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Annotations for Gnome Screenshot tool

The new screenshot tool in Gnome 42 looks pretty neat. But most of the time, when I take a screenshot I need to highlight something by adding an arrow or text. I used to use flameshot for that, but ...
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VLC Screenshot capture no longer working (only green and purple junk now)

Suddenly all my screen captures look like green and purple junk. See the image below. Running Ubuntu Linux 21.04 with KDE. (I don't know if I'm running Wayland or X-Server but it's been working great ...
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How to change the default filename for screenshots with the new gnome 42 screenshot tool?

I cannot figure out how to change the default filename for screenshots with the new gnome 42 screenshot tool. Die Screenshots are saved in my screenshot folder, but the name is not in the format that ...
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Why are screenshots on some websites are blocked in Windows, but not in Linux?

While using Windows 10 (Build 19042), I tried taking a screenshot of frame from a video played on a popular website using Google Chrome and Edge browsers, and the video player part of the website was ...
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How do I take a screenshot in SteamOS's Desktop Mode?

I want to take a screenshot of my Steam Deck's desktop in SteamOS 3.3.1. Normally I can take a screenshot by pressing Steam + R1, but this shortcut doesn't work in Desktop Mode. I tried to manually ...
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How to create a screenshot of the Linux command line shown on the monitor - No X running

I need to see the monitor of the linux system I am connected to by SSH. I know I can dump the contents of the console as ASCII characters, but this won't show me how the characters are rendered ...
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Options menu get black with two screens (SIKULI)

I'm trying to take a screenshot to a eclipse menu with sikuli, however I'm getting a black screenshot; Example: This is what I get This is what I should be getting Can you guys help me out ?!
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How to take a screenshot of remote Linux desktop from local macbook

I am on a local macbook (OS Catalina 10.15.7--not sure if it matters), and I am accessing a remote Linux machine through VNC. How can I take a screenshot of the remote Linux window (accessed from ...
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Why does my computer get messed up when using gnome-screenshot? (Linux)

When using gnome-screenshot to capture a particular area of the screen, my computer gets messed up for around 30 seconds. By "messed up" I mean: The screenshot tool does not immediately ...
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How to take a screenshot during CentOS (or any Linux distro) install process?

I need to install a few Linux distro's on some machines and I've been asked to document the installation procedure for others to easily follow when they need to do the same. Apart from taking pictures ...
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Screenshot error with import linux command on enlightenment 17

I have installed enlightenment 17 on a debian 8 Jessie and I have issues about doing screenshot with import command. Once I type "import test.png" from a terminal, and after selecting the area with ...
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How to take multiple screenshots in a row in Linux Mint

I needed to take multiple screenshots of various things on a webpage. I went into Start Menu > Screenshot and took one. I noticed that after taking it, it only gives an option to Save or Close - not ...
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Weird border artefacts when taking screenshots with `import`

I take screenshots with Imagemagick's import command such as import /tmp/screen.png. When I drag an area on screen, it shows an outline of the area I'm about to capture, but it's a little finnicky -- ...
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Taking screenshot via ssh

Is there a way to take a screenshot of what is on screen by being remotely logged on that machine with ssh? Vnc is no good, since AFAIK it cannot take ownership of an existing X session.
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Is there a program like psr.exe on Ubuntu Linux?

For localization purposes I want to capture a bunch of screenshots from a Linux program. On Windows I was used to use Problem Steps Recorder which automatically saves screenshots from every dialog I ...

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