How To Install veyon-configurator on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install veyon-configurator on Ubuntu.
What is veyon-configurator
veyon-configurator is:
Veyon is a software for computer monitoring and classroom management supporting Windows and Linux. It enables teachers to view and control computer labs and interact with students. Veyon is available in many different languages and provides numerous features supporting teachers and administrators at their daily work:
- Overview: monitor all computers in one or multiple locations or classrooms
- Remote access: view or control computers to watch and support users
- Demo: broadcast the teacher’s screen in realtime (fullscreen/window)
- Screen lock: draw attention to what matters right now
- Communication: send text messages to students
- Start and end lessons: log in and log out users all at once
- Screenshots: record learning progress and document infringements
- Programs & websites: launch programs and open website URLs remotely
- Teaching material: distribute and open documents, images and videos easily
- Administration: power on/off and reboot computers remotely
Veyon is the continuation of iTALC.
This package contains a graphical configuration manager for Veyon.
There are three methods to install veyon-configurator on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install veyon-configurator Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install veyon-configurator using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install veyon-configurator
Install veyon-configurator Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install veyon-configurator using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install veyon-configurator
Install veyon-configurator 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 veyon-configurator using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install veyon-configurator
How To Uninstall veyon-configurator on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the veyon-configurator package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove veyon-configurator
Uninstall veyon-configurator And Its Dependencies
To uninstall veyon-configurator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove veyon-configurator
Remove veyon-configurator Configurations and Data
To remove veyon-configurator configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge veyon-configurator
Remove veyon-configurator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove veyon-configurator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge veyon-configurator
Dependencies
veyon-configurator have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install veyon-configurator package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.