How To Install screengrab on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install screengrab on Kali Linux. screengrab is Crossplatform tool for getting screenshots

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install screengrab on Kali Linux.

What is screengrab

screengrab is:

Screengrab working in Linux and Windows. The program uses Qt and is independent of any desktop environment. Main features:

  • Get desktop screenshots
  • Get active window screenshots
  • Get secreenshots of desktop selection area
  • Copy screenshot to clipboard
  • Saving your image files in formats PNG or JPEG or BMP
  • Ability to set delay in getting screenshots (from 1 to 90 seconds)

There are three methods to install screengrab on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install screengrab Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install screengrab using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install screengrab

Install screengrab Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install screengrab using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install screengrab

Install screengrab Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install screengrab using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install screengrab

How To Uninstall screengrab on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the screengrab package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove screengrab

Uninstall screengrab And Its Dependencies

To uninstall screengrab and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove screengrab

Remove screengrab Configurations and Data

To remove screengrab configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge screengrab

Remove screengrab configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove screengrab configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge screengrab

Dependencies

screengrab have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install screengrab package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.