How to enable the Edit button in Shutter?

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I am trying to enable the Edit button in Shutter. I installed the application from Ubuntu Software and are using Ubuntu 18.04.

After taking a screenshot the Edit button is disabled. And when hovering the mouse pointer over the button the text "Goo::Canvas/libgoo-canvas-perl needs to be installed for this feature" is shown.

I have tried to install the package libgoocanvas2-perl and restarted the computer, but the edit button is still not enabled:

sudo apt install libgoocanvas2-perl

That is the only package I can find.

Anyone that knows how to fix this?

A bug report for this issue has been filed check the status on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shutter/+bug/1767807 to see if an official fix is available — tannerli, Apr 30 '18 at 07:19
Great answer and writeup: https://itsfoss.com/shutter-edit-button-disabled/ — Gabriel Staples, Dec 25 '18 at 21:51

score 74 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 29 '18 at 13:05

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I found a solution here: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2018/04/fix-edit-option-disabled-shutter-ubuntu-18-04/. I can confirm that it works for Budgie 18.04.

Download and install the libgoocanvas-common and libgoocanvas3 packages.

Either use Gdebi package installer (available in Ubuntu Software) or run command in terminal (press Ctrl+Alt+T) to install the package:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/libgoocanvas3_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/libgoocanvas-common_1.0.0-1_all.deb
sudo apt-get -f install
Finally download & install libgoo-canvas-perl package:

Also install the package via Gdebi or terminal command, since Ubuntu Software doesn’t solve dependencies automatically:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/libgoo-canvas-perl_0.06-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get -f install
To apply changes, kill Shutter process or restart your computer!

edited Apr 29 '18 at 13:05

terdon

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answered Apr 28 '18 at 07:28

budgie

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budgie, I tested it in Lubuntu 18.04 and it worked, too! Great! – Redbob May 04 '18 at 16:30
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This solution worked on kde plasma as well. – EricC Jul 19 '18 at 18:31
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I had to install "libgoocanvas-common" before "libgoocanvas3". Otherwise, fab! Let this stand as an example of how to write a great answer! Just spell it all out. Wish i could give you more than one upvote! – Reb.Cabin Aug 22 '18 at 20:07
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Shutter can not be killed by killall it will not complete shutter on tab because it is ran under perl process. So it is needed to killall perl, or, more safe ps ax | grep shutter then kill <shutter PID>. – MainActivity Sep 07 '18 at 03:49
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How about adding the (official?) shutter PPA (which seems to also contain the libgoo libs) and do it all in sudo apt-get install libgoocanvas-common libgoo...? Update: apparently a bad idea: various errors around the liboo packages... PPA appears in poor shape. – Frank N Oct 14 '18 at 19:24
In my ubuntu16.04->upgraded_to->ubuntu18.04, the firefox gdebi-gtk and dpkg -i didnt were enough, and I've had to install the .deb files with console sudo gdebi ./xxx.deb which resolved package conflicts (asking first) and completely installed the 3 of them. I guess this probably has to do with being an 16.04_upgraded_to_18.04 (some weird things also happended with vim dependencies) – zipizap Jan 15 '19 at 22:41
Good answer. Works for me. This answer closely resembles this tutorial: https://itsfoss.com/shutter-edit-button-disabled/. Note that to "kill Shutter process" you can use sudo killall shutter, as the tutorial I linked to above states. That worked for me too! – Gabriel Staples Aug 08 '19 at 16:11
it works for me(Elementary OS). – suiwenfeng Nov 04 '19 at 08:10
This solution worked. Thank you! – Dare Devil Dec 10 '19 at 08:00
This answer + This Link helped me – Abhi Dec 10 '19 at 14:30
Install libgoocanvas-common_1.0.0-1_all.deb first, after it libgoocanvas3_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb – Olga Pshenichnikova Dec 10 '19 at 16:15
Already followed the answer, it doesn't work.. purging and reinstalling shutter than it's work.. But why ?? – Liso Apr 20 '20 at 03:05
after reading dozens of blogs on how to do this and still not able to get it to work.. this answer finally solved it. thanks! – supersan May 10 '20 at 23:03

score 51 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 07 '19 at 22:46

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There is unofficial PPA with newer version of Shutter plus the required dependencies for Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.10. See https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/10/shutter-removed-from-ubuntu-1810-and.html

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

and restart Shutter.

answered Jan 07 '19 at 22:46

washeck

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This is the better solution in my opinion. – user1050421 Jan 30 '19 at 20:43
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didn't work for me no Edit button – scythargon Feb 22 '19 at 18:57
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Doesn't give me a working Edit button either. – Reinier Post Apr 04 '19 at 23:18
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Make sure your restart Shutter after installing it from the PPA. – Logix May 28 '19 at 14:09
THANK YOU! I uninstalled shutter, added this PPA, restarted, updated and reinstalled--works perfectly. – Matthew T. Scarbrough Jul 07 '19 at 23:19
It works - make sure to restart Shutter. If previous instance is still running, you won't get the plugins refreshed. – Slawomir Sep 03 '19 at 02:19
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restart shutter is not really a good instruction. Better would be: pkill shutter then open shutter again. Like this it worked for me, as closing it is not enough (an instance still runs in the background) – firepol Nov 09 '19 at 14:44
@firepol 's note completes this solution to 100% working one. Thanks to all. – zugzug May 17 '20 at 20:41
Can confirm that @firepot's comment is correct. Shutter doesn't appear to completely close when you exit, but runs in the background. You have to kill it to properly get the new version to load. – Cerin Sep 05 '21 at 13:17

score 13 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 04 '18 at 14:30

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Thanks to the answer of budgie. That solution worked fine for me as well.

Just to clarify in this thread, this is what I did:

Downloaded these three packages in Chrome:
libgoocanvas-common_1.0.0-1_all.deb
libgoocanvas3_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb
libgoo-canvas-perl_0.06-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Clicked on the downloaded files in Chrome (or File Browser) and installed the package with Ubuntu Software.
Restarted the computer and then the Edit button was enabled.

edited Jun 04 '18 at 14:30

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You don't have to restart the computer. Just kill the Shutter process. – Omar Tariq Jul 19 '18 at 18:16

score 9 · Answer 4 · answered May 16 '20 at 18:47

How to fix this in a Snap! (Dad joke)
Another option, if you don't feel comfortable installing dependencies that aren't in the repo or adding a ppa, is to use the snap package.

You can search for Shutter in the Ubuntu Software store. There should be two packages: the snap and the old package with missing dependencies. To tell which is which, click on each one and go down to the details section. Under Details, make sure the Source says "Snap Store" (and not ubuntu-bionic-universe). Then go back to the top, and click the Install button. Oh snap! You're done.

To install from terminal, simply type:

sudo snap install shutter

To test it out: launch Shutter, take a screenshot, and test out the Edit functionality. If this was helpful, please consider an up-vote. Thanks!

PS: At the time of writing this, the package in the store was on version 0.94-1. The snap was on version 0.94.3, which is the newest release at https://launchpad.net/shutter #winning

good solution. I agree with that. – Thoutmos Sanebankh Nov 02 '21 at 06:26 — Thoutmos Sanebankh, Nov 02 '21 at 06:26
love the dad joke :) – AthulMuralidhar Feb 15 '22 at 13:43 — AthulMuralidhar, Feb 15 '22 at 13:43

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 18 '19 at 17:11

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Quick solution, just copy and paste these to your terminal:

wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/libgoocanvas-common_1.0.0-1_all.deb
wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/libgoocanvas3_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb
wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/libgoo-canvas-perl_0.06-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libgoocanvas-common_1.0.0-1_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i libgoocanvas3_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libgoo-canvas-perl_0.06-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
sudo apt -f install

Then restart Shutter and enjoy!

More details here: https://medium.com/@thucnc/how-to-enable-edit-option-in-shutter-on-ubuntu-18-04-e8b2c8dcc58

answered Feb 18 '19 at 17:11

thucnguyen

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didn't work for me - no Edit button – scythargon Feb 22 '19 at 18:58
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@scythargon what version of Ubuntu do you have, and can you share the output of the commands? – thucnguyen Feb 26 '19 at 10:38
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thank you I've already managed to do this somehow – scythargon Feb 28 '19 at 08:43
Worked on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS – WooYek Aug 06 '19 at 09:11
How the author located the correct deb file in launchpad? – Dimitrios Desyllas Dec 28 '19 at 21:58

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 16 '20 at 17:36

Just to add to other answers here after you install required dependencies

libgoocanvas-common_1.0.0-1_all.deb
libgoocanvas3_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb
libgoo-canvas-perl_0.06-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb

You need to kill and restart the shutter process, else the edit button will still be disabled.

You can do this with following commands:

athakur:~/Downloads$ ps -eaf | grep shutter
athakur  13246  1815  2 22:53 tty2     00:00:13 /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/shutter
athakur  14467  8059  0 23:01 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --color=auto shutter
athakur:~/Downloads$ kill -9 13246
athakur:~/Downloads$ shutter

Kill the process that's running /usr/bin/shutter. Now start shutter program again (It will again load the plugins required) and now the edit button should be enabled.

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