How To Install Rdesktop 1.8.1 On Ubuntu 13.10/13.04/12.10/12.04, Linux Mint 16/15/14/13, Pear OS 8/7 And Elementary OS 0.2

Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, RDesktop is an open source client for Windows Remote Services, that uses the RPD protocol to connect to Windows servers. The latest version available is RDesktop 1.8.1.

In this article I will show you how to install Rdesktop 1.8.1 on Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Qeutzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pear OS 8, Pear OS 7 and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.

Because it is available via PPA, installing the Rdesktop 1.8.1 on the listed Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Pear OS and Elementary OS systems is easy. All you have to do is add the ppa to your system, update the local repository index and install the rdesktop package. Like this:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pmjdebruijn/rdesktop-release
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install rdesktop