Print Screen in Ubuntu Edgy

Quick little tip, found this today when CTRL + Print Screen didn’t work for me. In Ubuntu, Print Screen will capture your whole desktop, whereas ALT + Print Screen will capture the live window. The latter being just what I needed.

2 Responses to “Print Screen in Ubuntu Edgy”


  1. 1 Steff Davies

    Gimp’s File->Acquire… is my usual choice, being both usable and platform-independent.

  2. 2 Sam Zdat

    Works in Hardy too.

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