How To Install gtk-recordmydesktop on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-recordmydesktop on Debian 9. gtk-recordmydesktop is Graphical frontend for recordMyDesktop screencast tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-recordmydesktop on Debian 9.

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 Debian 9. 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 Debian. 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 Debian 9

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 Debian 9, 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 Debian 9 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

Dependencies

gtk-recordmydesktop have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtk-recordmydesktop package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.