Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may already know, HotShots is a lightweight screenshot tool with editing options. It has the same features as Shutter despite the fact that it is lighter. Hotshots 2.1.1 has been released recently,coming with a bunch of changes:
- Correct invalid window position in region and freehand capture on linux
- Editor: correct an incorrect save/restore for rectangle/ellipse item
- Editor: change in palette wasn’t correctly restored
- Editor: invalid restore of maximized window state
In this article I will show you how to install HotShots 2.1.1 on Fedora 20, Fedora 19, OpenSUSE 13.1, OpenSUSE 12.3, Arch Linux, Manjaro and Antergos systems.
Because it is available via repositories, installing HotShots on Fedora, OpenSUSE, Arch Linux and derivative systems is easy. Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install HotShots 2.1.1 on Fedora 20 systems:
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:zhonghuaren/Fedora_20/home:zhonghuaren.repo -O /etc/yum.repos.d/zhonghuaren.repo
$ sudo yum install hotshots
How to install HotShots 2.1.1 on Fedora 19 systems:
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:zhonghuaren/Fedora_19/home:zhonghuaren.repo -O /etc/yum.repos.d/zhonghuaren.repo
$ sudo yum install hotshots
Optional, to remove HotShots on both Fedora 20 and Fedora 19 systems, do:
$ sudo yum remove hotshots
How to install HotShots 2.1.1 on OpenSUSE 13.1 systems:
$ sudo zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:Lazy_Kent/openSUSE_13.1/home:Lazy_Kent.repo
$ sudo zypper refresh
$ sudo zypper install hotshots
How to install HotShots 2.1.1 on OpenSUSE 12.3 systems:
$ zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:Lazy_Kent/openSUSE_12.3/home:Lazy_Kent.repo
$ zypper refresh
$ zypper install hotshots
Optional, to remove hotshots on both OpenSUSE 13.1 and OpenSUSE 12.3, do:
$ zypper remove hotshots
How to install HotShots 2.1.1 on Arch Linux, Manjaro and Antergos systems:
$ sudo pacman -Sy yaourt
$ sudo yaourt hotshots
Optional, to remove HotShots on Arch Linux, Manjaro and Antergos systems, do:
$ sudo yaourt -Rsn hotshots