How To Install recordmydesktop on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install recordmydesktop on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 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 recordmydesktop using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install recordmydesktop
How To Uninstall recordmydesktop on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove recordmydesktop
Remove recordmydesktop Configurations and Data
To remove recordmydesktop configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install recordmydesktop package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
