Full Screen
Most graphical interfaces for Linux distributions allow you to take screenshots. These key combinations are the default on the most common distributions, and are usually remappable.
1
Press the Print Screen key on your keyboard.
2
Your screenshot can be found in the
~/Pictures
folder, or in your home directory if that
folder does not exist.
Extra: Key Modifiers
There are other key combinations for taking other types of screenshot:
Alt + Print Screen: Take a screenshot of the current window.
Shift + Print Screen: Select an area to capture.
Control + Another Combination: Copy the image data to the clipboard.