Take a screenshotΒΆ

Using the default screen capture tool on the Librem 5 is not intuitive for all users. Until this issue is resolved, we recommend the following process to reliably take a screenshot and store the image file on the filesystem:

  1. Launch a terminal window.

  2. If the gnome-screenshot package is not already installed, execute the following command. Then, if prompted for your password, enter the password and press Enter.

    sudo apt install gnome-screenshot
    
  3. Still within the terminal window, execute the following command:

    gnome-screenshot --delay=N
    

    Let N = the delay in seconds to allow the user to prepare for the screenshot.

  4. The image is stored in ~/Pictures. The filename includes the timestamp of screenshot capture.