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novnc


Information about the package, novnc, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The novnc package is designed for, VNC client using HTML5 (Web Sockets, Canvas) with encryption.


Package Name:

novnc

Summary:

VNC client using HTML5 (Web Sockets, Canvas) with encryption

Description:

Websocket implementation of VNC client

Architecture:

noarch

Version:

0.5.1

Release:

2.el6

Size:

177 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv3



Handy Yum Commands for novnc


Control the novnc package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install novnc

This command will install novnc on the server.

yum remove novnc

This command will un-install novnc on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove novnc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove novnc

This command will un-install novnc on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove novnc when using the -y flag.

yum update novnc

This command will update novnc to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove novnc, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update novnc

This command will update novnc to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove novnc when using the -y flag.

yum info novnc

This command will show you core information about the novnc package.

yum deplist novnc

This command will show you the dependencies for novnc. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update novnc

This command will check if there is an update waiting on novnc. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.