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Install flameshot on ubuntu 16.04

Update 2

In ubuntu 18.04, flameshot can be installed directly

sudo apt install flameshot

Update

There is a ppa for this now. Follow the below link

https://launchpad.net/~harish2704/+archive/ubuntu/ppa1

First check whether you have git installed

sudo apt install git

Clone the repository using this command

git clone https://github.com/lupoDharkael/flameshot.git

Go to the clone directory

cd flameshot

Install the dependencies

sudo apt install -y git g++ build-essential qt5-qmake qt5-default qttools5-dev-tools

Compile and install using qmake and make install

qmake

make install #desktop entry fails with warning

To use it

flameshot gui #via terminal

Enjoy smile

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Julio Alexander Sieg says:

July 18, 2018 at 01:18

To use it on keyboard shortcut just add an shortcut calling "flameshot gui" and the prntscr button (working on ubuntu 16.04)
Alkesh Miyani says:

August 17, 2018 at 12:20

All the above steps followed by me and finally there is no result.
- Mithun says:
  
  August 17, 2018 at 12:38
  
  There is a ppa now. Isn't it working? I will update the post after checking them.
Mina Mikhail says:

September 4, 2018 at 09:41

On 16.04 qmake will fail
//Project ERROR: Unknown module(s) in QT: svg

requires libqt5svg5-dev
$ sudo apt install libqt5svg5-dev
Mamud says:

October 15, 2019 at 13:34

You have to install libqt5svg5-dev

Anyway the tip works for me