How to install ksnip on Ubuntu 16.04

To install ksnip on Ubuntu

Ksnip is a Qt 4.8 based screenshot built for Linux. It is similar to Window Snipping Tool. It is a simple tool and you can quickly take screenshots through it, and add notes and drawings screenshots taken. Installing ksnip is very easy and this article covers the method to install ksnip on Ubuntu.

Installing ksnip

Before starting the installation of ksnip, make sure you add its repository to your system by using the following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:dhor/myway
 Every photographer needs some tools...
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~dhor/+archive/ubuntu/myway
Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpymbdhbkx/secring.gpg'  created
gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpymbdhbkx/pubring.gpg'  created
gpg: requesting key 93330B78 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
gpg: /tmp/tmpymbdhbkx/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
gpg: key 93330B78: public key " Launchpad PPA for Dariusz Duma"  imported
gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg:               imported: 1  (RSA: 1)
OK

Once it is done, update the repo as follows.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                    
Get:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial InRelease [17.5 kB]                             
Get:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]                                        
Get:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages [11.4 kB]               
Get:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages [10.8 kB]                            
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial/main Translation-en [6,892 B]                               
Get:8 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]                                              
Fetched 353 kB in 2s (129 kB/s)                                     
Reading package lists... Done

All is set for the installation of ksnip. You can use the following command to install the package.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install ksnip -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ksnip
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 475 not upgraded.
Need to get 119 kB of archives.
After this operation, 438 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/dhor/myway/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 ksnip amd64 1.3.0-1dhor~xenial [119 kB]
Fetched 119 kB in 2s (44.2 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package ksnip.
(Reading database ... 176594 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ksnip_1.3.0-1dhor~xenial_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking ksnip (1.3.0-1dhor~xenial) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Setting up ksnip (1.3.0-1dhor~xenial) ...

ksip has been installed. Open it by using your Ubuntu dashboard.

You can easily snip images and edit them with ksnip tool.

You can also remove ksnip easily with the help of following command.

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get remove ksnip -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  ksnip
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 475 not upgraded.
After this operation, 438 kB disk space will be freed.
(Reading database ... 176600 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing ksnip (1.3.0-1dhor~xenial) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160415-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...

Don' t you agree it was an easy installation? ksnip is very easy to use. You can take screenshot of from where the mouse cursor is currently located. You can also customize the capture delays for all the capture options. You can also add text on the screenshot you have taken and customize the text by changing font, size, color etc.