How To Install gitso on Debian 12

Learn how to install gitso on Debian 12 with this tutorial. gitso is simple frontend for reverse VNC connections (remote assistance)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gitso on Debian 12.

What is `gitso`

gitso is:

Gitso is a cross-platform (Linux, OS X and Windows) graphical program to easily connect one person to another person’s screen, keyboard and mouse. This makes it straight-forward to get help or give technical support.

In a simple two-step process, the person giving support first sets up port forwarding and firewalling on his end, if necessary, and starts Gitso to listen for incoming connections on port 5500. Then, the person looking for help uses Gitso to connect to the supporter’s address (IP or domain name), making their screen remotely visible and allowing the supporter to use their keyboard and mouse.

There are three methods to install gitso on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gitso Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gitso

Install gitso Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gitso

Install gitso 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 gitso using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gitso

How To Uninstall gitso on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove gitso

Uninstall gitso And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gitso and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gitso

Remove gitso Configurations and Data

To remove gitso configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gitso

Remove gitso configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gitso

Dependencies

gitso have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gitso package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.