Screensy is a lightweight and easy-to-use command-line screenshot tool for Linux. It is developed in Python and available for free under the GPL-3.0 license. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Screensy on Linux Mint Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
The first step is to install some necessary dependencies that are required for Screensy to work. Open a terminal by pressing "Ctrl + Alt + T" or by searching "Terminal" in the application menu. Then, run the following command to update the system package list:
sudo apt update
Next, run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo apt install python3-pil python3-pip
To install Screensy on your system, follow these steps:
Navigate to the Screensy GitHub page at https://github.com/screensy/screensy.
Click on the green "Code" button and select "Download ZIP" to download the Screensy source code.
Extract the downloaded ZIP file to your desired location.
Open a terminal and navigate to the extracted Screensy directory using the "cd" command:
cd /path/to/screensy
sudo python3 setup.py install
This will install Screensy on your system.
To verify the Screensy installation, run the following command:
screensy -h
This will display the Screensy help message, which confirms that Screensy is successfully installed on your system.
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install Screensy on Linux Mint Latest. Screensy is a simple yet powerful tool that can come in handy for taking screenshots on your Linux system.
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