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How to install Recordmydesktop on Ubuntu 18.04

To install Recordmydesktop on Ubuntu 18.04

Recordmydesktop is an open source and simple screen recorder application used for Linux and other Unix based operating systems. The recordmydesktop application can record either the whole screen or a predefined area within it. It is a very useful application which can be very helpful when one needs to record and share desktop activities with someone else. recordmydesktop can capture both &ndash audio and video of a desktop screen.

Installation

Before you begin with the installation process, you need to update your machine, so run the following command

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntuhandbook1/apps/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease      
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease       
Hit:5 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease    
Reading package lists... Done

Once the machine is updated, you shall proceed with the installation process of recordmydesktop by simply running the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install gtk-recordmydesktop -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3
  libaprutil1-ldap
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
.
.
Setting up python-gi (3.26.1-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up python-cairo:amd64 (1.16.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1) ...
Setting up python-gobject (3.26.1-2) ...
Setting up python-gtk2 (2.24.0-5.1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up python-appindicator (12.10.1+18.04.20180322.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up gtk-recordmydesktop (0.3.8-4.1ubuntu1) ...

Once the application is installed, you can access the application from the menu as follows

After completing the recording, you can see the process of converting video format

Then you can play the recorded video file using any media player

With this, the method to install Recordmydesktop comes to an end.

Tag : Simple Screen Recorder
FAQ
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Is Recordmydesktop Opensource?
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Yes, Recordmydesktop is free an opensource application.
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What is Recordmydesktop?
A
Recordmydesktop is an open source and simple screen recorder application used for Linux and other Unix based operating systems. The recordmydesktop application can record either the whole screen or a predefined area within it. It is a very useful application which can be very helpful when one needs to record and share desktop activities with someone else.
Q
How to stop gtk-recordmydesktop?
A
To stop gtk-recordmydesktop, run the following
Ctrl+Alt+S stops the recording.
Q
How to remove this Recordmydesktop Application?
A
In order to remove, Recordmydesktop Application use the following command
# apt-get remove gtk-recordmydesktop -y
Q
How to check the version of Recordmydesktop?
A
To check the version of Recordmydesktop run the following on terminal,
# gtk-recordmydesktop --version