How to install x11vnc On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove x11vnc Package

In this tutorial you will learn how to update and install x11vnc On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Learn how to uninstall and completely remove the package x11vnc from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Operating System.


 

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Quick installation of x11vnc:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: x11vnc

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install x11vnc

Package Details

Package:x11vnc
Version:0.9.13-1.2build1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
Description:VNC server to allow remote access to an existing X session
Distro:Ubuntu 16.04
Release:Xenial Xerus
Repo/Section:universe/x11

How to install x11vnc on Ubuntu 16.04?

How to install x11vnc On Ubuntu 16.04 Lts? Uninstall and remove x11vnc Package

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If x11vnc is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L x11vnc' will give followin error.

deepak@deepakub16:~$ dpkg -L x11vnc
dpkg-query: package 'x11vnc' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepakub16:~$ 

Installing x11vnc:

After system update use the following command to install x11vnc:

sudo apt-get install x11vnc

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove x11vnc from Ubuntu 16.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the x11vnc from Ubuntu 16.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the x11vnc following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  x11vnc

Following command is used to remove the x11vnc package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove x11vnc

This will remove x11vnc and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing x11vnc with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge x11vnc

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove x11vnc

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with x11vnc package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.