Shutter on Bodhi Linux

This blog post is about problems encountered with using Shutter on Bodhi Linux.

A favourite screen-capturing tool that I like a lot on Linux is call Shutter.
The software package is stored inside Personal Package Archives (PPA for short) repository, so you have to install it via the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shutter/ppa
sudo apt install shutter

Installing the software is straight-forward.
Unfortunately the full-screen, window and tool-tip capturing functionality of the software does not work 😦

I suspect the native built-in functionality within Bodhi Linux somehow blocks these functions.
Since Bodhi Linux already has those areas covered (except of the tool-tip capture functionality), you probably won’t miss these functions (its faster to screen capture using built-in functions anyways).

The Selection screen capture function and the editing tools works though.
So that’s the value that Shutter bring in.
I really like the editing functionality and I think its a lot lighter than using Gimp.

As an aside, I also installed PowerShell Core and Visual Studio Code as part of Bodhi Linux development environment setup. Both can be installed as Debian packages. So no massive brain power needed for installing them.

Reference to Shutter PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~shutter/+archive/ubuntu/ppa

Precise Pangolin missing utilities

This is a continuation of of my Precise Pangolin (Precise for short) installation series.

The default installation of Precise comes with a variety of software but it does not have everything that I need.
Here are some of other “utility” software that I installed to supplement it.
The following list of applications can be found in the Ubuntu Software Center.

1. Guake Terminal (search term: Guake Terminal)
   This nifty utility places a copy of your terminal in a dropdown window much like the console in the game Quake.
   This is useful when you need to do something quick in a terminal – just press F12 to call up the terminal, enter your commands and then press F12 again to keep the terminal until the next time you need.
   
2. Shutter (search term: Shutter)
   A utility for taking screenshots.
   This is probably the best screenshot-taking utility on Linux.

   Sidenote: If you are using this application within VirtualBox, you need to disable the 3D Acceleration and 2D Video Acceleration options. If these are enabled, Shutter will not work correctly and you would only be able to take blank screen captures.
   

3. Synaptic Package Manager (search term: Synaptic Package Manager)

   Utility for managing software packages.
   The Ubuntu Software Center might be great for exploring applications and providing a great interface for users to install and manage software. However, it is must be noted that the applications listed there are those registered with Canonical (Ubuntu’s company).
   This means that applications not registered with them cannot be install that way. Hence, the need for Synaptic.
   

The following list of applications are “missing” utilities not found in Ubuntu Software Center that I think are useful:

1. BlogTK (Website http://blogtk.jayreding.com/)
   This is the blogging client I am most comfortable with most on Linux.
   Unfortunately, it is not as updated. The best stable 2.0 build is for Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (Ubuntu 10.04).
   As a result, it may be a bit quirky (especially during initial setup) but it generally works well.