How to Take a Screenshot in Linux With the Terminal (scrot)

To install scrot (on Ubuntu) type:

sudo aptitude install scrot

To take a screenshot in Linux from the terminal with scrot type:

scrot MyScreenshot.png

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http://www.itnewb.com/tutorial/Using-Scrot-the-Screen-Shot-Command-Line-Utility-for-Linux