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Thomas Jensen
Asked: 2014-06-27 01:15:16 +0800 CST

Screenshot (CTRL + SHIFT + PrtScn) not in clipboard

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CTRL + SHIFT + PrtScn has suddenly stopped working.

I'm still able to select an area, but the image is never copied to the clipboard.

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04.

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2 Answers

  1. For me, this problem occurred when I was not starting gnome-settings-daemon. I am using the Awesome window manager and my setup scripts did not start gnome-settings-daemon. For me, just running gnome-settings-daemon & in a terminal fixed it. The better solution was to make my Awesome WM startup scripts start it, which makes it automatic.

    If you are using the standard Gnome setup (i.e., not using a separate window manager), then this solution probably doesn't apply to you.

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  2. I had the same issue (v16 with cinnamon) and I solved by adding custom shortcuts to the command @moondboom posted in the comment:

    screenshot shortcuts

    Go to Keyboard > Shortcuts > Custom shortcuts > Add custom shortcut

    • Enter a name
    • Enter the command gnome-screenshot -c -a -e shadow
    • Enter the keyboard bindings
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