Answers.Body: <p>I've used both Simple Screen Recorder and Open Broadcaster Software. SSP is really simple and easy to use, and I believe it's in the Ubuntu app store. OBS requires a command line installation and the installation of ffmpeg as well, which often has to be compiled. OBS is a little more complex to use and might be overkill for your needs, but it is very powerful.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks. SSP seems OK. I have not yet tested it in long recordings though.
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Body: <p>I am using Recordmydesktop to record skype conversations. After an important recording, I went to the linux terminal where the recording was supposed to be taking place and all I could see was:</p>
  
  <p><em>Segmentation fault (core dumped)</em></p>
  
  <p>Recordmydesktop does to me this kind of thing sometimes, usually it happens with the most important recordings. Please provide a working alternative desktop recording software for linux.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: RecordMyDesktop has been running good on my 14.04 xubuntu laptop. I had problems with Istanbul
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Comments.Text: I have 14.04 too.
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Comments.Text: You did file a bug report, right?
Comments.UserDisplayName: v010dya
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Comments.Text: Not yet. If you give me a link to the relevant information, I will.
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Tags: <video-recording><video-capture>
Title: Alternatives to recordmydesktop?
UserDisplayName: Mephisto
ThreadText: # Alternatives to recordmydesktop?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-05-31)
  
  I am using Recordmydesktop to record skype conversations. After an important recording, I went to the linux terminal where the recording was supposed to be taking place and all I could see was:
  
  *Segmentation fault (core dumped)*
  
  Recordmydesktop does to me this kind of thing sometimes, usually it happens with the most important recordings. Please provide a working alternative desktop recording software for linux.
  
  **Tags:** video-recording, video-capture
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: RecordMyDesktop has been running good on my 14.04 xubuntu laptop. I had problems with Istanbul  
  > **username_0**: I have 14.04 too.  
  > **username_2**: You did file a bug report, right?  
  > **username_0**: Not yet. If you give me a link to the relevant information, I will.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2015-06-01. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  I've used both Simple Screen Recorder and Open Broadcaster Software. SSP is really simple and easy to use, and I believe it's in the Ubuntu app store. OBS requires a command line installation and the installation of ffmpeg as well, which often has to be compiled. OBS is a little more complex to use and might be overkill for your needs, but it is very powerful.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks. SSP seems OK. I have not yet tested it in long recordings though.  
  
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