In this article, we are going to learn How to install Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder in Ubuntu 18.04 – The Best Screen Capture Software For Linux. Vokoscreen can be used to capture open-source Linux screen capture applications screen activity and to save in video format. This application is especially useful for users who create video tutorials that contain YouTube videos and upload technical tutorials, create videos of any application to learn more like this. This is an easy and user-friendly application to use and capture videos.
Features Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder App:
- The Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder Capture output file can be saved in various video file formats such as MP4, Mkv, GIF, etc.
- If you want you can capture the full desktop screen or also can capture the manually selected area.
- The Volkscreen Linux Screen Capture app is available for 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems.
- Use a webcam to automatically record.
- Able to record voice using a mic.
- Click signals while capturing desktops.
- Use keyboard shortcuts to activate, stop, or use the Vokoscreen desktop recorder.
Follow the below steps to install Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder in Ubuntu 18.04 – The Best Screen Capture Software For Linux:
Before starting the installation of Vokoscreen desktop recorder application let’s update the Packages & Repositories of Ubuntu 18.04 using below command.
mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for mangesh: Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease Ign:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dr-akulavich/lighttable/ubuntu bionic InRelease Hit:3 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88.7 kB] Hit:5 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release Get:6 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB] Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/git-core/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease Get:9 http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnumdk/lollypop/ubuntu bionic InRelease [15.4 kB] Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main i386 Packages [338 kB]
After updating packages and repositories, we now have to download the Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder Capture Package from the official website. You can use the following command to download the following.
mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vokoscreen/vokoscreen_2.4.0-2_amd64.deb --2019-07-02 12:31:31-- http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vokoscreen/vokoscreen_2.4.0-2_amd64.deb Resolving security.ubuntu.com (security.ubuntu.com)... 2001:67c:1560:8001::11, 2001:67c:1360:8001::21, 2001:67c:1560:8001::14, ... Connecting to security.ubuntu.com (security.ubuntu.com)|2001:67c:1560:8001::11|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 966864 (944K) [application/x-debian-package] Saving to: ‘vokoscreen_2.4.0-2_amd64.deb’ vokoscreen_2.4.0-2_ 100%[===================>] 944.20K 70.6KB/s in 12s 2019-07-02 12:31:43 (79.6 KB/s) - ‘vokoscreen_2.4.0-2_amd64.deb’ saved [966864/966864]
As you can see below I have already downloaded the Vokoscreen desktop recorder .deb package.
mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ ls -l vokoscreen_2.4.0-2_amd64.deb -rw-r--r-- 1 mangesh mangesh 966864 Apr 6 2016 vokoscreen_2.4.0-2_amd64.deb
Now we are ready to install Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder Package. So let’s go ahead and install the same using below command.
mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ sudo dpkg -i vokoscreen_2.4.0-2_amd64.deb Selecting previously unselected package vokoscreen. (Reading database ... 174910 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack vokoscreen_2.4.0-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking vokoscreen (2.4.0-2) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of vokoscreen: vokoscreen depends on libqt4-test (>= 4:4.5.3); however: Package libqt4-test is not installed. dpkg: error processing package vokoscreen (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ... Errors were encountered while processing: vokoscreen
As you can see above the Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder app asking for some dependencies during installation. So use the following command to install all necessary dependencies.
mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following additional packages will be installed: vokoscreen Suggested packages: libx264-148 vlc | dragonplayer | kplayer Recommended packages: libdc1394-utils The following packages will be upgraded: vokoscreen 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 55 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 1,194 kB of archives. After this operation, 394 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y Get:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 vokoscreen amd64 2.5.0-1build1 [1,194 kB] Fetched 1,194 kB in 25s (47.0 kB/s) (Reading database ... 174919 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../vokoscreen_2.5.0-1build1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking vokoscreen (2.5.0-1build1) over (2.4.0-2) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ... Setting up vokoscreen (2.5.0-1build1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ... Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
As you can see above, we have successfully installed the Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder package with all the necessary dependencies. To make sure to use the following command.
mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ sudo dpkg -l vokoscreen Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-==============-============-============-================================= ii vokoscreen 2.5.0-1build amd64 easy to use screencast creator
Now to open the Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder application just type the command vokoscreen on shell prompt. Refer the command below.
mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ vokoscreen
You can also open the Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder app graphically using Search your computer box. Refer to the snapshot below.
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How To Uninstall Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder Application in Ubuntu 18.04?
For any reasons, if you don’t like Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder Application and want to uninstall the application from your system using the following commands.
mangesh@itsmarttricks:~$ sudo dpkg -r vokoscreen (Reading database ... 174919 files and directories currently installed.) Removing vokoscreen (2.5.0-1build1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ... Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.2) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
That’s all, In this article, we have explained How to install Vokoscreen Desktop Recorder Application in Ubuntu 18.04. I hope you enjoy this article. If you like this article, then just share it. If you have any questions about this article, please comment