How to Install AnyDesk On CentOS 8.1

To How to install AnyDesk On CentOS 8.1

Introduction:

AnyDesk is one of the world’s most convenient open-source remote desktop applications that accesses all the programs, documents, and files from wherever, without having to consign your data to a cloud service. It is an alternative to TeamViewer that implements a faster remote connection than any other existing remote desktop application. This video will cover the installation of AnyDesk on CentOS 8.1 Installation Process: Add the repository to your system with the commands shared below.

[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/AnyDesk-CentOS.repo << "EOF"
> [anydesk]
> name=AnyDesk CentOS - stable
> baseurl=http://rpm.anydesk.com/centos/$basearch/
> gpgcheck=1
> repo_gpgcheck=1
> gpgkey=https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/RPM-GPG-KEY
> EOF

To remote index of packages is downloaded to local file cach

[root@linuxhelp ~]# sudo dnf makecache
AnyDesk CentOS - stable                                          189  B/s | 488  B     00:02    
AnyDesk CentOS - stable                                          1.4 kB/s | 1.7 kB     00:01    
Importing GPG key 0xCDFFDE29:
 Userid     : "philandro Software GmbH <info@philandro.com>"
 Fingerprint: D563 11E5 FF3B 6F39 D5A1 6ABE 18DF 3741 CDFF DE29
 From       : https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/RPM-GPG-KEY
Is this ok [y/N]: y
AnyDesk CentOS - stable                                          720  B/s | 1.7 kB     00:02    
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                        58 kB/s | 6.3 MB     01:51    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          137 kB/s | 2.3 MB     00:16    
Remi's Modular repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64        123 kB/s | 708 kB     00:05    
Safe Remi's RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64       3.4 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
Safe Remi's RPM repository for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64       130 kB/s | 1.6 MB     00:12    
Metadata cache created.

Now install libraries and utilities using below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# sudo dnf install -y redhat-lsb-core
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:53 ago on Thursday 17 December 2020 02:29:55 PM IST.
Dependencies resolved.
Installing:
 redhat-lsb-core                  x86_64       4.1-47.el8                  appstream        46 k
Installing dependencies:
 esmtp                            x86_64       1.2-15.el8                  epel             57 k
 libesmtp                         x86_64       1.0.6-18.el8                epel             70 k
 liblockfile                      x86_64       1.14-1.el8                  appstream        32 k
 m4                               x86_64       1.4.18-7.el8                baseos          223 k
Total download size: 1.8 M
Installed size: 4.4 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/11): redhat-lsb-submod-security-4.1-47.el8.x86_64.rpm          65 kB/s |  22 kB     00:00    
(2/11): redhat-lsb-core-4.1-47.el8.x86_64.rpm                    101 kB/s |  46 kB     00:00    
(3/11): mailx-12.5-29.el8.x86_64.rpm                             283 kB/s | 257 kB     00:00    
(4/11): m4-1.4.18-7.el8.x86_64.rpm                               202 kB/s | 223 kB     00:01    
(5/11): make-4.2.1-10.el8.x86_64.rpm                             454 kB/s | 498 kB     00:01    
 (8/11): spax-1.5.3-13.el8.x86_64.rpm                             538 kB/s | 217 kB     00:00    
(9/11): libesmtp-1.0.6-18.el8.x86_64.rpm                          47 kB/s |  70 kB     00:01    
(10/11): esmtp-1.2-15.el8.x86_64.rpm                              28 kB/s |  57 kB     00:02    
(11/11): liblockfile-1.14-1.el8.x86_64.rpm                       4.2 kB/s |  32 kB     00:07    
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                            202 kB/s | 1.8 MB     00:09     
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Preparing        :                                                                         1/1 
  Installing       : libesmtp-1.0.6-18.el8.x86_64                                           1/11 
…
…
…
  Verifying        : make-1:4.2.1-10.el8.x86_64                                             6/11 
  Verifying        : ncurses-compat-libs-6.1-7.20180224.el8.x86_64                          7/11 
  Verifying        : patch-2.7.6-11.el8.x86_64                                              8/11 
  Verifying        : spax-1.5.3-13.el8.x86_64                                               9/11 
  Verifying        : esmtp-1.2-15.el8.x86_64                                               10/11 
  Verifying        : libesmtp-1.0.6-18.el8.x86_64                                          11/11 
Installed products updated.
Installed:
  esmtp-1.2-15.el8.x86_64                         libesmtp-1.0.6-18.el8.x86_64                  
  liblockfile-1.14-1.el8.x86_64                   m4-1.4.18-7.el8.x86_64                        
  mailx-12.5-29.el8.x86_64                        make-1:4.2.1-10.el8.x86_64                    
Complete!

Install AnyDesk Application

[root@linuxhelp ~]# sudo dnf install anydesk
Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:42 ago on Thursday 17 December 2020 02:29:55 PM IST.
Dependencies resolved.
Installing:
 anydesk                 x86_64             6.0.1-1.el7              anydesk               3.9 M
Installing dependencies:
 mesa-libGLU             x86_64             9.0.0-15.el8             appstream             185 k
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): mesa-libGLU-9.0.0-15.el8.x86_64.rpm                       480 kB/s | 185 kB     00:00    
warning: /var/cache/dnf/anydesk-1fd762fa19d157eb/packages/anydesk-6.0.1-1.el7.x86_64.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID cdffde29: NOKEY
AnyDesk CentOS - stable                                          1.9 kB/s | 1.7 kB     00:00    
Importing GPG key 0xCDFFDE29:
 Userid     : "philandro Software GmbH <info@philandro.com>"
 Fingerprint: D563 11E5 FF3B 6F39 D5A1 6ABE 18DF 3741 CDFF DE29
 From       : https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/RPM-GPG-KEY
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Running transaction
  Running scriptlet: anydesk-6.0.1-1.el7.x86_64                                              1/1 
  Preparing        :                                                                         1/1 
..
..
  Verifying        : anydesk-6.0.1-1.el7.x86_64                                              1/2 
  Verifying        : mesa-libGLU-9.0.0-15.el8.x86_64                                         2/2 
Installed products updated.
Installed:
  anydesk-6.0.1-1.el7.x86_64                   mesa-libGLU-9.0.0-15.el8.x86_64                  
Complete!

Now to check anyDesk version put below command

[root@linuxhelp ~]# rpm -qi anydesk
Name        : anydesk
Version     : 6.0.1
Release     : 1.el7
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Thursday 17 December 2020 02:32:17 PM IST
Group       : Applications/Internet
Size        : 13967371
License     : Proprietary and BSD and OpenSSL and zlib and LGPLv2+
Signature   : RSA/SHA256, Tuesday 25 August 2020 09:31:44 PM IST, Key ID 18df3741cdffde29
Source RPM  : anydesk-6.0.1-1.el7.src.rpm
Build Date  : Monday 24 August 2020 09:22:19 PM IST
Build Host  : build-debian-8-64.internal.anydesk.com
Relocations : (not relocatable)
 Now check status for any desk
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl status anydesk.service
● anydesk.service - AnyDesk
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/anydesk.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Thu 2020-12-17 14:32:26 IST; 43s ago
 Main PID: 94258 (anydesk)
    Tasks: 13 (limit: 11340)
   Memory: 40.4M

Now make enable the AnyDesk service

 [root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl is-enabled anydesk.service
enabled

Open AnyDesk application This is the page for Any desk With this method AnyDesk installation on CentOs 8.1 Comes to an end.

FAQ
Q
How to install Anydesk on PopOS?
A
For the installation of the Anydesk on PopOS, use the following link as given below "https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-anydesk-on-popos/."
Q
What is any desk?
A
AnyDesk is a proprietary remote desktop tool distributed by AnyDesk Software GmbH. The software program facilitates remote access to personal computers running the host application, which can be installed on Windows, macOS, Linux, and FreeBSD.
Q
What is the platform Anydesk is available?
A
Here will be the supported platform for any desk are "Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Android, iOS, Raspberry Pi.
Q
What are the features of ANYDESK?
A
use the link as follow to know the features of
anydesk
"https://anydesk.com/features"
Q
Can I use TeamViewer and AnyDesk simultaneously?
A
Yes, it's possible to run instances of TeamViewer and AnyDesk at the same time with no restraints.