TeamViewer (Classic) and TeamViewer Host TAR packages for Linux serve two different purposes:
In both cases, you have to make sure that all dependencies are installed. For your convenience, the TAR package provides a script to identify missing dependencies.
cd /path-to-extracted-TAR/teamviewer/ ./tv-setup checklibs
If all checks are successful, you can continue to install TeamViewer or run it without installation.
This article applies to users using the TAR package of Linux.
If all dependencies are satisfied, you can just run
./teamviewer
in the directory where you extracted the TAR package. Of course, you can also just click on it in a file browser.
TeamViewer will not create or change files outside the directory where you extracted it. If you remove that directory, no traces are left.
📌Notes:
If all dependencies are satisfied, you can just run
./tv-setup install
in the directory where you extracted the TAR package. It copies the files and asks you for permission to install the background deamon and to create menu entries.
📌Note: Installing the package requires root permissions.
A few more helpful commands are available for the installer:
./tv-setup # explain all options ./tv-setup install force # don't ask anything ./tv-setup uninstall # remove package
After installation, the background daemon should be running. (Check with teamviewer ps
or teamviewer daemon status
). You can toggle it on and off at any time. For details, see teamviewer help
. TeamViewer can also be removed with teamviewer uninstall
.