Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.8

Chapter 35. GNOME Applications

gnome-screenshot-3.16.2

Introduction to GNOME Screenshot

The GNOME Screenshot is a utility used for taking screenshots of the entire screen, a window or a user- defined area of the screen, with optional beautifying border effects.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.8 platform.

Package Information

GNOME Screenshot Dependencies

Required

GTK+-3.16.6 and libcanberra-0.30 (Compiled with GTK+3 support).

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/gnome-screenshot

Installation of GNOME Screenshot

Install GNOME Screenshot by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install
[Note]

Note

In order to best run GNOME Screenshot from the command line, the --interactive option needs to be specified.

Contents

Installed Program: gnome-screenshot
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

gnome-screenshot

is used to capture the screen, a window, or a user-defined area and save the snapshot image to a file.

Last updated on 2015-09-27 13:40:33 -0700