Step-by-Step Guide: Installing Amazon WorkSpaces on Pop!_OS

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Solution
Check your OS (optional)
This step is just to make sure you have Pop!_OS
installed.
uname -a
hostnamectl
lsb_release -a
cat /etc/os-release
Output
Update packages info
sudo apt-get update
Running sudo apt-get update
is an important step before installing or upgrading packages on your system because it ensures that you have the most up-to-date information about available packages.
Without updating the package index, you might not see the latest versions of software or be able to install new packages that have been added to the repositories since the last update.
Download the .deb file
Go to the downloads page and and choose the installer PCoIP & DCV
.
Install it
sudo apt-get install ./Downloads/new_workspacesclient_focal_amd64.deb
Just make sure to locate the file.
Double check
Path installation
which workspacesclient
Package installation
dpkg -l | grep workspacesclient
Binary
which workspacesclient
Output
Run
Menu
Terminal
Done
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Alexandre Calaça
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