How can I install TeamViewer on Ubuntu Linux system?. TeamViewer is a proprietary software which enables you to access a remote system and control in and fast, easy and secure way. With TeamViewer you can do Remote server/desktop control, Desktop sharing, Web conferencing, Online meetings and File transfer between computers.
TeamViewer can be installed on Windows, Linux and macOS. The software is only free for personal use. For serious business use, a license is required. Check TeamViewer pricing for more details. Review your business needs and get subscription that works best for you.
Install TeamViewer app on Ubuntu
You can grab the latest release of TeamViewer on the Website downloads page. This can be done from your browser or from command line download helpers like curl and wget.
$ sudo apt update
[sudo] password for jkmutai:
Hit:1 http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://ke.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.If curl/wget is not installed in your machine, use apt package manager to install it.
sudo apt -y install wget curlDownload the latest release of TeamViewer for Debian / Ubuntu Linux.
wget https://download.teamviewer.com/download/linux/teamviewer_amd64.debInstall TeamViewer on Ubuntu Desktop.
sudo apt install -y ./teamviewer_amd64.debDependency packages will be automatically downloaded by the installed. A successful installation will give you an output similar to one below.
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update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/xdg-open to provide /usr/bin/open (open) in auto mode
Setting up libx11-protocol-perl (0.56-9) ...
Setting up libfile-basedir-perl (0.09-2) ...
Setting up teamviewer (15.61.3) ...
gpg: directory '/root/.gnupg' created
gpg: keybox '/root/.gnupg/pubring.kbx' created
Setting up libfile-desktopentry-perl (0.22-3) ...
Setting up zutty (0.14.8.20231210+dfsg1-1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/zutty to provide /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator (x-terminal-emulator) in auto mode
Setting up x11-utils (7.7+6build2) ...
Setting up libfile-mimeinfo-perl (0.34-1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.39-0ubuntu8.3) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.14.10-4ubuntu4.1) ...
Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.15.0-1.1ubuntu2) ...
Scanning processes...
Scanning candidates...
Scanning processor microcode...
Scanning linux images...Launch TeamViewer on Ubuntu
Search TeamViewer on your Ubuntu Desktop on the Launcher.
Read TeamViewer End-User License Agreement and accept it.
The next step is to connect to a remote Machine with TeamViewer installed using its ID or share your ID for a person who needs to connect remotely.
Have happy TeamViewer sessions. For other Linux servers, check below installation guides.
