How to Install and Uninstall linuxvnc Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: July 05,2024

1. Install "linuxvnc" package

Please follow the guidance below to install linuxvnc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

$ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install linuxvnc

2. Uninstall "linuxvnc" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall linuxvnc on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):

$ sudo apt remove linuxvnc $ sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove

3. Information about the linuxvnc package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: linuxvnc
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Installed-Size: 67
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Peter Spiess-Knafl
Architecture: amd64
Source: vncterm
Version: 0.9.10-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libvncserver1 (>= 0.9.10)
Filename: pool/universe/v/vncterm/linuxvnc_0.9.10-2_amd64.deb
Size: 13502
MD5sum: 1047ca7a4ad906137a1d3b6da310e21e
SHA1: 0f2821384db7728850e142a0b746026408d64e27
SHA256: 003793dcd395e8cc4076cf27a97476be439e32893b3b786dc0ff1fd9ac193275
Description-en: VNC server to allow remote access to a tty
linuxvnc can export your currently running text sessions to any VNC client.
It can be useful if you want to move to another computer without having to
log out or to help a distant colleague solve a problem.
Description-md5: 70318a99b1711bc04800cc6205f80ea9
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/LibVNC/vncterm
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu