How To Install wf-recorder on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wf-recorder on Kali Linux.

What is wf-recorder

wf-recorder is:

wf-recorder is a utility program for screen recording of wlroots-based compositors (more specifically, those that support wlr-screencopy-v1 and xdg-output).

There are three methods to install wf-recorder 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 wf-recorder Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wf-recorder

Install wf-recorder Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wf-recorder

Install wf-recorder 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 wf-recorder using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wf-recorder

How To Uninstall wf-recorder on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wf-recorder package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wf-recorder

Uninstall wf-recorder And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wf-recorder

Remove wf-recorder Configurations and Data

To remove wf-recorder configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wf-recorder

Remove wf-recorder configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wf-recorder

Dependencies

wf-recorder have the following dependencies:

• libavcodec58

References

• wf-recorder website

Summary

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