How to install Actionaz on Ubuntu 17.04
How to install Actionaz on Ubuntu 17.04
Actionaz is an open source task automation tool built based on C++/Qt, and it is available for both Linux and Windows. With Actionaz, it is so simple to automate repetitive tasks without the necessity of knowing any programming languages. Some of the functions that can be done using Actionaz are emulating mouse clicks and key presses, displaying message boxes, editing text files and downloading a file. It also contains an intuitive interface which creates action lists using drag and drop, and it is possible to extend its functionality with the usage of Javascript. It is very simple to install Actionaz and by following this tutorial, you will be accustomed with the installation of Actionaz on CentOS 7.
Installing Actionaz
The first and foremost thing to do before the installation of Actionaz is to add the necessary repositories in your machine. For that, make sure you run the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 The main Web Upd8 PPA maintained by: http://www.webupd8.org/ To add this PPA, simply paste this in a terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 Packages in this PPA: audacious, ap-hotspot, awn-applet-radio, awn-applet-wm, calise, cmus, dockbarx, dockbarx-themes-extra, dropbox-share, emerald, exaile, fbmessenger, gnome-subtitles, gnome-window-applets, grsync, grive, gthumb, launchpad-getkeys, mc, mdm (Mint Display Manager), minitunes, minitube, musique, notifyosdconfig, nautilus-columns, powertop, ppa-purge, rosa-media-player, fixed pulseaudio-equalizer, subtitleeditor, syncwall, umplayer, unity-reboot, wimlib, youtube-dl, xfce4-dockbarx-plugin, xournal, yad, yarock and others. Almost all packages are updated to their latest version. For other (specialized) PPAs we maintain, see: https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team More info: https://launchpad.net/~nilarimogard/+archive/ubuntu/webupd8 Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it gpg: keybox ' /tmp/tmpy7rzrd45/pubring.gpg' created gpg: /tmp/tmpy7rzrd45/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created gpg: key 531EE72F4C9D234C: public key " Launchpad webupd8" imported gpg: Total number processed: 1 gpg: imported: 1 OK
Once it is done, update your system as follows.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease
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Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nilarimogard/webupd8/ubuntu zesty/main i386 Packages [24.8 kB]
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Reading package lists... Done
You can now install the Actionaz package by running the running the following command.
root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install actionaz
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
actiona libqt5script5 libqt5scripttools5 libqt5x11extras5
The following NEW packages will be installed:
actiona actionaz libqt5script5 libqt5scripttools5 libqt5x11extras5
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Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 libqt5script5 amd64 5.7.1~20161021+dfsg-2build1~3 [712 kB]
Get:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty/universe amd64 libqt5scripttools5 amd64 5.7.1~20161021+dfsg-2build1~3 [215 kB]
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Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2) ...
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Setting up actiona (3.9.2-1) ...
Setting up actionaz (3.9.2-1) ...
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The Actionaz package has been installed. You can open the the application via your Ubuntu search field. Just type the name of the application on your search field and click on the icon that appears.