How To Install x11vnc on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install x11vnc on CentOS 7.
What is x11vnc
What WinVNC is to Windows x11vnc is to X Window System, i.e. a server which serves the current X Window System desktop via RFB (VNC) protocol to the user. Based on the ideas of x0rfbserver and on LibVNCServer it has evolved into a versatile and productive while still easy to use program.
We can use yum or dnf to install x11vnc on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install x11vnc.
Install x11vnc on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install x11vnc using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install x11vnc
Install x11vnc on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install x11vnc using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install x11vnc
How To Uninstall x11vnc on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the x11vnc package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove x11vnc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install x11vnc on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.