How To Install krfb on debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install krfb on debian 9.
What is krfb
KDE Desktop Sharing is a manager for easily sharing a desktop session with another system. The desktop session can be viewed or controlled remotely by any VNC or RFB client, such as the KDE Remote Desktop Connection client. . KDE Desktop Sharing can restrict access to only users who are explicitly invited, and will ask for confirmation when a user attempts to connect. . This package is part of the KDE networking module.
There are three ways to install krfb 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 krfb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install krfb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install krfb
Install krfb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install krfb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install krfb
Install krfb 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 krfb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install krfb
How To Uninstall krfb on debian 9
To uninstall only the krfb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove krfb
Uninstall krfb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall krfb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove krfb
Remove krfb Configurations and Data
To remove krfb configuration and data from debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge krfb
Remove krfb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove krfb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge krfb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install krfb on debian 9 using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.