How To Install recordmydesktop on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install recordmydesktop on Kali Linux.

What is recordmydesktop

recordmydesktop is:

The application produces an ogg-encapsulated theora-vorbis file. recordMyDesktop tries to be as unobstrusive as possible by proccessing only regions of the screen that have changed

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

Install 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 recordmydesktop using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install recordmydesktop

Install recordmydesktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install recordmydesktop

Install recordmydesktop Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install recordmydesktop

How To Uninstall recordmydesktop on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove recordmydesktop

Uninstall recordmydesktop And Its Dependencies

To uninstall recordmydesktop and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove recordmydesktop

Remove recordmydesktop Configurations and Data

To remove recordmydesktop configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge recordmydesktop

Remove recordmydesktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge recordmydesktop

Dependencies

recordmydesktop have the following dependencies:

• libasound2
• libc6
• libjack-jackd2-0
• libogg0
• libpopt0
• libtheora0
• libvorbis0a
• libvorbisenc2
• libx11-6

References

• recordmydesktop website

Summary

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