How To Install gem-plugin-vnc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-vnc on Kali Linux.

What is gem-plugin-vnc

gem-plugin-vnc is:

Gem is a loadable library for Pure Data (Pd), which adds OpenGL graphics rendering and animation to Pd. Pd is a graphical programming language and computer music system.

This package provides video capturing using vncserver

There are three methods to install gem-plugin-vnc on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gem-plugin-vnc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gem-plugin-vnc

Install gem-plugin-vnc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-vnc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gem-plugin-vnc

Install gem-plugin-vnc Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install gem-plugin-vnc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gem-plugin-vnc

How To Uninstall gem-plugin-vnc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gem-plugin-vnc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gem-plugin-vnc

Uninstall gem-plugin-vnc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gem-plugin-vnc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gem-plugin-vnc

Remove gem-plugin-vnc Configurations and Data

To remove gem-plugin-vnc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gem-plugin-vnc

Remove gem-plugin-vnc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gem-plugin-vnc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gem-plugin-vnc

Dependencies

gem-plugin-vnc have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libstdc++6
• libvncclient1
• gem

References

• gem-plugin-vnc website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gem-plugin-vnc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.