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 ?

Answer 1

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 :)

Answer 2

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.