How to Install and Uninstall scrot Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 23,2025

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

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "scrot" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install scrot on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall scrot on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: scrot
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Joao Eriberto Mota Filho
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 126
Depends: libbsd0 (>= 0.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libimlib2 (>= 1.4.5), libx11-6, libxcomposite1 (>= 1:0.4.5), libxext6, libxfixes3
Filename: pool/universe/s/scrot/scrot_1.7-1_amd64.deb
Size: 60480
MD5sum: eb76bd93cdaba14b39603c768d4f2445
SHA1: 75cefd2dc546ae585122d9ed4c219c0783337e91
SHA256: 08e8cfa841f8bb4bc2085be1d041d0d42993fbf9301daa2a1b9411a317eeb47c
SHA512: cde5d5fcc837c5d49953471fea77b1a5d23ae27fff860d79fb2fff84c8b5b83c4fe60efd2312a82e9a45f5c3e4a1d81a8ec4cb2f15277082c510fd5fb5da204b
Homepage: https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/scrot
Description: command line screen capture utility
Description-md5: 7de0d3d3398d7e3011718370be134c98