Byzanz - Record Ubuntu/Debian desktop as GIF

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Byzanz is a simple tool to record a running X desktop as animated GIF. It is part of the GNOME project.
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Byzanz CLI Help

Pros​

• Super lightweight
• Works flawlessly

Cons​

• Being a CLI tool, you have to enter each options manually (meaning, no drag & select screen area for recording)

Byzanz GitHub Repo​

Installation on Ubuntu​

Installing Byzanz on Ubuntu is just one command away:​

sudo apt install byzanz

Now, you can record GIFs using the

byzanz-record

 command.