# freerdp mit Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper, MacPorts installieren Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für freerdp in AI-Agent-Workflows. ## Installation ```sh sudo av install brew:freerdp ``` Weitere Installationsbefehle: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install freerdp ``` Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install FreeRDP ``` Evidenz: MacPorts ports tree: net/FreeRDP/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add freerdp ``` Evidenz: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freerdp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install freerdp ``` Evidenz: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: freerdp from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#freerdp ``` Evidenz: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fr/freerdp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S freerdp ``` Evidenz: Arch Linux sync databases: freerdp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install freerdp ``` Evidenz: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: freerdp from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install freerdp ``` Evidenz: Chocolatey community package catalog: freerdp from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','firacode' ## Paketfakten - **Paketschlüssel:** brew:freerdp - **Paketmanager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 3.30.0 - **Quellzusammenfassung:** X11 implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Zuletzt aktualisiert:** 2026-07-16T09:30:47Z - **Generiert:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - freerdp-proxy (Alias) - freerdp-shadow-cli (Alias) - sdl-freerdp (Alias) - sfreerdp (Alias) - sfreerdp-server (Alias) - winpr-hash (Alias) - winpr-makecert (Alias) - xfreerdp (Alias) ## Installationsverhalten - Bottle: nicht verfügbar ## Version und Aktualität - Seite generiert: 2026-08-03 - Manager-Version: 3.30.0 ## Projektgeschichte und Nutzung FreeRDP is a free implementation of Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol, distributed as both libraries and client/server command-line programs. In package terms it is the portable RDP stack many Unix-like desktops, remote-access tools, and automation workflows build around when the native Microsoft client is unavailable or unsuitable. ### Projektgeschichte The official project history describes FreeRDP as starting as a fork and later becoming a multi-platform implementation with Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android clients. The modern project also includes WinPR, the Windows Portable Runtime, which provides Windows API compatibility pieces used by FreeRDP on non-Windows systems. The project announced FreeRDP 1.0 in January 2012 and has continued as an actively maintained RDP implementation. Current release notes show the 3.x line adding client, proxy, gateway, Android, codec, and security work while tracking Microsoft protocol extensions. ### Adoptionsgeschichte FreeRDP's adoption is tied to the need for interoperable RDP outside Microsoft's own clients. The project's own history calls it the standard client implementation where no native Microsoft client is available, and official site posts describe downstream use in related remote-desktop projects such as Remmina and Myrtille. Because FreeRDP exposes libfreerdp as well as end-user clients such as xfreerdp and sdl-freerdp, it became both an application package and an infrastructure library for remote desktop front ends, thin-client systems, and RDP gateways. ### Wie es verwendet wird Typical package usage is direct interactive connection to Windows hosts with xfreerdp or SDL-based clients, plus library linking by graphical remote desktop applications. The official README points users to the wiki, API documentation, release downloads, Microsoft Open Specifications references, and compilation instructions. Modern release notes emphasize security fixes, RDP gateway behavior, clipboard and device redirection, Android client work, codec support, proxy features, and compatibility with Azure and Entra related authentication extensions. ### Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren FreeRDP matters to package maintainers because it is a protocol implementation, a CLI client set, and a C library stack in one package. It pulls together fast-moving security updates, optional multimedia backends, platform-specific clients, and the WinPR compatibility layer, so downstream packaging decisions affect both desktop users and dependent remote-access software. It is also a useful case study in open implementations of proprietary network protocols: packagers care about which RDP extensions are enabled, how TLS and smart-card support are built, and which client binaries are shipped. ### Zeitleiste - 2012: FreeRDP 1.0 released by the project. - 2019: Official project history describes FreeRDP as a multi-platform RDP implementation and identifies WinPR as part of the project. - 2025: Official release posts continue the 3.x series with maintenance and protocol-facing improvements. - 2026: 3.27.x release notes document active work on security, gateway behavior, Android support, clipboard handling, and Azure/Entra compatibility. ### Related projects - WinPR is part of the FreeRDP project and supplies portable Windows API compatibility for non-Windows platforms. - Remmina is an official-site-highlighted multiprotocol remote desktop client that supports RDP via libfreerdp. - Myrtille is an HTML remote desktop project whose official FreeRDP guest post describes resynchronizing its FreeRDP fork with the main repository. ### Quellen - - - - - - - ## Sicherheitshinweise broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger-Risiko:** blue / mittel - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ${SYSCONF_DIR}/xfreerdp.json, ${SYSCONF_DIR}/certificates.json ## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge - Nix - freerdp: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fr/freerdp/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - freerdp - 3.29.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freerdp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FreeRDP client | https://www.freerdp.com/ - apk - freerdp-dev - 3.29.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freerdp-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FreeRDP client (development files) | https://www.freerdp.com/ - apk - freerdp-doc - 3.29.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freerdp-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FreeRDP client (documentation) | https://www.freerdp.com/ - apk - freerdp-libs - 3.29.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: freerdp-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FreeRDP client (libraries) | https://www.freerdp.com/ - dnf - freerdp - 3.30.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: freerdp from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | http://www.freerdp.com/ - dnf - freerdp-devel - 3.30.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: freerdp-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development files for freerdp | http://www.freerdp.com/ - dnf - freerdp-libs - 3.30.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: freerdp-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Core libraries implementing the RDP protocol | http://www.freerdp.com/ - dnf - freerdp-server - 3.30.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: freerdp-server from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Server support for freerdp | http://www.freerdp.com/ - dnf - libwinpr - 3.30.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libwinpr from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Windows Portable Runtime | http://www.freerdp.com/ - dnf - libwinpr-devel - 3.30.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libwinpr-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Windows Portable Runtime development files | http://www.freerdp.com/ - pacman - freerdp - 2:3.30.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: freerdp from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | https://www.freerdp.com/ - zypper - freerdp - 3.30.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: freerdp from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Remote Desktop Viewer Client | https://www.freerdp.com/ - zypper - freerdp-devel - 3.30.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: freerdp-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Development Files for freerdp | https://www.freerdp.com/ - zypper - freerdp-proxy - 3.30.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: freerdp-proxy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Remote Desktop Security and Monitoring Proxy Server | https://www.freerdp.com/ - zypper - freerdp-proxy-plugins - 3.30.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: freerdp-proxy-plugins from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Plugins for the Security and Monitoring Proxy Server | https://www.freerdp.com/ ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/freerdp.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/freerdp.yml) ## Quellen - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph