Simple Screen Recording in Linux<\/p>\n<\/div>\n At the same time, recording in video the steps you took to get something done will be a nice remainder should you need to perform the same operation in the future. In addition, you can also upload that file to video-sharing sites like\u00a0YouTube<\/strong>\u00a0to share with the community and the world.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t Miss<\/strong> Simple Screen Recorder<\/strong>\u00a0is a fantastic piece of software that was initially developed by its author to record output of programs and games. In time it became everything but \u2018simple\u2019, keeping its name not because of a lack in functionality but due to its easy-to-use interface.<\/p>\n Follow these steps to install Simple Screen Recorder:<\/p>\n The installation in\u00a0Debian<\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0Ubuntu<\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0Linux Mint<\/strong>\u00a0is pretty straightforward:<\/p>\n Add the repository to your sources.list:<\/p>\n Resynchronize the package index files from their sources and install:<\/p>\n Within a matter of minutes, the program will be ready to launch:<\/p>\n Simple Screen Recorder Launcher<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In\u00a0Fedora<\/strong>\u00a0and derivatives (CentOS 7<\/strong>\/RHEL 7<\/strong>, for example), several dependencies have to be installed first:<\/p>\n 1.<\/strong>\u00a0Add the\u00a0ATRPMS<\/strong>\u00a0repository (a generic 3rd party repository used for system and multimedia tools):<\/p>\n In\u00a0\/etc\/yum.repos.d\/atrpm.repo<\/strong>:<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong>\u00a0And the\u00a0EPEL<\/strong>\u00a0repository as well:<\/p>\n 3.<\/strong>\u00a0Then install the rest of the dependencies:<\/p>\n 4.<\/strong>\u00a0Clone the developer\u2019s\u00a0GitHub<\/strong>\u00a0repository for Simple Screen Recorder:<\/p>\n 5.<\/strong>\u00a0And finally, execute the installation script. Make sure you do this as a regular user (other than\u00a0root<\/strong>), otherwise you will encounter permissions issues later down the road:<\/p>\n If the installation does not create a launch icon in the\u00a0Applications<\/strong>\u00a0menu, you can start Simple Screen Recorder from the terminal.<\/p>\n Or create a symbolic link as a shortcut in your Desktop:<\/p>\n Once you have launched\u00a0SSR<\/strong>, in the initial screen click\u00a0Continue<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Simple Screen Recorder Setup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In the next screen you will choose options such as whether to record the entire screen, a fixed rectangle, or a specific window. To use any of this options, move the cursor away from the Simple Screen Recorder interface and select an area of the screen or click on a window of your choosing, respectively. You can also choose to record audio and include the cursor in the screencast (or not). Once done, click\u00a0Continue<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Simple Screen Recorder Settings<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Now it\u2019s time to define the video output format and the location. Feel free to look around to find the settings that may be more adequate for your case (the settings below are just for your reference, and ensure that the video recording tools installed by default in the operating system will be able to play the recording), then click\u00a0Continue<\/strong>\u00a0again:<\/p>\n Set Video Format and Location<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Finally, choose a keyboard shortcut to manage the user interface and click\u00a0Start recording<\/strong>. When you\u2019re done, save the video by clicking\u00a0Save<\/strong>\u00a0recording:<\/p>\n Linux Desktop Screen Recording<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Alternatively, you can minimize Simple Screen Recorder so that it will not interfere with the screen cast, and\u00a0start<\/strong>\u00a0\/\u00a0stop<\/strong>\u00a0the recording using the key combination selected earlier.<\/p>\n In our example let\u2019s see what happens when we press\u00a0Ctrl + R<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Control Desktop Screen Recording<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Then to pause the recording press the key combination again. The\u00a0red<\/strong>\u00a0circle will turn\u00a0grey<\/strong>\u00a0and you can finally stop the recording and save the file by clicking on it and choosing the corresponding menu:<\/p>\n Screen Recording On\/OFF Settings<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Please keep in mind that the above trick will work as long as\u00a0Simple Screen Recorder<\/strong>\u00a0is running \u2013 it can be minimized but it has to be running.<\/p>\n At this point you must have already installed and try out what many Linux users out there consider the best screencrasting tool. Regardless of the reasons why you have chosen to do so, I can assure you you will never look back.<\/p>\n I highly recommend you take a look at the\u00a0developer\u2019s web site<\/a>\u00a0for further ideas and suggestions for improving your videos. Of course, you can also always reach us if you have questions or comments about this article or if you need help to set up Simple Screen Recorder in your computer and run into any issues, using the form below.<\/p>\n![\"Simple](\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Simple-Screen-Recording-Linux.png\")
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\nShowterm.io \u2013 A Terminal Shell Recording Tool<\/a><\/p>\nIntroducing and Installing Simple Screen Recorder<\/h3>\n
On Debian\/Ubuntu and Mint<\/h4>\n
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert\/simplescreenrecorder\r\n<\/pre>\n
$ sudo apt-get update\r\n$ sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder\r\n<\/pre>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nOn Fedora\/CentOS and RHEL<\/h4>\n
[atrpms]\r\nname=Fedora Core $releasever - $basearch - ATrpms\r\nbaseurl=http:\/\/dl.atrpms.net\/el$releasever-$basearch\/atrpms\/stable\r\ngpgkey=http:\/\/ATrpms.net\/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms\r\ngpgcheck=1\r\n<\/pre>\n
# yum install epel-release\r\n<\/pre>\n
# yum install ffmpeg ffmpeg-devel libX11-devel libXfixes-devel jack-audio-connection-kit-devel mesa-libGL-devel git\r\n<\/pre>\n
# git clone https:\/\/github.com\/MaartenBaert\/ssr\r\n# cd ssr\r\n<\/pre>\n
$ .\/simple-build-and-install\r\n<\/pre>\n
$ simplescreenrecorder\r\n<\/pre>\n
# ln \u2013s $(which simplescreenrecorder) ~\/Desktop\/'Simple Screen Recorder'\r\n<\/pre>\n
How to Use Simple Screen Recorder<\/h3>\n
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