Best Video Screencaster in Ubuntu

Best Video Screen-casting Software Ubuntu

I have tried a few screencasting softwares in ubuntu but i must say that kazam stands out from all of the others.

here below are the installation instructions, few screenshots and a test screencast.

Installation Instructions.

Kazam is available from within the Software Centre so there is no need to do any terminal stuff.

Screenshots

low resolution video

full hd video

Installing Ubuntu Tweak in Ubuntu 12.04

Ubuntu Tweak 

At the time of writing this post Ubuntu Tweak 0.7.3 is the current version.

It offers a number of bug fixes and changes as below

  * Overview of Changes
    - Add support for Linux Mint 13 (LP: #1014330)
    - Add feature to turn on/off guest accounts (LP: #1025326)
    - Add linux-image-extra to Janitor old kernel clean list (LP: #1031585)

  * Bugs fixed
    - LP: #993800 QuickList Editor lost Edits
    - LP: #1019812 Ubuntu Tweak crashes on ubuntu 12.10
    - LP: #1031741 Need to update utdata url
    - LP: #1013656 module import error and administration doesn't work
    - LP: #1014799 Tweak tab hangs with 0.7.3.0 testing
    - LP: #1016199 LightDM plugin should be active if lightDM is the DM
    - LP: #1014300 Screen edges actions are reversed in right to left locals
    - LP: #1015835 Janitor crash when try to select apt cache checkbox
    - LP: #1017820 Error message when clicking on "Session indicator" 

I am listing a few screenshots and installation instructions below.

Installation Instructions

A deb package download can be obtained from https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-tweak/+download

just download and run the deb to install.

Screenshots

The Applications centre is a good way to install apps within a new ubuntu installation. it lists down some of the most popular apps in one place. see the screenshot below.

Sync installations across computers

Within Ubuntu Software Centre there is a way to sync application installation across multiple computers.

1. Open ubuntu software centre
2. Go to menu -> File -> Sync between computers

Google Drive in Linux

There is a great tool that can allow us to use Google Drive within an Ubuntu box. We don't have a Google Drive client for Linux at the moment but this tool works just fine. it called In-sync

• Download the Insync.tar.gz via this link
• Extract to your Home folder
• Open a new terminal and navigate into the extracted Insync folder using the ‘cd’ command (e.g. cd insync/)
• Run: sudo ./insync-installer
• Follow any on-screen prompts