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How to start Flameshot with PrtScr hotkey in Devuan Linux [with screenshots]

Sometimes we need to start application by clicking HotKey. Let's take Flameshot screenshot manager (read: How to install Flameshot on Devuan Linux). Normally after installation Devuan Linux (XFCE desktop) "doesn't know", that you want make screenshots with clicking "PrtScr" (or "PrtSc") button. Let's assing this button on your keyboard to Flameshot application.

Go to Main menu -> Settings -> Keyboard

Then you will see Keyboard settings window and select "Application Shortcuts" tab:

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Written by Administrator on Thursday April 23, 2020

How to change font size in Flameshot in Linux [with screenshots]

Flameshot is very popular screenshot maker for Linux systems, but lack of detailed documentation brings troubles for users. For example, Flameshot has on option to put text on screenshot, but default font size is too smal for bigger images and resulting image is not what we wanted to do.

Solution is very simple:

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Written by Administrator on Saturday April 4, 2020

How to permanently delete files from USB drive in Linux [with screenshots]

There are several ways how to clear you USB stick:

Format your USB drive in openSUSE Linux (XFCE)

Formatting USB stick in Linux is very simple. If you and linux terminal are friends, you can do it directly from command line: How to format USB drive in Linux. If you like to work with a mouse in graphical environment (GUI), you can format your USB drive with a program called GParted.

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Written by Administrator on Saturday April 4, 2020

How to change screenshot hotkey for screenshots in Linux (openSUSE, XFCE example)

Those, who have XFCE window manager, surely have pre-installed screenshot-making program. It will surely be "xfce4-screenshooter" or "lximage-qt".

How to change screenshot button?

XFCE has a greay and simply-to-use tool for assigning hotkeys for any action you do in Linux. Using this tool you can assign any program to start, to stop, or to do everything you want. The most simple way, how to do it is to know terminal-command you want assign hotkey to and then set it up.

In my case I will be changing hotkey for running lximage tool for making screenshots in XFCE window manager (my system is openSUSE).

What program is actually making screenshots?

When I click PrtScr button on my laptops's keyboard, screenshot program is launched. Me, as a normal user, I don't know the real name of the program in the system, because, Screenshot menu item I have in main menu merely has a name "Screenshot", but it's not a program itself, it's just a shortcut embedded in main menu in my system. Real program name is hidden for me (frankly speaking, user even normally doesn't need to know it).

So, in case we plan to change the hotkey for screenshot-making program, we have to know, what program is called by clicking on Screeshot item in main menu.

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Written by Administrator on Friday April 3, 2020