grim-1.5.0

#### Supplemental Linux® From Scratch - Version 13.0

### Chapter 12. Graphical Applications

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# grim-1.5.0

## Introduction to grim

The grim package provides a tool for taking screenshots in a Wayland environment. A common setup is combining this package with slurp-1.5.0 to take a screenshot of a specific region on the fly.

- Download: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/emersion/grim/-/archive/v1.5.0/grim-v1.5.0.tar.gz

### grim Dependencies

#### Required

libpng, Pixman, Wayland, and Wayland-Protocols

#### Recommended

libjpeg-turbo

#### Optional

scdoc-1.11.4

## Installation of grim

Install grim by running the following commands:

    mkdir build &&
    cd    build &&

    meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
    ninja

Now, as the `root` user:

    ninja install

## Command Explanations

`--buildtype=release`: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

## Contents

Installed Programs: grim
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

### Short Descriptions

grim | creates a screenshot from the screen on Wayland

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