Installing xvidcap Under Ubuntu

xvidcap is an open source tool that records a video of your actions on screen.

When I installed the Ubuntu package for xvidcap, it would just seg-fault and close when I tried to record. So, I installed from source.

Before I get into it, however, I should mention that xvidcap never really worked perfectly for me. It was quite buggy in my setup. I tried recordMyDesktop and gtk-recordMyDesktop instead and would recommend you try that unless you have a specific need for xvidcap.

Prerequisites

Before you can compile xvidcap, you'll need to install three other Ubuntu packages.

  • libglade2-dev
  • libxmu-dev
  • gettext

Here is the command line to install those.

sudo apt-get install libglade2-dev libxmu-dev gettext

Compiling xvidcap

Download the latest version of xvidcap from http://sourceforge.net/projects/xvidcap. Then, do the following.

./configure
make
sudo make install

That's it, you should now be able to run xvidcap from the Applications, Sound and Video menu.

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linux/installing_xvidcap_under_ubuntu.txt · Last modified: 2020/06/01 22:53 (external edit)