How To Install xfce4-screenshooter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-screenshooter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xfce4-screenshooter
xfce4-screenshooter is:
Screenshooter is an utility for the Xfce Desktop Environment. It can take desktop, rectangles or selected window screenshots, and you can bind it to your “Print Screen” key. A panel plugin is provided too.
There are three methods to install xfce4-screenshooter 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 xfce4-screenshooter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-screenshooter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xfce4-screenshooter
Install xfce4-screenshooter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xfce4-screenshooter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xfce4-screenshooter
Install xfce4-screenshooter 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 xfce4-screenshooter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xfce4-screenshooter
How To Uninstall xfce4-screenshooter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xfce4-screenshooter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xfce4-screenshooter
Uninstall xfce4-screenshooter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xfce4-screenshooter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xfce4-screenshooter
Remove xfce4-screenshooter Configurations and Data
To remove xfce4-screenshooter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xfce4-screenshooter
Remove xfce4-screenshooter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xfce4-screenshooter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xfce4-screenshooter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-screenshooter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
