How To Install wf-recorder 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 wf-recorder on Ubuntu.
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 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 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 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 wf-recorder using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install wf-recorder
How To Uninstall wf-recorder on Ubuntu
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 Ubuntu, 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 Ubuntu 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:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install wf-recorder package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.