How To Install gtk-recordmydesktop on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-recordmydesktop on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gtk-recordmydesktop
gtk-recordmydesktop is:
Adds an easy to use graphical icon on the GNOME toolbar to make screencasts with the video and audio capture application recordMyDesktop
There are three methods to install gtk-recordmydesktop on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gtk-recordmydesktop Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk-recordmydesktop using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gtk-recordmydesktop
Install gtk-recordmydesktop Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk-recordmydesktop using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gtk-recordmydesktop
Install gtk-recordmydesktop Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gtk-recordmydesktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gtk-recordmydesktop
How To Uninstall gtk-recordmydesktop on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gtk-recordmydesktop package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gtk-recordmydesktop
Uninstall gtk-recordmydesktop And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gtk-recordmydesktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtk-recordmydesktop
Remove gtk-recordmydesktop Configurations and Data
To remove gtk-recordmydesktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gtk-recordmydesktop
Remove gtk-recordmydesktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gtk-recordmydesktop configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtk-recordmydesktop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-recordmydesktop package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
