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13mehuls
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April 24, 2022
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Unable to screen share in ubuntu 22.04

  • April 24, 2022
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I installed zoom on my freshly installed ubuntu 22.04 LTS and I faced a issue where i was only able to share whiteboard instead of my screen and there is no option other than that. How can i enable screen share? Is there any problem because ubuntu adopted wayland instead of xorg?

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      bugfixer
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      December 2, 2022

      I can not share on Ubuntu 22.04, Zoom 5.12.9, Gnome 42.5, Wayland, Mesa Intel® UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) graphics card.

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      rogergray820
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      January 9, 2023

      I am also facing the same issue I updated my ubuntu yesterday and when I want to share my screen there is only one option in basic WHITEBOARD and in the advance options there is a portion share, I tried with portion share but it only shows a black screen, but I am able to see to my video during screen share on the black screen

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        Gasp0de
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        January 13, 2023

        This still does not work after a year. I found that the most viable solution is to switch to different, better programs like Jitsi Meet oder Big Blue Button.

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        adiman
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        January 24, 2023

        Hi. There is a straightforward solution to this, which does not require using the browser, or using some third-party virtual camera. Go to Settings -> Users, and click on 'Unlock' on the top-right corner. Then, logout, choose 'Ubuntu on Xorg' in the settings icon on the bottom-right corner, and login again.

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          ekalfwonS
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          January 24, 2023

          This is not a "solution" it is a "workaround" that requires you to downgrade your system (by switching to Xorg instead of the standard Wayland).  A solution would be to fix the Zoom software so it works with the standard Ubuntu OS.

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            AnthonyC
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            March 8, 2023

            This problem has been fixed. However, if you updated Ubuntu after installing Zoom, you're going to need to reinstall the Zoom client. 

            1. Uninstall There's two places it could be installed, remove from both:
              • Ubuntu Applications > Zoom > Uninstall
              • `dpkg -r zoom`
            2. Install it from their deb package: https://zoom.us/download 
              • You'll likely get an error, just `sudo apt -f install`
            3. Fixed.
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              marajah76
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              April 10, 2023

              This is the actual solution, uninstalling and installing the latest version solves the problem. The others are just workarounds

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              FuriousGopher
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              April 9, 2023

              The issue with Ubuntu 22.04 is that it now uses a display feature called wayland by default, while in versions prior to 21.04 Ubuntu defaulted to using xorg as its display server. Wayland does not support screen sharing by default (until now, at least!).

              To check which display system your Ubuntu is using, please enter this command

              echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE

              If the above command outputs wayland, your system is using wayland.

              In order to use screen sharing, we have to disable wayland and enable xorg (x11). To do this,

              Please go to this file

              sudo nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf

              Uncomment this line.

              WaylandEnable=false

              Reboot your system.

              Voila! You can share your screen. You can confirm this by re-entering this command.

              echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE

              Now it should display x11.

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              Gasp0de
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              April 9, 2023

              Wayland doesn't support screen sharing natively because it's a security issue. Gnome does provide options for screen sharing (and other programs do support it), and I am not going to switch back to some legacy program just because zoom won't implement it. Instead, I'll try to convince my peers to use other software like Jitsi Meet or Big Blue Button.

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              frankreebig
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              April 10, 2023

              Same happening with me, and I have tried to resolve it to see tutorials from YouTube but not successful to resolve it. I'm facing this issue from last month.

              Thanks in advance.

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              moise-mulungu
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              April 10, 2023

              Hello Guys, thank you for your solutions, I finally fixed the screen share issue, but I am having another issue with the background image: I can't change any image or upload an image. Any suggestions?

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              Jgel
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              September 27, 2023

              I found this solution: When I log into Ubuntu I click on my username, then in the bottom right I click on the gear icon and Ubuntu on XORG, then I enter my password and then I can share with no problems.

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              marc_ots
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              October 18, 2023

              I read through this thread, but am still stuck with enabling screen sharing. I just installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu 22.04.3, ran all the updates, logged into an X11 session and installed the Zoom client (version 5.16.2). Yet, when trying to share the screen, I don't have the option to select a screen to share. I get "Use system desktop capture", "Use system window capture" and "Whiteboard".

               

              The following is from the ~/.zoom/logs/zoom_stdout_stderr.log

              Linux Client Version is 5.16.2 (8828) QSG_RENDER_LOOP is XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP = ubuntu:GNOME; GDMSESSION = ubuntu; XDG_SESSION_TYPE = x11 Graphics Card Info:: 0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device a7a0 (rev 04) Zoom package arch is 64bit, runing OS arch is x86_64, snap package 0 AppIconMgr::systemDesktopName log Desktop Name: ubuntu

               

              My X11 session is confirmed by the following:

               

              $ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE x11

               

              Any ideas what could be causing this?

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              bugfixer
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              October 18, 2023

              Select the "Use system window capture", then you should get a popup window to select the Application to share.

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              NicG
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              February 26, 2024

              When I select either "Use system window capture" or "Use system desktop capture" and click the "Share" button, nothing happens. The dialog simply closes, no further dialogs open and nothing is shared.


              I have exactly the same problem. Ubuntu 22.04, under Xorg. Latest Zoom installed from .deb
              I only have the 3 options you mention, and any choice results in the window closing. I also noticed I do not have the checkbuttons "share sounds" and "optimize for videoclip".
              I have to use another computer only for the Zooms (I do not have the choice to move to another visio soft)

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