# How to install Flameshot on Elementary OS 6.1 or any other Ubuntu-based Linux distribution via the terminal emulator?

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## Flameshot

Flameshot is a user-friendly and feature-rich screenshot utility that is widely used in the Linux community due to its versatility and ease of use.

It's especially useful for tasks that involve capturing, annotating, and sharing screenshots.

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### Characteristics

The most important characteristics are blur tool, copy to clipboard and save in various formats.

**The Blur Tool** functionality lets you pixelate or blur specific areas of your screenshot, which can be handy for obscuring sensitive information.

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## Solution

Let's proceed with the installation.

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## Update package information

```plaintext
sudo apt update
```

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## Install flameshot

```plaintext
sudo apt install flameshot
```

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## Check installation

### Executable location

```plaintext
which flameshot
```

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### Version

```plaintext
flameshot --version
flameshot --v
```

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## Run

```plaintext
flameshot &
```

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## Done

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