How to Install VokoscreenNG on Raspberry Pi

VokoscreenNG is an open-source lightweight screen casting and video recording application that is designed for the system users to easily record screen contents with audio and video. It performs recording in multiple formats, including MP4, AVI and more. You can use this tool on your system to record videos in full-screen mode, window mode or region mode. You can also record videos from webcam or through a microphone using this tool.

Follow this simple tutorial to install VokoscreenNG on a Raspberry Pi system.

Install VokoscreenNG on Raspberry Pi

You can install VokoscreenNG on Raspberry Pi through the following steps:

Step 1: Update Raspberry Pi through the following command:

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Then install some dependencies on your Raspberry Pi system through the command given below:

$ sudo apt install libgstreamer1.0-dev qtmultimedia5-dev libqt5multimedia5-plugins libqt5x11extras5-dev qttools5-dev-tools libpulse-dev libwayland-dev -y

Step 3: Now you can install VokoscreenNG on your Raspberry Pi system by entering this command on your Pi Terminal.

$ sudo apt install vokoscreen-ng -y

Run VokoscreenNG on Raspberry Pi

You can use two methods to run VokoscreenNG on Raspberry Pi, which are:

Through Terminal
Through GUI

Method 1: Run VokoscreenNG Through Terminal

The following command will run VokoscreenNG on the Raspberry Pi system:

$ vokoscreenNG

Method 2: Run VokoscreenNG Through GUI

To run VokoscreenNG from GUI, open the Raspberry Pi’s application menu, select “Sound and Video” option, and then select the VokoscreenNG app.

Now, to begin screen recording in full screen mode, the user should go with the “Start” button.

To stop the recording, the user must select the “Stop” button anytime.

To play the recording, select the “Play” button.

Remove VokoscreenNG from Raspberry Pi

Enter the following command in the terminal to remove VokoscreenNG from Raspberry Pi:

$ sudo apt purge vokoscreen-ng -y

Conclusion

Raspberry Pi users can easily perform video recording on their system by installing VokoscreenNG tool through “apt” command. Once the installation finishes, the users can open the application from the terminal using “vokoscreenNG” command or run it from GUI through “Sound and Video” option. Afterward the users can start screen recording in full screen mode, windowed mode or choose the desired area for screen recording on Raspberry Pi system,