How to Install and Uninstall scrot Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 13,2024

You can also install and uninstall the scrot on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "scrot" package

This tutorial shows how to install scrot on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                scrot
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "scrot" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall scrot on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the scrot package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: scrot
Version: 1.8.1-1
Installed-Size: 129
Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libimlib2 (>= 1.4.5), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4)
Description: command line screen capture utility
Description-md5: 7de0d3d3398d7e3011718370be134c98
Homepage: https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/scrot
Tag: interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, use::storing,
works-with::image, works-with::image:raster
Section: graphics
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/s/scrot/scrot_1.8.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 75884
MD5sum: a2c6da47ffde6eb17f345eba4bed0637
SHA256: add2c552d6e38c8851c2c707c8f875d377a1eb32ed67cf29331128f616408b8e