How to Install and Uninstall recordmydesktop Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "recordmydesktop" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install recordmydesktop on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                recordmydesktop
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "recordmydesktop" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall recordmydesktop on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the recordmydesktop package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: recordmydesktop
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.3.8.1+svn602-1.1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: José L. Redrejo Rodríguez
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 129
Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libc6 (>= 2.14), libjack-jackd2-0 (>= 1.9.10+20150825) | libjack-0.125, libogg0 (>= 1.0rc3), libpopt0 (>= 1.14), libtheora0 (>= 0.0.0.alpha7.dfsg), libvorbis0a (>= 1.1.2), libvorbisenc2 (>= 1.1.2), libx11-6 (>= 2:1.4.99.1), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6, libxfixes3, zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Conflicts: gtk-recordmydesktop (<< 0.3.5)
Filename: pool/universe/r/recordmydesktop/recordmydesktop_0.3.8.1+svn602-1.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 48168
MD5sum: 0a0a400c339fbcd5a9ea6ea798b2d675
SHA1: 19c153811fbb0f38d5596a019f3a08b00f001ac9
SHA256: a19cb09749e2298a951d78893c40a3897c8a00a2cee10d801df99e322a831b3f
SHA512: f1266ba291a7fc849722c380014c006ac9d038ca79dc7acc5deeae84d1f0d225bd7b7f4b2f6f50eaec40792d496b2aaeb6de991c2fc98b55ccaf77ac85e6aa42
Homepage: http://recordmydesktop.sourceforge.net
Description-en: Captures audio-video data of a Linux desktop session
The application produces an ogg-encapsulated theora-vorbis file.
recordMyDesktop tries to be as unobstrusive as possible by proccessing only
regions of the screen that have changed
Description-md5: d5386212c64f5cbe4193f1767ef4ee38
Task: ubuntustudio-video