Install Anydesk from DEB repository

AnyDesk is a remote desktop access software and offers a user-friendly interface. Traditionally, AnyDesk installs from the .deb package. Users need to upgrade the software manually whenever a new version arrives. Now, Linux users can install AnyDesk by adding a software repository. This method is convenient to keep the software new all the time. AnyDesk updates occur simultaneously with the updates to the Linux operating system. The following are the steps to add and install AnyDesk from the DEB repository.

Add the AnyDesk GPG key

Apply the following command one by one:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install ca-certificates curl apt-transport-https
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://keys.anydesk.com/repos/DEB-GPG-KEY -o /etc/apt/keyrings/keys.anydesk.com.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/keys.anydesk.com.asc

Add the AnyDesk apt repository

Apply the following commands, one by one:

echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/keys.anydesk.com.asc] https://deb.anydesk.com all main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/anydesk-stable.list > /dev/null

Update apt caches and install the AnyDesk client

sudo apt update
sudo apt install anydesk

After the successful installation, the software will be found under Applications > Internet.

Reference

https://deb.anydesk.com/howto.html

Speed up updates in Linux Mint

Software repositories are computers located in various places. Indian Linux users can select servers located in India to download and install packages to keep the system new. Linux Mint allow the users to select fastest software repository and speed up the update process. This feature facilitates the packages download speedy manner. Otherwise, need to stick on with slow software repository and wait more for downloading the package updates.

Open Application Launcher > Administration > Software Sources.

The Software Sources will open up. Two sources available, one for Linux Mint and another for Ubuntu. We need to select fast sources for our computer.

 Click on Mirrors and find the fastest mirror accessible from your place.

Select the software repositories for both Linux Mint and Ubuntu. Open Terminal and apply following commands to update the system.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade