How to install AnyDesk on Linux Mint 20

To Install AnyDesk on Linux Mint 20

Introduction:

AnyDesk is a German proprietary remote desktop application dispersed by AnyDesk Software GmbH. The platform is specialized in providing platform liberated remote access to the other devices by running the host application. Its fundamental goal is to offer remote control, file transfer, and VPN functionality. This tutorial encloses the installation of AnyDesk on Linux Mint 20

Installation Procedure:

First check the version of the OS.

root@LinuxHelp:~# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Linux Mint"
VERSION="20 (Ulyana)"``
ID=linuxmint
ID_LIKE=ubuntu
PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 20"
VERSION_ID="20"

Before the installation of AnyDesk, I have to enable the AnyDesk repository by using the following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# wget -qO - https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/DEB-GPG-KEY | sudo apt-key add -
OK

Once the repository is enabled then I have to add the Anydesk repository to your system repository

root@LinuxHelp:~# sudosh -c 'echo "deb http://deb.anydesk.com/ all main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anydesk.list'

When the repository is added the succeeding process is to add the packages.

root@LinuxHelp:~# apt update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [109 kB]
Hit:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Get:4 http://deb.anydesk.com all InRelease [5,588 B]                                                 
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [114 kB]                              
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
403 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

After the completion of the updating process, the next process is to install AnyDesk by using following command

root@LinuxHelp:~# apt install anydesk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
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 403 not upgraded.
Need to get 5,313 kB of archives.
After this operation, 13.9 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 libpangox-1.0-0 amd64 0.0.2-5ubuntu1 [41.9 kB]
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Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24+linuxmint1) ...

Once the installation is completed then run the AnyDesk

root@LinuxHelp:~# anydesk

This is the interface of Anydesk

With this method, the installation of AnyDesk on Linux Mint 20 comes to an end.

FAQ
Q
What are the platform Anydesk is available?
A
Here it will be the supported platform for anydesk are "Windows, macOS, Linux, Android,etc
Q
What is Anydesk?
A
AnyDesk is a remote desktop application. The software program provides platform independent remote access to personal
computers and other devices running the host application. It offers remote control,file transfer, and VPN functionality.
Q
How do you update the changes on your repository?
A
The command is # apt update
Q
How do add the anydesk repository to your system repository?
A
The command is # sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://deb.anydesk.com/ all main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anydesk.list'
Q
How do you enable the anydesk repository?
A
The command is # wget -qO - https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/DEB-GPG-KEY | sudo apt-key add -