[SOLVED] Flameshot not working after upgrade to Mageia 9

[harkelyn]

Flameshot is a screenshot program (installed through MCC -> Software Management -> Graphics -> Utilities) which I regularly used without problems in Mageia 8. After recently upgrading, I began to open Flameshot, at which point some kind of configuration warning was displayed. I neglected to make any record of the precise wording of this configuration message, but I am sure it was regarding configuration with respect to Flameshot.

Subsequent to that event, Flameshot does not work anymore and that warning has not appeared again. I have tried uninstalling then reinstalling this program, without any improvement. Would appreciate any assistance.

[doktor5000]

Hi there, it might help if you could add some more details. What desktop environment do you use (GNOME, Plasma, XFCE, ... ?) and also do you use a normal X session (which is the default) or a Wayland session for the graphical server ?

Also, what output do you get when you start flameshot from a terminal ?

[harkelyn]

I'm using GNOME and Wayland. I'd be willing to switch from Wayland to X windowing...would appreciate some guidance on how to accomplish that change.

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$ flameshot gui
Warning: Ignoring XDG_SESSION_TYPE=wayland on Gnome. Use QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland to run on Wayland anyway.


[harkelyn]

It dawned on me to select GNOME X at the log-in screen. Flameshot works now.

[doktor5000]

Please don't forget to mark the thread as solved, by editing the subject of the first post and prefix it with [SOLVED], thanks in advance.