Screensy is a free and open-source screenshot tool that allows you to capture screenshots of your desktop and save them to a file or upload them to an image hosting service. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Screensy on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before proceeding, make sure your Ubuntu Server Latest is up-to-date using the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
You also need to have sudo privileges to install packages and run commands.
Screensy requires the following dependencies to be installed on your system:
You can install them using the following command:
sudo apt install libxcb1-dev libxcb1 libxcb-util0 libxcb-image0-dev libxcb-randr0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libssl-dev libjpeg-dev libopencv-dev -y
To install Screensy on your system, follow these steps:
Clone the Screensy repository from Github:
git clone https://github.com/screensy/screensy.git
Change the directory to the Screensy source code:
cd screensy
Build and install Screensy:
make
sudo make install
The above command will compile and install Screensy on your system. Once the installation is complete, you can use the screensy command to take screenshots.
To take a screenshot using Screensy, open a terminal and run the following command:
screensy -s
This command will take a screenshot of your entire screen.
You can also use the following command to capture a selected area:
screensy -s -r
This command will prompt you to select a region of the screen using your mouse.
Finally, you can use the following command to capture a window:
screensy -s -w
This command will prompt you to select a window to capture.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Screensy on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use Screensy to take screenshots of your desktop and save them to a file or upload them to an image hosting service.
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