Installing tightvnc on Ubuntu

Question

how do I install tightvnc on Ubuntu? Have tried to download the rpm and run rpm -ivh packagename but I get this error because of a missing dependency:

    /bin/sh is needed by tightvnc-java-1.3.9-3.noarch

Can't I just install through the commandline?

Ubuntu is not a rpm based distribution. Under normal circumstances, one would use .deb files to install software. — Phillip -Zyan K Lee- Stockmann, Oct 13 '16 at 08:03

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 13 '16 at 08:41

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tightvnc-java should be available in trusty's multiverse repositories:

apt-cache policy tightvnc-java
tightvnc-java:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.2.7-8
  Version table:
     1.2.7-8 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/multiverse amd64 Packages

To install the java client using the commandline, you would do this:

apt-get install tightvnc-java

There is also a X client:

apt-get install xtightvncviewer

And if you need the server:

apt-get install tightvncserver

Perhaps you might want to look at ssvnc as well - the comment within the package says it is an "Enhanced TightVNC viewer with SSL/SSH tunnel helper".

edited Oct 13 '16 at 08:41

Anwar

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answered Oct 13 '16 at 08:06

Phillip -Zyan K Lee- Stockmann

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Good answer. But tightvncserver is in universe repository – Anwar Oct 13 '16 at 08:35
thats right. Sorry about this faux pas. Btw xtightvncviewer is in universe as well. – Phillip -Zyan K Lee- Stockmann Oct 13 '16 at 08:43

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

Ubuntu is based on debian and it works with debian packages, not rpms. Moreover, you don't need to download the package file manually. You need to use this command in a terminal only.

sudo apt-get install tightvncserver

If this command complains with "no such package found", you need to enable universe repository. Check this question for how to do that How do I enable the "Universe" repository?

Installing tightvnc on Ubuntu

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