Screen recorders for Linux

1. recordmydesktop

   • sudo aptitude install gtk-recordmydesktop

   • Applications -> Sound & Video -> Desktop recorder 
   • You can select window/area to record using this application.
   • The output file is .ogv format.
2. istanbul
   
   • 
     

     sudo aptitude install istanbul

   • Applications -> Sound & Video -> Istanbul
   • You cannot select window/area to record using this application. The whole screen is recorded.
   • The output file is .ogg format.

To convert the output files into other formats e.g. .avi. You can

sudo aptitude install mencoder
mencoder -idx input.ogg -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -o output.avi