# Capturing Screenshots on Ubuntu: A Guide to Installing Flameshot

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## Flameshot

#### Flameshop is a powerful yet simple to use screenshot software.

![https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/master/data/img/preview/animatedUsage.gif](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/master/data/img/preview/animatedUsage.gif align="left")

[Features:](%5Bhttps://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot#features%5D(https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot#features))

* Customizable appearance;
    
* Easy to use.
    
* In-app screenshot editing.
    
* DBus interface.
    
* Upload to Imgur.
    

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### Installation

Open the terminal and run the following command:

```apache
sudo apt install flameshot
```

You should be able to see something like this

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1685373846030/03f2b3a6-d9d4-4f44-a4ae-17ab02b3f0a6.png align="center")

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### Check installation

There are several ways to check your installation, the simplest way is to run the software.

Anyway, let me show you a couple of other ways.

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#### Check version

```apache
flameshot -v
```

You should be able to see something like this

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1685373911715/c9e9969e-b885-4484-af83-41b045c4fc50.png align="center")

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#### Check path

In the terminal

```apache
which flameshot
```

You should be able to see something like this:

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1685374091453/0cbb6a8d-099a-4129-8404-07882bfc5cd2.png align="center")

When you run the `which` command with a specific command or program name, it searches through the directories listed in the $PATH environment variable to find the location of the executable file associated with that command. It then displays the absolute path of the executable file on the terminal.

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#### Run

In the terminal

```apache
flameshot
```

In your tray icon area, on your right side, You should be able to see something like this:

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1685374206559/12ab5c8a-2840-42c4-8c03-575520aa525c.png align="center")

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