How to Install Screensy on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Screensy is a free and open-source screenshot tool that makes capturing screenshots effortless on your desktop. Fedora CoreOS is a lightweight, container-focused operating system designed for running containerized applications.

In this tutorial, we will explain the steps to install Screensy on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

• A running instance of Fedora CoreOS Latest
• Root access to the system

Installing Screensy

1. Open a terminal or login to the Fedora CoreOS Latest system via SSH.

2. Install the required dependencies using the following command:

   sudo dnf install libX11-devel libXtst-devel libpng-devel -y 
   

3. Download the Screensy package from the GitHub repository using the following command:

   git clone https://github.com/screensy/screensy.git 
   

4. Change to the Screensy directory and build the package:

   cd screensy 
   make 
   

5. Once the build process completes, install Screensy using the following command:

   sudo make install 
   

6. Screensy is now installed on your Fedora CoreOS Latest system.

Capturing Screenshots

To capture a screenshot with Screensy, do the following:

1. Open the application or window you want to capture.
2. Press the Print Screen key on your keyboard.
3. The captured screenshot will be saved in your home directory under the Screenshots directory.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Screensy on Fedora CoreOS Latest. Now, you can easily capture screenshots on your Fedora CoreOS system. If you face any issues during the installation, feel free to ask for assistance in the Screensy GitHub repository.

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