Shutter is screenshot tool for Linux based operating system that is full of features. It allows you to take screenshot of a specific area of your screen, an active window, your entire screen, or even a website. It's comes packed with its own editor so that you can edit the photos immediately after you take a screenshot.
How to Install Shutter:
Open your Terminal and enter the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shutter/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install shutter
sudo apt install gnome-web-photo
If you are installing Shutter on Ubuntu MATE 18.04 or newer you will need to download and install three additional packages to enable the Edit button.
Downloaded and Install These Three Packages:
* libgoocanvas-common
* libgoocanvas3
* libgoo-canvas-perl
Once you have installed all the required dependencies, you will need to restart shutter if it is running in the background.
Open your Terminal and enter the following:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shutter/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install shutter
sudo apt install gnome-web-photo
If you are installing Shutter on Ubuntu MATE 18.04 or newer you will need to download and install three additional packages to enable the Edit button.
Downloaded and Install These Three Packages:
* libgoocanvas-common
* libgoocanvas3
* libgoo-canvas-perl
Once you have installed all the required dependencies, you will need to restart shutter if it is running in the background.
Illustrated Instructions
1. Open the Terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T)
1. Open the Terminal (Shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + T)
2. Type the following command: sudo apt-get update
3. Press Enter or Return and type in your password
3. Press Enter or Return and type in your password
4. Type the following command: sudo apt-get install shutter
5. Type Y and press Enter or Return
5. Type Y and press Enter or Return
Download and install libgoocanvas-common
Download and install libgoocanvas3
Download and install libgoo-canvas-perl
Once you have installed all the required dependencies, you will need to restart shutter if it is running in the background.
You can start Shutter by clicking the Applications menu, Accessories, Shutter.
After the program loads, you should see the Shutter icon in the upper right panel. After you take a screenshot of your desktop, you'll notice the Edit button is not "grayed out." This means you have the ability to edit the image you captured.
A quick example of using the built in Editor of Shutter.
This is a very powerful screenshot tool.
A complete overview of this screenshot tool can be found at the developers website.
Jun 19, 2018
