How To Install libguac19 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguac19 on Kali Linux. libguac19 is HTML5 web application for accessing remote desktops (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguac19 on Kali Linux.

What is libguac19

libguac19 is:

Guacamole is an HTML5 web application that provides access to a desktop environment using remote desktop protocols. A centralized server acts as a tunnel and proxy, allowing access to multiple desktops through a web browser. No plugins are needed: the client requires nothing more than a web browser supporting HTML5 and AJAX.

The Guacamole proxy daemon, guacd, translates between remote desktop protocols (like VNC) and the Guacamole protocol using protocol plugins. Once a user is authenticated with the Guacamole web application, a tunnel is established through the web application to guacd, allowing the JavaScript client to communicate to an arbitrary remote desktop server through guacd.

This package contains the core protocol library.

There are three methods to install libguac19 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 libguac19 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libguac19 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libguac19

Install libguac19 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libguac19 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libguac19

Install libguac19 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 libguac19 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libguac19

How To Uninstall libguac19 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libguac19 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libguac19

Uninstall libguac19 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libguac19 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libguac19

Remove libguac19 Configurations and Data

To remove libguac19 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libguac19

Remove libguac19 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libguac19 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libguac19

Dependencies

libguac19 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguac19 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.