What is the best way to do a screenshot on Linux?

caroline · January 23, 2013, 6:27pm

Hi,

I was wonderting if someone could help me to do a screenshot on Linux. I tried Print Screen button but this make a screenshot of the whole screen. Can someone suggest some Linux tool for making screenshots? I need to save a specific part of a screen.

Thanks

Lubos · January 23, 2013, 6:53pm

HI Caroline

What Linux distribution do you use and what version…Do you have KDE, GNOME etc?

thanks

caroline · January 28, 2013, 3:36pm

Hi,

I am using Linux Mint. Hope you can help …

Lubos · February 1, 2013, 4:59pm

Simply hit “PrtSc” key and mint will store the image into ~/Pictures/ .

If you need to take a screen-shot of a specific windows simply make it active by clicking on it and press: ALT + PrtSc . Again it wil save your image into ~/Pictures/ directory.

mkani · April 30, 2013, 10:10am

You could always try mate-screenshot.
I’m sure there are standard screencapture software within the repositories that you could download I think ‘SHUTTER’ is one.