How to Install Remmina on EndeavourOS Latest

Remmina is a remote desktop client for Linux that allows users to connect to other systems remotely using various protocols such as VNC, RDP, SSH, and more. In this tutorial, we will be discussing how to install Remmina on EndeavourOS Latest using various methods.

Method 1: Using GUI Package Manager

EndeavourOS Latest comes with a GUI package manager which makes it easy to install Remmina with just a few clicks. Here's how to do it:

  1. Open the GUI package manager of your system. You can do this by searching for it in your application menu or by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting "Open Terminal" and typing pamac-manager and hitting Enter.

  2. Once the GUI package manager is open, type "Remmina" in the search bar.

  3. Select the Remmina package from the search results.

  4. Click on the “Install” button and wait for the installation process to complete.

  5. Once the installation is complete, you can launch Remmina from your application menu.

Method 2: Using Command Line

If you prefer the command line interface over the GUI, you can install Remmina using the terminal. Here's how to do it:

  1. Open a terminal by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting "Open Terminal".

  2. Type the following command and press enter to update your system's package database: sudo pacman -Syu

  3. Once the system update is finished, type the following command to install Remmina: sudo pacman -S remmina

  4. Wait for the installation to complete.

  5. Once the installation is complete, you can launch Remmina by typing remmina in the terminal or by selecting it from the application menu.

Method 3: Compiling from Source

If you prefer to build Remmina from source, here's how to do it:

  1. Open a terminal by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting "Open Terminal".

  2. Type the following command and press enter to update your system's package database: sudo pacman -Syu

  3. Install the dependencies required for building Remmina by using this command: sudo pacman -S gtk3 libssh libsecret cmake ninja meson glib2 libwinpr libmicrohttpd libsodium libvncserver libsoup gnome-keyring libgnome-keyring

  4. Next, download the Remmina source code from its official website using the following command or visit Remmina's download page and download the source code: wget https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina/-/archive/master/Remmina-master.tar.bz2

  5. Extract the downloaded file using the following command: tar -jxvf Remmina-master.tar.bz2

  6. Change the directory to the Remmina source directory: cd Remmina-master

  7. Create a new build directory by using the following command: mkdir build

  8. Change your directory to the newly created build directory: cd build

  9. Generate the build files using the following command: meson ..

  10. Build the source code using the following command: ninja

  11. Once the source code has been built successfully, install Remmina on your system using the following command: sudo ninja install

  12. Wait for the installation process to complete.

  13. Once the installation is complete, you can launch Remmina from your application menu.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you three different methods to install Remmina on EndeavourOS Latest. You can pick the method that works best for you depending on your preference. Whether you choose the GUI package manager or the command line, you should now have Remmina installed and ready to be used.