Compiling Remmina on FreeBSD 11

In order to use Remmina, you need at least one plugin, here we explain you how to build Remmina with most plugins but mainly with FreeRDP support.

How to compile FreeRDP

Follow the next procedure to compile FreerRDP

Install FreeRDP dependencies

pkg install cmake gccmakedep git pkgconf libX11 libXext libXinerama libXcursor libXdamage libXv libxkbfile alsa-lib cups ffmpeg pulseaudio libssh libXi libXtst libXrandr xmlto gstreamer1 gstreamer1-plugins ffmpeg libx264 qt5-qmake qt5-buildtools

Get FreeRDP code in you development environment

1. Prepare your dev environment

mkdir ~/remmina_devel
cd ~/remmina_devel

2. Get the source code

git clone --branch stable-2.0 https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP.git
cd FreeRDP

3. Configure FreeRDP

cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DWITH_SSE2=ON -DWITH_PULSE=ON -DWITH_CUPS=on -DWITH_WAYLAND=off -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/opt/remmina_devel/freerdp .

4. Compile and install

make && sudo make install

5. Add the freerdp library path to ldconfig Edit the file /etc/ld-elf.so.conf, create it if it does not exits. A add the line

/opt/remmina_devel/freerdp/lib/

And then restart ldconfig with

service ldconfig restart

6. Link the xfreerdp executable

If you use Gnome, you probably have FreeRDP installed under /usr/local. Gnome needs vinagre that needs FreeRDP, so you won't be able to remove FreeRDP, that shouldn't be an issue as we installed the git version under /opt... But keep this in mind if you'll have troubles. If you don't have Gnome, you can link xfreerdp under /usr/local/bin

sudo ln -s /opt/remmina_devel/freerdp/bin/xfreerdp /usr/local/bin/

7. Test xfreerdp

xfreerdp +clipboard /sound:rate:44100,channel:2 /v:hostname /u:username

How to compile Remmina

1. Install Remmina dependencies.

pkg install avahi-gtk3 gtk3 libgcrypt gnutls avahi vte3 telepathy-glib libSM openjpeg libvncserver libsodium libappindicator

2. Install gnome keyring or similar password storage for your specific desktop

pkg install gnome-keyring

3. Clone Remmina

cd ~/remmina_devel
git clone https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina.git

4. Configure compile settings

cd Remmina
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DWITH_APPINDICATOR=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/opt/remmina_devel/remmina -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/remmina_devel/freerdp --build=build .

5. Compile remmina and install it

make && make install

6. Run Remmina

/opt/remmina_devel/remmina/bin/remmina