How To Install vokoscreen on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vokoscreen on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vokoscreen
vokoscreen is:
vokoscreen can be used to record educational videos, live recordings of browser, installation, videoconferences, etc. You can capture an alone video or video and sound (via ALSA or PulseAudio).
The program is very simple and uses a minimalistic GUI. It also can capture your face using a webcam in the same time, so this feature is especially suitable for screencasting purposes. Another feature is the direct capture from IEEE1394 digital cameras.
This program uses the ffmpeg features and saves the capture in some formats, as AVI, MP4, FLV and MKV for video and MP3 for audio.
There are three methods to install vokoscreen 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 vokoscreen Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vokoscreen using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vokoscreen
Install vokoscreen Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vokoscreen using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vokoscreen
Install vokoscreen 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 vokoscreen using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vokoscreen
How To Uninstall vokoscreen on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vokoscreen package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vokoscreen
Uninstall vokoscreen And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vokoscreen and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vokoscreen
Remove vokoscreen Configurations and Data
To remove vokoscreen configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vokoscreen
Remove vokoscreen configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vokoscreen configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vokoscreen
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vokoscreen package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
