How To Install xfce4-screenshooter on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-screenshooter on CentOS 7. xfce4-screenshooter is Screenshot utility for the Xfce desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-screenshooter on CentOS 7.

What is xfce4-screenshooter

The Xfce Screenshooter utility allows you to capture the entire screen, the active window or a selected region. You can set the delay that elapses before the screenshot is taken and the action that will be done with the screenshot it to the clipboard, or open it using another application.

We can use yum or dnf to install xfce4-screenshooter on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xfce4-screenshooter.

Install xfce4-screenshooter on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install xfce4-screenshooter using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xfce4-screenshooter

Install xfce4-screenshooter on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install xfce4-screenshooter using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xfce4-screenshooter

How To Uninstall xfce4-screenshooter on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the xfce4-screenshooter package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xfce4-screenshooter

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-screenshooter on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.