How To Install libvncclient1 on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncclient1 on Debian 9.
What is libvncclient1
libvncclient1 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 provides the client library.
There are three methods to install libvncclient1 on Debian 9. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvncclient1
Install libvncclient1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvncclient1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvncclient1
Install libvncclient1 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 libvncclient1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvncclient1
How To Uninstall libvncclient1 on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libvncclient1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvncclient1
Uninstall libvncclient1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvncclient1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvncclient1
Remove libvncclient1 Configurations and Data
To remove libvncclient1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvncclient1
Remove libvncclient1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvncclient1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvncclient1
Dependencies
libvncclient1 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncclient1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.