How To Install vtgrab on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vtgrab on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vtgrab
vtgrab is:
This is a utility for monitoring the screen of another machine. It only works for text consoles: for X, the idea is to use VNC instead.
There are three methods to install vtgrab 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 vtgrab Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vtgrab using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vtgrab
Install vtgrab Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vtgrab using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vtgrab
Install vtgrab 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 vtgrab using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vtgrab
How To Uninstall vtgrab on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vtgrab package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vtgrab
Uninstall vtgrab And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vtgrab and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vtgrab
Remove vtgrab Configurations and Data
To remove vtgrab configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vtgrab
Remove vtgrab configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vtgrab configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vtgrab
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vtgrab package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
