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Shutter on Ubuntu: is this the mother of all free software Screenshot Utilities?

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Free Software Foundation; By Gary Richmond
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Like anyone else who writes about software I subscribe to the maxim that a picture paints a thousand words. In short, I like to illustrate my text with timely and relevant screenshots; so I’m always on the lookout for good, free software to get the job done. Back in the mists of time I looked at a command-line utility called Scrot. It’s immensely powerful and configurable but it does take some setting up. Not really entirely convenient when you just want to concentrate on writing the definitive user guide for some piece of killer software. I think Shutter may well be the solution. Read the full tutorial at Freesoftware Magazine.

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