Ubuntu 21.04 shutter did not work without X11 server

Question

I installed shutter 0.97 version

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/shutter
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install shutter

and

sudo apt install gnome-web-photo

but faced with error when try to screen selection

can't take screenshots without X11 server

how to fix it ?

Does this answer your question? Cannot use screen capture apps in Wayland — N0rbert, Jul 22 '21 at 09:52

score 15 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 07 '21 at 08:06

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I found a solution. In this file sudo nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf uncomment this line WaylandEnable=false save and exit. Then run this command in the terminal sudo systemctl restart gdm3 Happy Ubuntu :)

edited Sep 07 '21 at 08:06

muru

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answered Sep 07 '21 at 08:03

shuba.ivan

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IMPORTANT Please note that the PPA has changed. See https://launchpad.net/~shutter/+archive/ubuntu/ppa Thank you - this worked for me on a greenfield install of Ubuntu 21.04. – Ned Burgher Sep 11 '21 at 16:11
You saved my day! :) Thanks. – Luís Assunção Sep 13 '21 at 20:18
I can confirm this also works in Ubuntu 21.10. – Pamphile Jan 10 '22 at 09:09
Worked for me on Ubuntu 21.10. Don't be like me not closing your apps. Or the restart command will do it for you :) – A.W. Feb 15 '22 at 06:35
Amazing! Thanks! – Falcon Stakepool Sep 21 '22 at 04:26
confirm it on ubuntu 22.10 – shuba.ivan Mar 27 '23 at 13:46
this solution makes wayland display black screen, ver 22.04. – ying Jun 12 '24 at 15:38
This worked, thanks!! – user1015214 Dec 10 '24 at 20:43

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 20 '22 at 02:48

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Here's my work-around: Ubuntu 22.04: How to rapidly take a screenshot, save it as a JPG, and edit it using the Shutter program to add highlighting: use the new Ubuntu 22.04 screenshot tool, but edit it in Shutter.

answered Dec 20 '22 at 02:48

Gabriel Staples

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Ubuntu 21.04 shutter did not work without X11 server

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