Having problems to take screenshot on plasma wayland

General system Newbie
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i’ve tried both grim and spectacle and even flameshot, any suggestions ?

┬─[ramon@ramon-m61pmes2p:~]─[07:57:37]
╰─>$ grim                                                           0 < 07:57:37
compositor doesn't support the screen capture protocol
┬─[ramon@ramon-m61pmes2p:~]─[07:57:39]
╰─>$ spectacle                                                      1 < 07:57:39
On Wayland, Spectacle requires KDE Plasma's KWin compositor, which does not seem to be available. Use Spectacle on KDE Plasma, or use a different screenshot tool.
load glyph failed err=6 face=0x55a75330f820, glyph=65535
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The message seems to be complaining about the missing kwin compositor.

Have you checked if kwin is indeed installed?

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Give the output of the following command, enclosed in the code tags, in this thread.
inxi -SMG --za

This will help to determine which compositor you are using.

As @SemLraug pointed out earlier, Spectacle requires KWin Compositor. Without that KDE Spectacle will not work.

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┬─[ramon@ramon-m61pmes2p:~]─[09:07:00]
╰─>$ inxi -SMG --za                                                 0 < 09:07:00
System:
  Kernel: 6.17.9-arch1-1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.3 Distro: EndeavourOS
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: N/A model: H61 v: Ver:1.44 serial: <superuser required>
    Firmware: BIOS vendor: American Megatrends v: 4.6.5 date: 09/01/2021
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA TU116 [GeForce GTX 1650] driver: nvidia v: 580.105.08
  Device-2: Logitech Webcam C270 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia
    gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 1600x900~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: nvidia,swrast
    platforms: gbm,wayland,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.105.08
    renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650/PCIe/SSE2
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 drivers: nvidia surfaces: N/A
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console,
    kscreen-doctor, xfce4-display-settings gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
    wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
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If you’ve recently updated kwin, have you rebooted?

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i’ll try to reinstall it and reboot

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Just checked my system, on which spectacle is working as expected:

System:
Kernel:6.12.59-1-ltsarch:x86_64bits:64
Desktop:KDE Plasmav:6.5.3Distro:EndeavourOS
Machine:
Type:LaptopSystem:ASUSTeKproduct:Vivobook_ASUSLaptop M1605YA_M1605YA
v:1.0serial:<superuser required>
Mobo:ASUSTeKmodel:M1605YAv:1.0serial:<superuser required>
Firmware:UEFIvendor:American Megatrends LLC.v:M1605YA.308
date:01/22/2025
Graphics:
Device-1:Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Barcelodriver:amdgpuv:kernel
Device-2:ShineTech USB2.0 HD UVC WebCamdriver:uvcvideotype:USB
Display:waylandserver:``X.org``v:1.21.1.21with:Xwaylandv:24.1.9
compositor:kwin_waylanddriver: X: loaded:amdgpuunloaded:modesetting
dri:radeonsigpu:amdgpuresolution:1920x1200~60Hz
API:EGLv:1.5drivers:kms_swrast,radeonsi,swrast
platforms:gbm,wayland,x11,surfaceless,device
API:OpenGLv:4.6compat-v:4.5vendor:amd mesav:25.2.7-arch1.1
renderer:AMD Radeon Graphics (radeonsi renoir ACO DRM 3.61 6.12.59-1-lts)
API:VulkanMessage:No Vulkan data available.
Info: Tools: api:clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de:kscreen-console,kscreen-doctorwl:wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr

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do you have kwin-x11 installed ?

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yay kwin-x11 


[....]
1 extra/kwin-x11 6.5.3-2 (7.6 MiB 24.8 MiB) [plasma] (Installed) 
    An easy to use, but flexible, X Window Manager
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@ramon395 it might be a problem with the Nvidia driver. Please have a look at the KDE community link.

What NVIDIA driver package have you installed and are using? Are you using the package libva-vdpau-driver from AUR or libva-nvidia-driver from Arch repos or something else? Run the command inxi -G in terminal to find out the driver being used.

Further have a look at the Arch Wiki link about KDE. It says the following

From the output that you had posted earlier, you are using wayland and have kwin_wayland installed.

What @MyNameIsRichard had said is relevant. Reboot your system.

@SemLraug Nvidia is the GPU being used.

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Just noticed that - that’s one difference: I’m not on nvidea.

