10 Tools to Take or Capture Desktop Screenshots in Linux | Linux Today

10 Tools to Take or Capture Desktop Screenshots in Linux

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Feb 12, 2021

Sometimes, the shortest distance between “Why is it doing this?” and “Oh, there’s your problem” is a screenshot. 

That’s when we need a quick way to take screenshot of whole screen or an individual window on the screen. Android, iOS, macOS and Windows can accomplish this with just a click. And here on Linux, we have special tools which ease taking screenshot, providing flexibility whether you’re grabbing the whole screen or some part of screen. Let’s take a look at 10 tools you should know about.

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