How To Install libvncclient1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncclient1 on Kali Linux. libvncclient1 is API to write ones own VNC server - client library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncclient1 on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libvncclient1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvncclient1

How To Uninstall libvncclient1 on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvncclient1

Remove libvncclient1 Configurations and Data

To remove libvncclient1 configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.