How To Install vinagre on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install vinagre on Debian 9. vinagre is remote desktop client for the GNOME Desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vinagre on Debian 9.

What is vinagre

vinagre is:

Vinagre is a remote desktop client integrated into the GNOME Desktop.

With Vinagre you can have several connections open simultaneously, bookmark your servers thanks to the Favorites support, store the passwords in the GNOME keyring, and browse the network to look for VNC servers.

Supported protocols are VNC, SSH, and RDP.

There are three methods to install vinagre on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install vinagre Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install vinagre

Install vinagre Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install vinagre

Install vinagre 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 vinagre using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install vinagre

How To Uninstall vinagre on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove vinagre

Uninstall vinagre And Its Dependencies

To uninstall vinagre and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove vinagre

Remove vinagre Configurations and Data

To remove vinagre configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge vinagre

Remove vinagre configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vinagre

Dependencies

vinagre have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install vinagre package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.