How To Install xvnc4viewer on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install xvnc4viewer on Debian 9. xvnc4viewer is transitional package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xvnc4viewer on Debian 9.

What is xvnc4viewer

xvnc4viewer is:

This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install xvnc4viewer 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 xvnc4viewer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install xvnc4viewer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install xvnc4viewer

Install xvnc4viewer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xvnc4viewer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xvnc4viewer

Install xvnc4viewer 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 xvnc4viewer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xvnc4viewer

How To Uninstall xvnc4viewer on Debian 9

To uninstall only the xvnc4viewer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xvnc4viewer

Uninstall xvnc4viewer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xvnc4viewer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xvnc4viewer

Remove xvnc4viewer Configurations and Data

To remove xvnc4viewer configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xvnc4viewer

Remove xvnc4viewer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove xvnc4viewer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xvnc4viewer

Dependencies

xvnc4viewer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xvnc4viewer package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.