Peek crashes on Ubuntu 22

[bkjohnson]

System Information

• Distribution package: .deb
• Peek version: 1.5.1
• GTK: 3.24.33
• Additional info if applicable: Ubuntu 22.04 w/ Regolith Linux 2.x

Describe the bug

When I click "Start recording" or press Ctrl+R, peek crashes once the countdown ends.

To Reproduce

1. Start peek
2. Try to start recording from the GUI
3. Notice the crash

Expected behavior
I expect peek to record the area in its frame and to be able to stop the recording when I want.

Additional context

Here is a sample of the error I get when I start the GUI from the command line and then try to start recording:

[luketrenaman]

Getting the same error on Ubuntu 22.04 on Regolith Linux 2.x, GTK version 3.24.33, Peek version 1.5.1, compositor is picom.

Using Unity Desktop does not cause this error.

[gedasss]

Getting the same error on Ubuntu 22.04 on Regolith Linux 2.x, GTK version 3.24.33, Peek version 1.5.1, compositor is picom.

Using Unity Desktop does not cause this error.

Same problem to me on Ubuntu 22.04/Regolith2.0. Works only if I start it with ffmpeg flag: peek -b ffmpeg

[yzcyayaya]

• ubuntu22.04 gnome42
  Using screen recorder backend gnome-shell
  Failed to initialize recorder: Could not start GNOME Shell recorder.

Missing codec or another active screen recording using org.gnome.Shell.Screencast?

Please see the FAQ at https://github.com/phw/peek#what-is-the-cause-for-could-not-start-gnome-shell-recorder-errors

[luizwbr]

Running this command worked for me ( upgraded Ubuntu version from 20 LTS to 22 ) :

rm -rf ~/.cache/gstreamer-1.0

[Sharcoux]

What worked for me was to run peek -b ffmpeg

[lfilhomindfulcare]

Thanks, that works for me too!

[RadoRado]

Can confirm the solution from @Sharcoux works for me too. Cheers ✨

[bkjohnson]

@Sharcoux 's solution worked for me as well. Given the recent deprecation, I may try to make a fork that has that configurable in the GUI preferences menu rather than just a cli option

[AsaAyers]

Could it be as simple as just making it remember the last option it used that didn't crash? I haven't seen a better screen capture tool for Linux. I'm not sure what got deprecated

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[gustavotrott]

Yes, peek -b ffmpeg works.
But how can I set this flag as default? It's tough to run via terminal every time.

[Sharcoux]

Yes, peek -b ffmpeg works. But how can I set this flag as default? It's tough to run via terminal every time.

https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-create-bash-aliases/

[gustavotrott]

Yes, peek -b ffmpeg works. But how can I set this flag as default? It's tough to run via terminal every time.

linuxize.com/post/how-to-create-bash-aliases

Thanks.

I created a Launcher for the correct command..

vi ~/.local/share/applications/peek.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Peek ffmpeg
Exec=/usr/bin/peek -b ffmpeg
Type=Application
Icon=studio

Now I can call it from Applications menu 😄

[luggie]

or addings this to .bashrc or .profile
alias peek='peek -b ffmpeg'