How to install Kazam - Screen Recorder on Ubuntu Linux

Kazam is one of the best lightweight,simple and nifty tool for screen recorder available for Linux. Kazam comes with less configuration and is best for newbie users who just need to capture the screen content and record a video file. It supports audio recording and various video file formats.

features of Kazam :

1. Record entire screen, part of screen, application window or all screens (for multi-monitor setup)
2. Take screenshots
3. Keyboard shortcut support for easily pausing and resuming while recording screen
4. Record in various file formats such as MP4, AVI and more.
5. Capture audio from speaker or microphone while recording the screen
6. Capture mouse clicks and key presses
7. Capture video from webcam
8. Insert a webcam window on the side
9. Broadcast to YouTube live video

Install Kazam on Ubuntu: 

You can install the older Kazam 1.4.5 from the Software Center. You can also use the command below:

sudo apt install kazam

If you want to install the newer Kazam 1.5.3, you can use this unofficial PPA that is available for Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sylvain-pineau/kazam
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install kazam

You also need to install a few libraries in order to record the mouse clicks and keyboard presses.

sudo apt install python3-cairo python3-xlib

How to record screen using kazam:

Once you have installed Kazam, search for it in the application menu and start it. You should see a screen like this with some options on it. You can check the options as per your need and click on capture to start recording screen with Kazam.