On 11/04/10 19:54, Rustom Mody wrote: > Thanks Robin for your answer. Let me take your points in reverse order > >> What GNU/Linux distribution are you using? >> > > debian unstable You should be fine. just `apt-get install ffmpeg` or use aptitude and select version 5:0.6~svn20100726-0.1 directly. >>> 2. It says get an ffmpeg with h.264 -- where/how to get? >> >> Most distributions ship ffmpeg with x264 enabled these days, although >> there are some http://ffmpeg.org/legal.html considerations. So some don't. >> >> You can always compile it from source, but due to the large amount of >> dependencies and configuration options that is only to be taken as last >> resort. >> > > I believe that my getting the ffmpeg from debian-multimedia this issue > has been solved There's almost no need for http://debian-multimedia.org/ anymore. most things are available directly from DebianMultimedia http://wiki.debian.org/DebianMultimedia these days. >>> Ive been trying to follow this link >>> >>> http://wiki.linuxaudio.org/wiki/screencasttutorial >>> >>> 1. It says xsession wont work in gnome -- any alternatives? >> >> It's a capital X in Xsession. But you can just use any windowmanager >> instead of Xsession. after the `export DISPLAY=:2` just launch wm2, >> xfwm, fluxbox, ion3, icewm, openbox,... whatever. > > I dont get all this :-) All I know is I am using gnome which sometimes > seems to be using metacity. metacity is the default window-manager of gnome. but the gnome-desktop is much more. > Can I replace xsession by metacity? Sure but metacity is only a minimal window-manager, no session, panel, menu etc. Try 'xfce' - if you're used to gnome it's got a similar 'feel' and is not too heavy to install. best, robin _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
