How To Install kazam on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install kazam on Debian 11. kazam is screencast and screenshot application created with design in mind

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kazam on Debian 11.

What is `kazam`

kazam is:

Kazam provides a well designed and easy to use interface for capturing screencasts and screenshots. It can record desktop video and multiple audio streams simultaneously with control over audio levels and the screen region being captured.

Support for H264 and VP8 codecs is built in.

There are three methods to install kazam on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install kazam Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install kazam using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install kazam

Install kazam Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install kazam using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install kazam

Install kazam 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 kazam using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install kazam

How To Uninstall kazam on Debian 11

To uninstall only the kazam package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove kazam

Uninstall kazam And Its Dependencies

To uninstall kazam and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove kazam

Remove kazam Configurations and Data

To remove kazam configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge kazam

Remove kazam configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove kazam configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kazam

Dependencies

kazam have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kazam package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.