How To Install remmina-plugin-vnc on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-plugin-vnc on Debian 10.
What is remmina-plugin-vnc
remmina-plugin-vnc is:
Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+, aiming to be useful for system administrators and travellers, who need to work with lots of remote computers in front of either large monitors or tiny netbooks.
Remmina supports multiple network protocols in an integrated and consistent user interface.
Currently RDP, VNC, SPICE, NX, XDMCP, EXEC and SSH are supported.
This package contains the VNC plugin for Remmina.
There are three methods to install remmina-plugin-vnc 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 remmina-plugin-vnc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install remmina-plugin-vnc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install remmina-plugin-vnc
Install remmina-plugin-vnc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install remmina-plugin-vnc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install remmina-plugin-vnc
Install remmina-plugin-vnc 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 remmina-plugin-vnc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install remmina-plugin-vnc
How To Uninstall remmina-plugin-vnc on Debian 10
To uninstall only the remmina-plugin-vnc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove remmina-plugin-vnc
Uninstall remmina-plugin-vnc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall remmina-plugin-vnc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove remmina-plugin-vnc
Remove remmina-plugin-vnc Configurations and Data
To remove remmina-plugin-vnc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge remmina-plugin-vnc
Remove remmina-plugin-vnc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove remmina-plugin-vnc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge remmina-plugin-vnc
Dependencies
remmina-plugin-vnc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-plugin-vnc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.