Why isn't the screenshot working?

Question

When taking a screenshot, there is a gray image displayed.

Before upgrading to Ubuntu 13.04 the screenshot was working properly, however, after the upgrading process the screenshot wont work no more. I tried to verify which package was the problem from: gnome-screenshot, I unistalled it and installed back on my laptop, but it wont work anyways.

You could maybe try shutter via sudo apt-get install shutter. It's a pretty decent screenshot tool, and it might not be worth spending time trying to fix gnome-screenshot. — Nico Bellic, May 05 '13 at 15:58
screenshot,gimp,shutter all of them don't work and just gives me a blank screen. This bug is new to 13.04 and Would really like it if it got fixed — Klanestro, Jun 19 '13 at 22:53
Update: It was automaticaly fixed on a software update. Thanks for the feedback. — Hans, Dec 06 '13 at 01:03
Same problem with Ubuntu 22.04 ! I installed shutter, flameshot and gnome-screenshot. None work! — Daniel P Bartolo, Apr 26 '22 at 07:52

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered May 02 '18 at 09:08

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you can also try the handy ...

gnome-screenshot --interactive

answered May 02 '18 at 09:08

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to select part of the screen directly use gnome-screenshot --interactive -c -a -e shadow – x-magix Mar 29 '20 at 09:05

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 04 '13 at 03:06

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I got the same problem, even with Shutter, the only way I found to be able to fix it is to reset Unity.

Open a terminal and run the following commands:

dconf reset -f /org/compiz/


unity --reset-icons

Easy to do, but not suitable for everyone I guess.

Source: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/how-to-reset-unity-compiz-in-ubuntu-12-10-and-13-04

edited Sep 04 '13 at 03:06

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answered Aug 24 '13 at 16:26

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Word to the wise: This remove all your side bar icons. Though I would try it out of desperation. It didn't work. – Breedly Apr 29 '15 at 14:54

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 08 '13 at 22:49

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My problem was that gnome-screenshot was never installed..

So I ran

sudo apt-get install gnome-screenshot

and obviously it solved my problem.

edited Dec 08 '13 at 22:49

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answered Dec 08 '13 at 22:02

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Hello and welcome to AskUbuntu. This is a relevant point, but should be added as a comment (even though you do not have enough reputation yet). Please note that the OP (Original Poster) has said that they answered the question 2 days ago :-) – Wilf Dec 08 '13 at 23:18

Why isn't the screenshot working?

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