Install TeamViewer on Ubuntu 20.04
TeamViewer is proprietary computer software and is not included in the Ubuntu repository. We will download and install the TeamViewer package from the official TeamViewer APT repository.
Open your terminal and .deb use the following wget command to download the latest TeamViewer package:
wget https://download.teamviewer.com/download/linux/teamviewer_amd64.deb
After the download is complete, run the following command to install TeamViewer:
sudo apt install ./teamviewer_amd64.deb
When prompted Do you want to continue? [Y/n], type Y to continue the installation.
TeamViewer is built using Qt (a library for writing Gui applications), and the above command will install a bunch of Qt packages.
That's it, TeamViewer has been installed on your Ubuntu computer and you can start using it.
Start TeamViewer
The TeamViewer application can be launched from the command line by typing teamviewer in the command line or clicking the icon in the "Applications" menu.
When you start TeamViewer for the first time, it will prompt you to agree to the license agreement. Accept the terms in the license agreement by clicking the "Accept License Agreement" button.
TeamViewer will open and display a window similar to the following:
Update TeamViewer
During the installation process, the official TeamViewer repository will be added to your system. You can use the following cat command to verify the contents of the file:
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list
deb http://linux.teamviewer.com/deb stable main
After the new version is released, you can update the TeamViewer installation via the desktop software update tool or from the command line.