How To Install deskscribe on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install deskscribe on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is deskscribe
deskscribe is:
The deskscribe logging application runs as a system tray icon. From here, you can start and stop the logging, or quit the application. In the future, it will eventually be able to log key presses as well as capture the screen in video formats
There are three methods to install deskscribe 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 deskscribe Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install deskscribe using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install deskscribe
Install deskscribe Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install deskscribe using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install deskscribe
Install deskscribe 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 deskscribe using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install deskscribe
How To Uninstall deskscribe on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the deskscribe package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove deskscribe
Uninstall deskscribe And Its Dependencies
To uninstall deskscribe and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove deskscribe
Remove deskscribe Configurations and Data
To remove deskscribe configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge deskscribe
Remove deskscribe configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove deskscribe configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge deskscribe
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install deskscribe package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
