How To Install scrot on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scrot on Debian 12.
What is scrot
scrot is:
scrot (SCReenshOT)is a simple command line screen capture utility. It uses imlib2 to grab and save images.
scrot has many useful features:
- Support for multiple image formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, and others.
- The screenshot’s quality is configurable.
- It is possible to capture a specific window or a rectangular area on the screen.
- Other features.
Because scrot is a command line utility, it can easily be scripted and put to novel uses. For instance, scrot can be used to monitor a desktop PC in absence and register unwanted activities.
There are three methods to install scrot on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install scrot Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install scrot using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install scrot
Install scrot Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install scrot using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install scrot
Install scrot Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install scrot using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install scrot
How To Uninstall scrot on Debian 12
To uninstall only the scrot package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove scrot
Uninstall scrot And Its Dependencies
To uninstall scrot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scrot
Remove scrot Configurations and Data
To remove scrot configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge scrot
Remove scrot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove scrot configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge scrot
Dependencies
scrot have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scrot package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.