Red Hat (and Compatible) Installation and Removal Instructions
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Using the Package Installer
Installation:
The instructions and screenshots below are guidelines only. Due to differences in Red Hat compatible linux distributions, your system might differ from the one described below. Please refer to your system documentation for details of how to install packages.
Double-click on the downloaded .rpm package. Depending
on your system settings, you may be prompted to enter the username and
password of a user with administrative privileges to continue:
You will be shown a list of packages that will be installed. Click Apply to proceed.
You may be shown a warning that the software you are about to install is unsigned. If so, click Install anyway:
A progress dialog will be displayed while the package is installing. Once it has finished, click OK to finish installation:
Removal:
From the Applications menu, select Add/Remove Software. Depending on your system settings, you may be prompted to enter a superuser password:
Select the Search tab, enter vnc-e and click Search. Package Manager should list a single package, vnc-e. Uncheck the check-box next to the package as shown below and click Apply:
A progress dialog will be displayed while the package is being removed. Once it has finished, click OK to finish:
Using the Command-Line
You will need to be root, or a user with equivalent permissions, to install or remove the software.
Installation:
Use the rpm command with the -U (upgrade)
option to install the downloaded .rpm package.
rpm -U vnc-E4_4_0-x86_linux.rpm |
Note that the filename may vary depending on the version you have downloaded and on your processor architecture.
Removal:
Use the rpm command with the -e
(remove) option to remove the software, as follows:
rpm -e vnc-E |