recordmydesktop issue

[Osirium]

Hi,

I've just trying to use recordmydesktop ( version 0.3.8.1 - latest ) shipped out with the bt5 r3.

The funny part is once I'm trying to use it an "Segmentation fault" error is displayed:

"recordmydesktop --windowid=0x1000003 --dummy-cursor=black --no-sound --on-the-fly-encoding --workdir=/home/-o out.ogv
Initial recording window is set to:
X:1366 Y:1025 Width:1680 Height:25
Adjusted recording window is set to:
X:1366 Y:1016 Width:1680 Height:32
Your window manager appears to be Metacity

Initializing...
Output file: out.ogv
Capturing!
Segmentation fault
"

I've thought to install the gtk-recordmydesktop Debian package but when I'm pulling the package under the dpkg command another fun is revealed:

"
dpkg -i gtk-recordmydesktop_0.3.8-4.1_all.deb
Selecting previously deselected package gtk-recordmydesktop.
(Reading database ... 291283 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking gtk-recordmydesktop (from gtk-recordmydesktop_0.3.8-4.1_all.deb) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gtk-recordmydesktop:
gtk-recordmydesktop depends on python (>= 2.6.6-7~); however:
Version of python on system is 2.6.5-0ubuntu1.
dpkg: error processing gtk-recordmydesktop (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_US.utf8.cache...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
gtk-recordmydesktop
"

Since I can't in a fashion and clean way to upgrade the python version to the latest 2.7.3 is there other possibility to get this recordmydesktop working?

Thanks,

-J

[maverik35]

No, if package dependencies are not fullfilled, no...You need to upgrade python version...

Try to see if there is a newer python version in repos: aptitude versions python

If so, then just upgrade the python: aptitude safe-upgrade python

If not in repos, you need to upgrade the python version.

In the Debain page where you downloaded (nice desicion), it is stated the python versions required: I quote:
python >= 2.6.6-7 and << 2.8 so in between versions: python 2.6 and 2.7

In BT5 you have 2.6.5-0ubuntu1..So again if not in repos, download the package from Debian page which also will state dependencies to that python version.

[Osirium]

Thanks.

There aren't updates for python2.6.5 under bt5r3. The only way to run two different version of python on the same system is to use virtualenv which I already do.

With three weeks ago I've tried to upgrade manually the python and the final result was full reinstall so for the moment I won't try again unless I'll do it under a vm environment.