How To Install libvncserver1 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncserver1 on Kali Linux. libvncserver1 is API to write ones own VNC server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncserver1 on Kali Linux.

What is libvncserver1

libvncserver1 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 server library.

There are three methods to install libvncserver1 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 libvncserver1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libvncserver1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libvncserver1

Install libvncserver1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libvncserver1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libvncserver1

Install libvncserver1 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 libvncserver1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libvncserver1

How To Uninstall libvncserver1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libvncserver1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libvncserver1

Uninstall libvncserver1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libvncserver1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvncserver1

Remove libvncserver1 Configurations and Data

To remove libvncserver1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libvncserver1

Remove libvncserver1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libvncserver1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvncserver1

Dependencies

libvncserver1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvncserver1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.