Ubuntu Version:
24.04.4 LTS
Desktop Environment:
GNOME 46
Problem Description:
So I’m confused about what is a lightweight screen recorder on Ubuntu 24.04, but supports Wayland, I have 1 reliable screen recorder, its software is SimpleScreenRecorder, but it only supports X11, while on my Ubuntu 24.04, there is a problem when I log in to Xorg, a graphics driver problem, but on Wayland it’s normal, so I purge xorg, then Wayland is the default on my Ubuntu 24.04, What is the best replacement for SimpleScreenRecorder for Wayland?
Since you’re using GNOME, have you tried the screenshot utility? It can record videos/screencasts as well. I currently only have access to a 26.04 Ubuntu, but I think it’s not a new addition so should also work on 24.04.
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on Ubuntu 24.04, it doesn’t have the button what I circled, just Screenshots
Try this Flatpak:
Kooha
Elegantly record your screen
io.github.seadve.Kooha 2.3.2 stable flathub
(Note: I’ve read of it, but not used it)
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That’s a bit of a bummer. What about this GNOME extension then?
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/690/easyscreencast/
Otherwise I can only suggest to search the APT archive and/or the Snap Store. apt search screencast yields three possible candidates:
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byzanz/noble 0.3.0+git20160312-5build2 amd64
small screencast creator
[...]
kazam/noble,noble 1.4.5-6 all
screencast and screenshot application created with design in mind
[...]
vokoscreen-ng/noble 3.7.0-1build3 amd64
easy to use screencast creator
[...]
Or see this snapcraft.io search; wading through the false positives and also searching DuckDuckGo (DDG), Blue Recorder sticks out a bit, because it’s on the first page of DDG results.
Obviously, I can’t tell you much more about any of these tools; this is more of a “help you help yourself” type of deal. The great thing about package managers is that one can try some package and get rid of it without a trace, if it doesn’t work out.
If you intend to do a more thorough search of the APT cache, I cannot recommend aptitude highly enough. I have found lots of cool packages by searching for something (can be limited to searching package names and/or descriptions) and then pressing r (for a list of reverse dependencies), to see which packages depend/recommend/suggest the package in question; the idea being that if it’s recommended often by other packages it must be useful in a bigger context and someone took the time to link their package to it. It’s also easier to refine the search terms and have another go in Aptitude.
Yes, Aptitude is a TUI (textual user interface), but it’s miles ahead in terms of usability when compared to the likes of Synaptic. It’s been serving me very very well, ever since I discovered it some 20 odd years ago. For a time it was even the recommended tool for doing release upgrades in pure Debian, because, at the time, it’s solver was superior to the one in apt-get, when the plain apt command hadn’t even existed yet.
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Kazam does not work with Wayland.
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