How To Install python-novnc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-novnc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-novnc
python-novnc is:
noVNC is a HTML5 VNC (WebSockets, Canvas) with encryption (wss://) support client that runs well in any modern browser including mobile browsers (iPhone/iPad and Android). More than 16 companies/projects have integrated noVNC into their products including Ganeti Web Manager, OpenStack, and OpenNebula.
This package installs the core Python parts of NoVNC.
There are three methods to install python-novnc 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 python-novnc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-novnc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-novnc
Install python-novnc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-novnc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-novnc
Install python-novnc 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 python-novnc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-novnc
How To Uninstall python-novnc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-novnc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-novnc
Uninstall python-novnc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-novnc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-novnc
Remove python-novnc Configurations and Data
To remove python-novnc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-novnc
Remove python-novnc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-novnc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-novnc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-novnc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
