How To Install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg on Debian 9. libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg is VNC GObject wrapper (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg

libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg is:

It is built using coroutines, allowing it to be completely asynchronous while remaining single threaded. It supports RFB protocols 3.3 through 3.8 and the VeNCrypt authentication extension providing SSL/TLS encryption with x509 certificate authentication.

The core library is written in C and a binding for Python using PyGTK is available. The networking layer supports connections over both IPv4 and IPv6.

This package contains the debugging symbols for libgvnc.

There are three methods to install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg

Install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg

Install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg

How To Uninstall libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg

Uninstall libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg

Remove libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg

Remove libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg

Dependencies

libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvnc-1.0-0-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.