#Simple recorder linux install
#Simple recorder linux update

Users have the ability to record the entire screen (a resolution can be provided), record a fixed rectangle, record only where the cursor is going, or record OpenGL apps. As per the developers instructions, the default options are usually the right ones, so if you don't know what something does, then you shouldn't change it. The app has only a three windows where all the preferences reside, so it's not difficult to use. It's able to record pretty much all OpenGL sessions, and that's all that you can ask from it, although it has other options. This is where SimpleScreenRecorder comes to the rescue. If you don't need to record a game, then things are pretty straightforward and there are a ton of applications that can do that simple job. It's also possible to compile the source, which is available from GitHub.

#Simple recorder linux install

There are ways to install it on Arch Linux, Gentoo, OpenSUSE, Fedora, Slackware, or NixOS. If you have another system than Ubuntu, you don't have to worry. Interestingly enough, the last command is there to add some very important libraries to the system that would allow users to record 32-bit apps on 64-bit systems, a setup which is actually quite common.

#Simple recorder linux update

Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder-lib:i386 Just add the PPA to the system by entering the following commands in a terminal:

The developer provides a PPA, so it's extremely easy to install. We tested the application in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, but it's available for Ubuntu 14.10 and Ubuntu 15.04 (which hasn't been released just yet). Some of the features are still experimental and the application is under active development. The ability to record video while playing them has become much more important, and fortunately, SimpleScreenRecorde is here to help.

The good news is that we’re getting there, especially now that there are almost 1,000 games on the Steam for Linux. Recording the desktop is not an issue and it's done easily enough, but recording an OpenGL window is much more difficult. Fraps is just one of them, but there is no alternative for Linux users with the same amount of features. If you are a Windows gamer, then you already know what some of the applications available are if you want to record your experience. SimpleScreenRecorder is probably the best of them, but the competition is getting fierce. This is not easily done on Linux, but there are some ways to do it. Linux is now also a gaming platform, so naturally, people will want to record their gaming sessions.