's possible to run instances of TeamViewer and AnyDesk at the same time with no restraints.