The default way to take screenshot in Linux #print screen #prtscr

The default way to take screenshot in Linux

Almost all Linux distributions and desktop environments support these keyboard shortcuts.

Let’s take a look at the list of keyboard shortcuts you can utilize:

PrtSc – Save a screenshot of the entire screen to the “Pictures” directory.
Shift + PrtSc – Save a screenshot of a specific region to Pictures.
Alt + PrtSc  – Save a screenshot of the current window to Pictures.

Ctrl + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of the entire screen to the clipboard.
Ctrl + Shift + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of a specific region to the clipboard.

Ctrl + Alt + PrtSc – Copy the screenshot of the current window to the clipboard.