Recoll

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### Install Recoll on Debian/Ubuntu

Source: https://www.recoll.org

Instructions for removing and reinstalling Recoll on Debian-based systems when package name changes occur. This involves checking installed packages, removing them, updating the package list, and then installing the latest version.

```bash
dpkg -l '*recoll*'
sudo dpkg -r <<all in the above>>
sudo apt update
sudo apt install recoll
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### Update Recoll Debian Repository Key

Source: https://www.recoll.org

Instructions for updating an expired repository key for Recoll on Debian systems. This is necessary to continue receiving updates from the Recoll Debian repositories.

```bash
**Debian repositories on this site: the repository key has expired on the 6th of December. It has been extended and the repositories re-signed, but you will need todownload and install the key again**
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### Recoll GUI Preferences File Renaming

Source: https://www.recoll.org

Guidance on how to recover Recoll GUI preferences on Linux after a version update (1.26.6) changed the configuration file name. It involves renaming the old file to the new one.

```bash
exit recoll
then rename ~/.config/Recoll.org/recoll.conf to ~/.config/Recoll.org/recoll.ini
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