Screensy is a screenshot utility that allows users to capture screenshots, gifs, and videos on Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to install Screensy on FreeBSD Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, you must have the following:
Before installing Screensy, you need to ensure that your system has all the dependencies required. Use the following command to install the necessary packages:
sudo pkg install -y cmake git libconfig libxcb xcb-util ImageMagick ffmpeg
Next, clone the Screensy GitHub repository to your FreeBSD system.
git clone https://github.com/screensy/screensy.git
This command will create a new directory called 'screensy' in your current working directory.
Navigate to the Screensy directory using the command below:
cd screensy
Now, run the following commands to build and install Screensy:
sudo mkdir build
cd build
sudo cmake ..
sudo make
sudo make install
The sudo make install command above will install Screensy on your system.
To verify that Screensy has installed correctly, you can run the following command to capture a screenshot.
screensy screenshot
If the installation is successful, you should see a notification with the message "Screenshot saved to: /path/to/screenshot.png".
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Screensy on FreeBSD. You can now use the tool to capture screenshots, gifs, and videos.
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