How To Install libgvnc-1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvnc-1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgvnc-1.0-dev
libgvnc-1.0-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 libgvnc-1.0 and Vala bindings.
There are three methods to install libgvnc-1.0-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 libgvnc-1.0-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 libgvnc-1.0-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgvnc-1.0-dev
Install libgvnc-1.0-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgvnc-1.0-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgvnc-1.0-dev
Install libgvnc-1.0-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 libgvnc-1.0-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgvnc-1.0-dev
How To Uninstall libgvnc-1.0-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgvnc-1.0-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgvnc-1.0-dev
Uninstall libgvnc-1.0-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgvnc-1.0-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgvnc-1.0-dev
Remove libgvnc-1.0-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgvnc-1.0-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgvnc-1.0-dev
Remove libgvnc-1.0-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgvnc-1.0-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgvnc-1.0-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgvnc-1.0-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
