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linux:installing_xvidcap_under_ubuntu [2009/01/19 20:36] Joel Dare |
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+ | ====== Installing xvidcap Under Ubuntu ====== | ||
+ | xvidcap is an open source tool that records a video of your actions on screen. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | ===== Prerequisites ===== | ||
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+ | Before you can compile xvidcap, you'll need to install three other Ubuntu packages. | ||
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+ | * libglade2-dev | ||
+ | * libxmu-dev | ||
+ | * gettext | ||
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+ | Here is the command line to install those. | ||
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+ | sudo apt-get install libglade2-dev libxmu-dev gettext | ||
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+ | ===== Compiling xvidcap ===== | ||
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+ | Download the latest version of xvidcap from http://sourceforge.net/projects/xvidcap. Then, do the following. | ||
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+ | ./configure | ||
+ | make | ||
+ | sudo make install | ||
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+ | That's it, you should now be able to run xvidcap from the //Applications//, //Sound and Video// menu. |