Install AnyDesk on Fedora 36

This tutorial will take you through how to install AnyDesk on Fedora 36. AnyDesk is a closed-source remote desktop software that allows you to connect to PCs and other devices running the host application from anywhere globally.

How to Install AnyDesk on Fedora 36

We are going to install AnyDesk using two methods;

Install AnyDesk on Fedora 36 via GUI

  • Navigate to the AnyDesk download page and select the Fedora option to download the package as shown below.
  • After downloading it, double click it to install.
  • Click the install button to proceed.

When the installation percentage reaches 100%, AnyDesk would have been installed on your machine.

  • Launch AnyDesk from the application menu by searching it as shown below.
  • Enter another AnyDesk ID you want to connect to or vice versa to initiate to access the remote computer.

Install AnyDesk on Fedora 36 via Repository

  • Start by adding the AnyDesk repo to your system.
sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/AnyDesk-Fedora.repo <<EOF
[anydesk]
name=AnyDesk Fedora - stable
baseurl=http://rpm.anydesk.com/fedora/x86_64/
gpgcheck=0
repo_gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/RPM-GPG-KEY
EOF
  • Next, install libpangox using the following command to avoid the error nothing provides libpangox-1.0.so.0()(64bit) needed by anydesk-xxxxx.x86_64.
sudo dnf --releasever=32 install pangox-compat.x86_64

Sample output

Fedora 32 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64       291  B/s | 2.5 kB     00:08    
Fedora Modular 32 - x86_64                     463 kB/s | 4.9 MB     00:10    
Fedora 32 - x86_64 - Updates                   525 kB/s |  30 MB     00:58    
Fedora Modular 32 - x86_64 - Updates           368 kB/s | 4.5 MB     00:12    
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:01 ago on Tue 07 Jun 2022 12:48:22 PM EAT.
Dependencies resolved.
===============================================================================
 Package              Architecture  Version                Repository     Size
===============================================================================
Installing:
 pangox-compat        x86_64        0.0.2-15.fc31          fedora         64 k

Transaction Summary
===============================================================================
Install  1 Package

Total download size: 64 k
Installed size: 171 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
pangox-compat-0.0.2-15.fc31.x86_64.rpm         222 kB/s |  64 kB     00:00    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                           15 kB/s |  64 kB     00:04     
Fedora 32 - x86_64                             653 kB/s | 1.6 kB     00:00    
Importing GPG key 0x12C944D0:
 Userid     : "Fedora (32) "
 Fingerprint: 97A1 AE57 C3A2 372C CA3A 4ABA 6C13 026D 12C9 44D0
 From       : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-32-x86_64
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Key imported successfully
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Preparing        :                                                       1/1 
  Installing       : pangox-compat-0.0.2-15.fc31.x86_64                    1/1 
  Running scriptlet: pangox-compat-0.0.2-15.fc31.x86_64                    1/1 
  Verifying        : pangox-compat-0.0.2-15.fc31.x86_64                    1/1 

Installed:
  pangox-compat-0.0.2-15.fc31.x86_64                                           

Complete!
  • Then install AnyDesk.
sudo dnf install anydesk

Sample output

Last metadata expiration check: 0:05:35 ago on Tue 07 Jun 2022 02:32:57 PM EAT.
Dependencies resolved.
===============================================================================
 Package              Architecture Version                 Repository     Size
===============================================================================
Installing:
 anydesk              x86_64       6.1.1-1                 anydesk       5.0 M
Installing dependencies:
 gtkglext-libs        x86_64       1.2.0-41.fc36           fedora        122 k
 mesa-libGLU          x86_64       9.0.1-6.fc36            fedora        155 k
 minizip-compat       x86_64       1.2.11-31.fc36          fedora         31 k

Transaction Summary
===============================================================================
Install  4 Packages

Total download size: 5.3 M
Installed size: 14 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/4): mesa-libGLU-9.0.1-6.fc36.x86_64.rpm     227 kB/s | 155 kB     00:00    
(2/4): gtkglext-libs-1.2.0-41.fc36.x86_64.rpm  173 kB/s | 122 kB     00:00    
(3/4): minizip-compat-1.2.11-31.fc36.x86_64.rp 434 kB/s |  31 kB     00:00    
(4/4): anydesk_6.1.1-1_x86_64.rpm              181 kB/s | 5.0 MB     00:28    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                          161 kB/s | 5.3 MB     00:33     
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Running scriptlet: anydesk-6.1.1-1.x86_64                                1/1 
rm: cannot remove '/etc/systemd/system/anydesk.service': No such file or directory

  Preparing        :                                                       1/1 
  Installing       : mesa-libGLU-9.0.1-6.fc36.x86_64                       1/4 
  Installing       : gtkglext-libs-1.2.0-41.fc36.x86_64                    2/4 
  Running scriptlet: gtkglext-libs-1.2.0-41.fc36.x86_64                    2/4 
  Installing       : minizip-compat-1.2.11-31.fc36.x86_64                  3/4 
  Installing       : anydesk-6.1.1-1.x86_64                                4/4 
  Running scriptlet: anydesk-6.1.1-1.x86_64                                4/4 
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/anydesk.service → /etc/systemd/system/anydesk.service.

  Verifying        : anydesk-6.1.1-1.x86_64                                1/4 
  Verifying        : gtkglext-libs-1.2.0-41.fc36.x86_64                    2/4 
  Verifying        : mesa-libGLU-9.0.1-6.fc36.x86_64                       3/4 
  Verifying        : minizip-compat-1.2.11-31.fc36.x86_64                  4/4 

Installed:
  anydesk-6.1.1-1.x86_64              gtkglext-libs-1.2.0-41.fc36.x86_64      
  mesa-libGLU-9.0.1-6.fc36.x86_64     minizip-compat-1.2.11-31.fc36.x86_64    

Complete!
  • After the installation AnyDesk can be launched from the application menu or by using the following command.
anydesk

Uninstall AnyDesk on Fedora 36

  • Uninstall AnyDesk on Fedora using the command below.
sudo dnf remove anydesk
  • It’s a wrap! You have reached the end of our article, Cheers. You have gone through how to install AnyDesk on Fedora 36.

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