How To Install flameshot on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install flameshot on Kali Linux. flameshot is Powerful yet simple-to-use screenshot software

Introduction

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

What is flameshot

flameshot is:

Flameshot is a powerful yet simple-to-use screenshot software. Notable features include customizable appearance, in-app screenshot editing, D-Bus interface, experimental GNOME/KDE Wayland support, integration with Imgur and support for both GUI and CLI interface.

There are three methods to install flameshot 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 flameshot Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install flameshot

Install flameshot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install flameshot

Install flameshot 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 flameshot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install flameshot

How To Uninstall flameshot on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove flameshot

Uninstall flameshot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove flameshot

Remove flameshot Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge flameshot

Remove flameshot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flameshot

Dependencies

flameshot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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