How to Install Anydesk on Debian 11.3

To Install AnyDesk On Debian 11.3

Introduction:

AnyDesk is the world’s most convenient open-source remote desktop application to control all the programs, documents, and files from anywhere, without having to entrust your data to a cloud service.

Installation Process:

Step 1: Check the OS version by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Debian
Description:	Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Release:	11
Codename:	bullseye

Step 2: Before Installation update the repository files by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Get:1 https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bullseye InRelease [43.3 kB]
Get:2 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease [48.4 kB]                    
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease                                                     
Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates InRelease [44.1 kB]
Get:5 https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bullseye/stable amd64 Packages [11.8 kB]
Get:6 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security/main Sources [151 kB]
Get:7 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security/main amd64 Packages [180 kB]
Get:8 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security/main Translation-en [113 kB]
Get:9 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main Sources.diff/Index [9,483 B]
Get:10 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main amd64 Packages.diff/Index [9,483 B]

Get:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main Sources T-2022-08-18-2019.35-F-2022-08-18-2019.35.pdiff [390 B]
Get:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main Sources T-2022-08-18-2019.35-F-2022-08-18-2019.35.pdiff [390 B]
Get:12 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main amd64 Packages T-2022-08-18-2019.35-F-2022-08-18-2019.35.pdiff [284 B]
Get:12 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main amd64 Packages T-2022-08-18-2019.35-F-2022-08-18-2019.35.pdiff [284 B]
Fetched 611 kB in 1s (653 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Step 3: Next, add the repository key to trusted software providers list by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget -qO - https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/DEB-GPG-KEY | apt-key add -
Warning: apt-key is deprecated. Manage keyring files in trusted.gpg.d instead (see apt-key(8)).
OK

Step 4: Now, add the Anydesk official repository to the system by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# echo "deb http://deb.anydesk.com/ all main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anydesk.list

Step 5: Update the repository files by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Get:1 https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bullseye InRelease [43.3 kB]
Get:2 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease [48.4 kB]                    
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease                                                     
Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates InRelease [44.1 kB]
Get:5 https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bullseye/stable amd64 Packages [11.8 kB]
Get:6 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security/main Sources [151 kB]
Get:7 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security/main amd64 Packages [180 kB]
Get:8 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security/main Translation-en [113 kB]
Get:9 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main Sources.diff/Index [9,483 B]
Get:10 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main amd64 Packages.diff/Index [9,483 B]
Get:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main Sources T-2022-08-18-2019.35-F-2022-08-18-2019.35. pdiff [390 B]
Get:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main Sources T-2022-08-18-2019.35-F-2022-08-18-2019.35. pdiff [390 B]
Get:12 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main amd64 Packages T-2022-08-18-2019.35-F-2022-08-18-2019.35. pdiff [284 B]
Get:12 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates/main amd64 Packages T-2022-08-18-2019.35-F-2022-08-18-2019.35. pdiff [284 B]
Fetched 611 kB in 1s (653 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Step 6: Install the Anydesk by using the below command

root@linuxhelp: ~# apt install anydesk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
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 165 not upgraded.
Need to get 6,340 kB of archives.
After this operation, 16.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 libpangox-1.0-0 amd64 0.0.2-5.1 [41.9 kB]
Setting up libpangox-1.0-0:amd64 (0.0.2-5.1) ...
Setting up libgtkglext1:amd64 (1.2.0-9) ...
Setting up anydesk (6.2.0) ...
/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d returned 101, not running 'enable anydesk'
/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d returned 101, not running 'start anydesk'
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-13+deb11u3) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.69) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1) ...

Step 7: Open the Menu and search the Anydesk and open as shown in the below image

Step 8: Set a password for unattended access. This will set a fixed password on your system, which can be used anytime to connect.

Step 9: Next, Check the Enable unattended access checkbox and set a secure password as shown in the below image.

Step 10: Set the Password as shown in the below image.

Step 11: Now you can access to the Desktop of the remote system over Anydesk.

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to install any desk on Debian 11.3. Your feedback is much welcome.