scrot command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix scrot command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

scrot: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: scrot: command not found

Solutions to scrot: command not found

How To Fix scrot: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu scrot is provided by scrot package.

scrot is:

scrot (SCReenshOT)is a simple command line screen capture utility. It uses imlib2 to grab and save images.

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.

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.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install scrot

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install scrot.

sudo apt -y install scrot

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install scrot

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix scrot command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.