How To Install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev is VNC viewer widget for GTK+3 (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev

libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev is:

It is built using coroutines, allowing it to be completely asynchronous while remaining single threaded. It supports RFB protocols 3.3 through 3.8 and the VeNCrypt authentication extension providing SSL/TLS encryption with x509 certificate authentication.

The core library is written in C and a binding for Python using PyGTK is available. The networking layer supports connections over both IPv4 and IPv6.

This package contains the development headers for libgtk-vnc-2.0 and Vala bindings.

There are three methods to install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev

Install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev

Install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev

How To Uninstall libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev

Uninstall libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev

Remove libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev

Remove libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgtk-vnc-2.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.