How To Install libvncserver1-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncserver1-dbg on Debian 9. libvncserver1-dbg is debugging symbols for libvncserver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncserver1-dbg on Debian 9.

What is libvncserver1-dbg

libvncserver1-dbg is:

LibVNCServer makes writing a VNC server (or more correctly, a program exporting a framebuffer via the Remote Frame Buffer protocol) easy. It hides the programmer from the tedious task of managing clients and compression.

This package contains the debugging symbols for libvncserver.

There are three methods to install libvncserver1-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 libvncserver1-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 libvncserver1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvncserver1-dbg

Install libvncserver1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvncserver1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvncserver1-dbg

Install libvncserver1-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 libvncserver1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvncserver1-dbg

How To Uninstall libvncserver1-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libvncserver1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvncserver1-dbg

Uninstall libvncserver1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvncserver1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvncserver1-dbg

Remove libvncserver1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libvncserver1-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvncserver1-dbg

Remove libvncserver1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvncserver1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvncserver1-dbg

Dependencies

libvncserver1-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncserver1-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.