How To Install remmina-plugin-vnc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-plugin-vnc on Kali Linux.
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, WWW, 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 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 remmina-plugin-vnc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install remmina-plugin-vnc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install remmina-plugin-vncInstall remmina-plugin-vnc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install remmina-plugin-vnc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install remmina-plugin-vncInstall remmina-plugin-vnc 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install remmina-plugin-vnc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install remmina-plugin-vncHow To Uninstall remmina-plugin-vnc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the remmina-plugin-vnc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove remmina-plugin-vncUninstall remmina-plugin-vnc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall remmina-plugin-vnc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove remmina-plugin-vncRemove remmina-plugin-vnc Configurations and Data
To remove remmina-plugin-vnc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge remmina-plugin-vncRemove 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-vncDependencies
remmina-plugin-vnc have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install remmina-plugin-vnc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
