How to install Flameshot app on Pop!_OS?

Introduction

Flameshot

Flameshop is a powerful yet simple to use screenshot software.

Features

• Customizable appearance;

• Easy to use.

• In-app screenshot editing.

• DBus interface.

More features

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Pre-installation

Check your OS (optional)

This step is just to make sure you have Pop!_OS installed.

uname -a
hostnamectl
lsb_release -a
cat /etc/os-release

Output

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Update packages info

sudo apt-get update

Running sudo apt-get update is an important step before installing or upgrading packages on your system because it ensures that you have the most up-to-date information about available packages.

Without updating the package index, you might not see the latest versions of software or be able to install new packages that have been added to the repositories since the last update.

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Solution

Installation

sudo apt-get install flameshot -y

You should be able to see something like the following

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Double check

Let’s check if the installation was successful.

Path installation

which flameshot

Package installation

dpkg -l  grep flameshot

Binary

 which flameshot

Software’s help

flameshot --help

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Run

In the terminal

flameshot

In your tray icon area, on your right side, You should be able to see something like this:

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Done

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