How To Install libvncclient1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncclient1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. libvncclient1-dbg is debugging symbols for libvncclient

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncclient1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libvncclient1-dbg

libvncclient1-dbg is:

LibVNCServer makes writing a VNC server (or more correctly, a program exporting a framebuffer via the Remote Frame Buffer protocol) easy. It hides the programmer from the tedious task of managing clients and compression.

This package contains the debugging symbols for libvncclient.

There are three methods to install libvncclient1-dbg 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 libvncclient1-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvncclient1-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvncclient1-dbg

Install libvncclient1-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvncclient1-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvncclient1-dbg

Install libvncclient1-dbg 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 libvncclient1-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvncclient1-dbg

How To Uninstall libvncclient1-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libvncclient1-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvncclient1-dbg

Uninstall libvncclient1-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvncclient1-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvncclient1-dbg

Remove libvncclient1-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libvncclient1-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvncclient1-dbg

Remove libvncclient1-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvncclient1-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvncclient1-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncclient1-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.