How to Install and Uninstall tightvncserver Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 13,2024

You can also install and uninstall the tightvncserver on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "tightvncserver" package

Learn how to install tightvncserver on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                tightvncserver
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "tightvncserver" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall tightvncserver on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tightvncserver package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: tightvncserver
Source: tightvnc
Version: 1:1.3.10-7
Installed-Size: 1739
Maintainer: Debian Remote Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: vnc-server, xserver
Depends: tightvncpasswd (>= 1:1.3.10-7), x11-common | xserver-common, x11-utils, xauth, perl:any, libc6 (>= 2.35), libjpeg62-turbo (>= 1.3.1), libx11-6, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: x11-xserver-utils, xfonts-base
Suggests: tightvnc-java
Description: virtual network computing server software
Description-md5: 212aadc6932fc1ffc49df1c9619bc26a
Homepage: https://www.tightvnc.com
Tag: hardware::emulation, interface::daemon, network::server,
network::service, role::program, use::login, use::viewing
Section: x11
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/t/tightvnc/tightvncserver_1.3.10-7_amd64.deb
Size: 672272
MD5sum: 78f8ace37c3d70afc1e3897942ee8fd2
SHA256: 4af880a60f234a43a861cff2a5ef9306c99455917492466c9ddf83de725345f3