Install AnyDesk on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS via Command terminal

AnyDesk is an alternative to the TeamViewer application that enables users to establish a connection to access remote desktops or laptops via the Internet. Like TeamViewer, it is accessible for personal usage, while commercial users need to buy licenses. Apart from Linux, AnyDesk is also available for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, FreeBSD, Raspberry Pi, and Chrome OS. Using its repository and command terminal, we will see how to install AnyDesk on Ubuntu 24.04 Noble or 22.04 LTS Jammy JellyFish.

Steps to install Anydesk in Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04

The commands given here to download and set up AnyDesk were executed on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 LTS, however, users can use them for their other Ubuntu versions including the Linux based on it such as Linux Mint.

#1st method using Deb binary:

1. Download the AnyDesk Deb package

It is not open-source software, so it cannot be installed using Ubuntu’s official repository. Therefore, we have to download its executable binary package in Deb format from its official website. Visit it and download the file meant for Ubuntu/Debian Linux.

2. Install AnyDesk Linux binary

The things we download using the browser go to the Downloads folder, hence the first switch to that.

cd Downloads

Check whether the downloaded file is there or not.

ls

Now, let’s install the same:

sudo apt install ./anydesk_*_amd64.deb

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#2nd Method using Repository:

3. Integrate GPG Key 

To check the authenticity of the package we download from any repository, the system needs a key to sign it. Hence, the same goes for AnyDesk as well. Before adding its repo, let’s add the following key to your Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 system.

wget -qO - https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/DEB-GPG-KEY | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/anydesk.gpg

4. Add AnyDesk Repository in Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 

Those who don’t want to add the AnyDesk repository can download the binary from its official website; however, we are using its official repository to make the article purely command-line based.

echo \
"deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/anydesk.gpg] http://deb.anydesk.com/ all main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anydesk.list > /dev/null

5. Update Apt Repository cache 

To inform the system of the newly added repository and its packages, run the system update command to refresh the repo cache.

sudo apt update

6. Command to Install AnyDesk on Ubuntu 24.04 or 22.04 

Finally, everything is ready. Issue the below single command to your Ubuntu 22.04 Terminal to download and install AnyDesk.

sudo apt install anydesk

Check its service status:

sudo systemctl status anydesk --no-pager -l

If it is not running, then start it using:

sudo systemctl start anydesk

7. Run the remote desktop app

Go to the Application launcher, search, and click on the AnyDesk icon. Soon, you will be able to get remote access to other computers using the same application.

Note: If after installing AnyDesk is not running or you get an error: While loading shared libraries: libpangox-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Then, use the given command to solve it:

wget http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/pangox-compat/libpangox-1.0-0_0.0.2-5.1_amd64.deb

sudo apt install ./libpangox-1.0-0_0.0.2-5.1_amd64.deb

8. Uninstall AnyDesk from Ubuntu

If you don’t want to run the AnyDesk remote desktop application on your Ubuntu computer, here is the command to uninstall it and remove its repository.

sudo apt remove anydesk

sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anydesk-stable.list

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