How do you take a screenshot on the Ubuntu operating system?

On the Ubuntu system, you can take a screenshot using one of the following methods:

  1. Utilize the built-in screenshot tool: Press the Print Screen key on your keyboard (or PrtSc key), the system will automatically save a screenshot of the entire screen to the clipboard. You can then paste the screenshot into other applications, such as image editors or documents.
  2. To set custom screenshot shortcuts: Go to the “Settings” menu, then under the “Keyboard” tab, find the “Shortcuts” option. Choose “Screenshots” from the sidebar on the left, and then set your preferred screenshot shortcut.
  3. To use the command line tool, input the following commands in the terminal to take a screenshot.
  4. Capture the entire screen and save as a file: gnome-screenshot -f filename.png.
  5. Take a screenshot of the entire screen and copy it to the clipboard: gnome-screenshot -c
  6. Capture the current window and save it as a file: gnome-screenshot -wf filename.png
  7. Capture the current window and copy it to the clipboard: gnome-screenshot -wc
  8. You can replace filename.png with the name you want to save the screenshot as.

You can edit, save, or share the screenshot after taking it, no matter which method you use.

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