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Asked: 2020-05-07 12:39:54 +0800 CST

20.04: Can't install gtk-recordmydesktop

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I want to use recordmydesktop in Ubuntu 20.04, and installed it with:

sudo apt-get install recordmydesktop

But when I want to record, by command recordmydesktop it records full screen and save it in the home. But I don't want this. I need to tell recordmydesktop to record an ara or window to record. not full screen. and it's so hard to do this by command line!! I searched in google and I just saw this command. But it doesn't work. 

sudo apt-get install gtk-recordmydesktop

and give me this error:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package gtk-recordmydesktop is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'gtk-recordmydesktop' has no installation candidate

I use ubuntu 20.04. What should I do??

recordmydesktop apt 20.04

3 Answers

  1. It is because of it is obsoleted and currently not supported. You could install it by enabling some older repository (deb http://cz.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan main universe for example) which contain it or download its packages from there. Enabling other ubuntu version repository should be immediately disabled just after installing. But it is a bad way which could break your system. Better use newer supported software.

    Vokoscreen records a desktop, a window and an area:

    sudo apt install vokoscreen

    enter image description here

    Or use vokoscreenNG:

    sudo apt install vokoscreen-ng

    enter image description here

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  2. Ignore this if you got gtk-recordmydesktop to work. I only add an alternative in case someone of you could not.

    A solution that works well for me is the light-weight simple screen recorder. It is in the Ubuntu-repositories and can be installed the usual way,

    sudo apt update
sudo apt install simplescreenrecorder

    There is also a 32 bit OpenGL version that works on 64 bit systems. More information for this screen recorder can be found here: https://www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/#download

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  3. Best Answer

    It is installable by using packages from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:

    cd ~/Downloads
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/pygtk/python-gtk2_2.24.0-5.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/g/gtk-recordmydesktop/gtk-recordmydesktop_0.3.8-4.1ubuntu1_all.deb

sudo apt-get install ./python-gtk2_2.24.0-5.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb ./gtk-recordmydesktop_0.3.8-4.1ubuntu1_all.deb
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