Internet connection to download the tools 1. Shift + Ctrl + PrtScn - Select a specific area to the clipboard.Ĭtrl + Alt + PrtScn - Take a screenshot of the active window to the clipboard.Ģ. Shift + PrtScn - Take a screenshot of a section of the screen.Īlt + PrtScn - Take a screenshot of the active window to users' home 'Pictures' directory.Ĭtrl + PrtScn - Take a screenshot of the whole screen to the clipboard. PrtScn - Take a screenshot of the entire screen and save it to the users home 'Pictures' directory. But there are other efficient and simple third-party utilities to take a screenshot on Arch Linux and other Linux distributions.īelow listed are the default keyboard shortcuts which work on UI across all Linux Distros.

By default Arch installation (GUI) comes with a screenshot utility.

Import -window root -crop 512x256-0-0 -gravity northeast -quality 90 corner.In this guide, we learn how to take a screenshot in Arch Linux. To capture the 512x256 area at the upper right corner of the X server screen in the PNG image format in a well-compressed file entitled corner.png, without using the mouse, use: To capture the entire X server screen in the JPEG image format in a file entitled root.jpg, without using the mouse, use: To select an X window or an area of the screen with the mouse and save it in the Encapsulated PostScript format to include in another document, use: To select an X window or an area of the screen with the mouse and save it in the JPG image format to a file entitled window.jpg, use: xfce4-screenshooter -f will capture the whole desktop.Or type xfce4-screenshooter from the command line.Or select Applications -> Accessories -> Screenshot from the menus.Use the shortcut key PrintScreen to capture the whole desktop and Alt+PrintScreen to capture the current window (these also work under Windows).

How to take a screenshot using Linux PrintScreen, xfce4-screenshooter

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