Summary
This article provides the instructions for installing TeamViewer on WRN via Terminal.
Installing TeamViewer
To install TeamViewer using Terminal:
- Open Terminal and enter the wget command to download the TeamViewer installation file.
$ wget https://download.teamviewer.com/download/linux/teamviewer_amd64.deb - Enter the apt command to install TeamViewer.
$ sudo apt -y install ./teamviewer_amd64.deb
TeamViewer and all its dependencies will now be installed. - Use your desktop environment’s application launcher or type teamviewer in Terminal to launch TeamViewer.
NOTE: The TeamViewer repo has automatically been added to your apt
package manager. From now on, you can update TeamViewer from the
software update GUI tool or from the command line using the
following command: $ sudo apt install teamviewer
Considerations for Ubuntu
NOTE: TeamViewer requires the Xorg window compositor system to
function correctly. Without switching to Xorg, TeamViewer may
not run as expected on Ubuntu.
To run TeamViewer on Ubuntu:
- At the login screen, click your username.
- In the lower right corner of the screen, click the Settings icon.
- Select Xorg or Classic.
- Log into Ubuntu and proceed with the TeamViewer installation.