How To Install python3-novnc on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-novnc on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-novnc is HTML5 VNC client - Python 3.x libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-novnc on Debian 10.

What is `python3-novnc`

python3-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 3.x parts of NoVNC.

There are three methods to install python3-novnc on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-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 python3-novnc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-novnc

Install python3-novnc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-novnc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-novnc

Install python3-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-novnc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-novnc

How To Uninstall python3-novnc on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python3-novnc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-novnc

Uninstall python3-novnc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-novnc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-novnc

Remove python3-novnc Configurations and Data

To remove python3-novnc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-novnc

Remove python3-novnc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-novnc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-novnc

Dependencies

python3-novnc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-novnc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.