How to Install and Uninstall scrot Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: November 23,2024

1. Install "scrot" package

This guide let you learn how to install scrot on Kali Linux


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall scrot on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                scrot
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the scrot package on Kali Linux

Package: scrot
Version: 1.10-1
Installed-Size: 131
Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Architecture: amd64
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libimlib2 (>= 1.4.5), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5), libxext6, libxfixes3, libxinerama1 (>= 2:1.1.4)
Size: 77516
SHA256: a1c21462123b13c10bf584689d694fed44896563d4dee9297ecdbf238c15ea6d
SHA1: 4815e805d2ac7cc4cc6bba5907db593129c1d001
MD5sum: bc49cc96275a552da02fda46f9d34adb
Description: command line screen capture utility
scrot (SCReenshOT)is a simple command line screen capture utility.
It uses imlib2 to grab and save images.
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scrot has many useful features:
- Support for multiple image formats: JPG, PNG, GIF, and others.
- The screenshot's quality is configurable.
- It is possible to capture a specific window or a rectangular
area on the screen.
- Other features.
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Because scrot is a command line utility, it can easily be scripted
and put to novel uses. For instance, scrot can be used to monitor a
desktop PC in absence and register unwanted activities.
Description-md5:
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_1.10-1_amd64.deb