Download the Debian package

Download the .deb from the official LinScreen 14.3.2 release. The package targets amd64 systems.

Install with APT

sudo apt install ./linscreen_14.3.2_amd64.deb

Using APT with the local path allows dependencies to be resolved through configured Debian or Ubuntu repositories.

Optional local OCR

sudo apt install tesseract-ocr tesseract-ocr-fra tesseract-ocr-eng

Use Shift+T to recognize French/English text in a selected region. Choose Recognize, review and correct the result, then Copy text. Nothing is uploaded; LinScreen passes the edited image to Tesseract in memory without creating a temporary image file. OCR can be cancelled and has size and time limits. Other tools do not require Tesseract.

Verify binary and desktop entry

linscreen --version
gtk-launch org.linscreen.LinScreen
grep -E '^(Exec|Icon|Name)=' /usr/share/applications/org.linscreen.LinScreen.desktop

The package installs a desktop entry, scalable icon and DBus service. The expected executable is /usr/bin/linscreen.

If the launcher is missing

sudo update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications
sudo gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f /usr/share/icons/hicolor

Log out and back in once if the desktop still uses an older application cache.

Wayland portal packages

The package does not replace the desktop portal. Follow instructions for GNOME or KDE Plasma, and use the troubleshooting guide for capture failures. For a portable test, use the AppImage.