How To Install scrot on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install scrot on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is scrot
scrot is:
scrot (SCReen shOT) is a simple command line screen capture utility that uses imlib2 to grab and save images. Multiple image formats are supported through imlib2’s dynamic saver modules.
Some features of the scrot:
- support to multiple image formats (JPG, PNG, GIF, etc.).
- optimization of the screen shots image quality.
- capture a specific window or a rectangular area on the screen with the help of switch.
scrot also can be used to monitor a desktop PC in admin absent and register unwanted activities.
There are three methods to install scrot on Ubuntu 18.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove scrot
Remove scrot Configurations and Data
To remove scrot configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install scrot package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
