Spectacle: not authorized

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trying to create a screenshot via spectacle reults in the following error:

Beim Erstellen eines Bildschirmfotos ist ein Fehler aufgetreten.
Anforderung für KWin-Bildschirmfoto fehlgeschlagen:
The process is not authorized to take a screenshot
Möglicherweise relevante Informationen:
- Method: CaptureScreen
- Method specific arguments: "eDP-1"
  • can that be resolved?
  • how can I bind a different screenshot application to the “Print” key on the keyboard?
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Do you get that while creating the screenschot or when you want to save it as a file?

And it is always better to introduce your environment to your potential helpers explaining a few things, like what DE and maybe more.

BTW, I can use Spectacle using the PrintScrn key on KDE Plasma without problems.

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I get that message when executing spectacle in the terminal or when pressing the PrintScrn on the keyboard.

It’s KDE Plasma. It worked fine on OS 15.6.
flameshot is working.

4

So you upgraded from 15.6 to 16 and using Plasma KDE.

Are you logging in with the “KDE / Wayland” option?
If “yes” , a quick test … logout, then choose “KDE / X11” (click “Desktop” button), then login.

After login, test Spectacle screenshotting. Does it now work without error(s)??
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it was a fresh install, not an update.

I don’t know yet, whether its wayland or X11. It’s the default - I have to check.

6

Do you have by any chance following file in your home directory?

~/.local/share/applications/org.kde.spectacle.desktop

You can check via

ls -l ~/.local/share/applications
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that was it.
removing that file solved it.