#Using licecap install#
This will automatically install the latest release and missing dependencies.
#Using licecap how to#
(see full README for how to install dependencies for your distro) See what version you've got with silentcast -v.You may want to edit them if your distro puts files in unusual places. The install (or uninstall) bash script just copies (or deletes) files. install Uninstall instructions are the same replacing install with uninstall. Then, from a terminal, cd into the extracted directory and sudo. Probably broken when in active development, otherwise the same as master: Downlad Silentcast next.zip from.If installed to the default location, uninstall with the following commands: rm -r ~/.silentcast and rm ~/.local/share/applications/no_root_sktop You can also see them in the comments to the launcher. no_root_install Uninstall instructions are provided in the output of the no_root_install script. Then, from a terminal, cd into the extracted directory and. Probably broken when in active development, otherwise the same as master: Download Silentcast next.zip from.Most likely working right: Download Silentcast master.zip from.Should always work as intended: Download Latest Release of Silentcast from.Install missing dependencies (see the Dependencies table and Installing Dependencies by Distro above).(skipping over some stuff - in the full README, this includes a list of dependencies and distro specific instructions for installing them)Īny Linux Distro Full Install Without Root Access Interior: How to use Silentcast to only record the drawingĮntirety: How to use Silentcast to record 1 window Transparent: How to use Silentcast to record 2 windows Fullscreen: How to use Silentcast to record Gimp
Silentcast 1 keeps going after I stop Silentcast 2. That's because I already had Silentcast running to make these animated gifs of how to use Silentcast. Notice there's a stop icon in the Notificaton Area before I even start Silentcast, then a 2nd stop icon appears when recording begins. If anything doesn't work for you, please file a bug at Silentcast Issues
I wasn't happy with either of these answers so I wrote my own: Silentcast. That's it! Nothing will be copied into your system files and deleting the extracted folder will completely remove it from your system. With other desktops, run from the terminal from within the extracted folder. With Xfce, just open the extracted folder and double-click bash silentcast. Follow the Any Linux Distro instructions, but don't run the install script. Also, you can run it without installing it. Please have a look at the installation instructions below which I've updated today. Update : Runs in Unity, no problem, and there's now a PPA for installation - Thanks to Seth for his Unity Indicator patch and PPA. Added a script to do a full install without root privileges.
#Using licecap mp4#
Added options to create webm or mp4 videos instead of just animated gifs. Update : Seth Johnson has improved the Ubuntu PPA so that only the Silentcast PPA is required.