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┬─[ramon@ramon-m61pmes2p:~]─[09:47:08]
╰─>$ inxi -G                                                        0 < 09:47:08
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA TU116 [GeForce GTX 1650] driver: nvidia v: 580.105.08
  Device-2: Logitech Webcam C270 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia
    gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 1600x900~60Hz
  API: EGL v: 1.5 drivers: nvidia,swrast
    platforms: gbm,wayland,x11,surfaceless,device
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.105.08
    renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650/PCIe/SSE2
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 drivers: nvidia surfaces: N/A
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console,
    kscreen-doctor, xfce4-display-settings gpu: nvidia-settings,nvidia-smi
    wl: wayland-info x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
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So you have, OpenGL and Vulkan with NVidia. Typically we have one of them, i.e. OpenGL or Vulkan. From the output of inxi command you are using a NVidia GTX 1650 which is a NVidia GTX 16 series card based on the NVIDIA Turing architecture.

Please go through the links that I have given earlier. Also what driver have you installed? Is it libva-vdpau-driver from AUR or libva-nvidia-driver from Arch repos or both or something else?

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looks like it’s libva-nvidia-driver that i have installed

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i was getting a different output when running spectacle, i did some research and looks like it was something related to lib32-spirv-tools, i installed it and the output changed (the one i posted) i installed lib32-spirv-tools about 2 days ago i believe

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Just for the record, can you show the output of

nvidia-inst --test
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┬─[ramon@ramon-m61pmes2p:~]─[20:49:18]
╰─>$ nvidia-inst --test                                             0 < 20:49:18
fish: Unknown command: nvidia-inst
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Thanks for the confirmation. Did you go through all the links that I had posted?

What was the error that you got prior to installation of lib32-spirv-tools? If one has the package spirv-tools installed then lib32-spirv-tools package is required only if the system needs 32-bit support. Based on your earlier post, you are running a 64-bit x86 system.

@manuel had asked for nvidia-inst output. Please go through this link and get it installed and then check which drivers are needed.

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OK, you need to install it first:

sudo pacman -Syu nvidia-inst

Then you’re good to go. :wink:

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┬─[ramon@ramon-m61pmes2p:~]─[19:22:41]
╰─>$ nvidia-inst --test                                             0 < 19:22:41
2025-12-03 19:22:45: Note: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation TU116 [GeForce GTX 1650] [10de:2188] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
2025-12-03 19:22:45: Note: Currently installed packages related to Nvidia:
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       cuda 13.0.2-3
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       egl-gbm 1.1.2.1-1
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       egl-wayland 4:1.1.20-1
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       egl-x11 1.0.3-1
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       lib32-opencl-nvidia 580.105.08-1
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       libva-nvidia-driver 0.0.14-1
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       libvdpau 1.5-3
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       libxnvctrl-470xx 470.256.02-3
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       linux-firmware-nvidia 20251125-1
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       nvidia 580.105.08-4
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       nvidia-inst 25.11-1
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       nvidia-utils 580.105.08-5
2025-12-03 19:22:45:       opencl-nvidia-470xx 470.256.02-8.00
2025-12-03 19:22:45: Note: inxi -Gza
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA TU116 [GeForce GTX 1650] driver: nvidia v: 580.105.08
    alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of
    2025-11; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Turing code: TUxxx process: TSMC 12nm FF
    built: 2018-2022 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 3
    speed: 8 GT/s ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,DVI-D-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10de:2188 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Logitech Webcam C270 driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo type: USB
    rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-1.6:4
    chip-ID: 046d:0825 class-ID: 0102 serial: <filter>
  Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
    compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia
    gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: 0
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 model: Samsung SMB2030N serial: <filter> built: 2010
    res: mode: 1600x900 hz: 60 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 92 gamma: 1.2
    size: 443x249mm (17.44x9.8") diag: 508mm (20") ratio: 16:9 modes:
    max: 1600x900 min: 640x480
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
    drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: nvidia
    x11: drv: nvidia inactive: device-1
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.105.08
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650/PCIe/SSE2
    memory: 3.91 GiB display-ID: :1.0
  API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 layers: 3 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
    name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 driver: nvidia v: 580.105.08
    device-ID: 10de:2188 surfaces: N/A
  Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo de: kscreen-console,
    kscreen-doctor, xfce4-display-settings gpu: nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
    x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
2025-12-03 19:22:47: Info: nvidia-inst version 25.11-1
2025-12-03 19:22:47: Info: Command line: nvidia-inst --test
2025-12-03 19:22:47: Info: Selected mode: nvidia (Nvidia's open source)
2025-12-03 19:22:47: Info: Rename existing file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf to /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf.save
2025-12-03 19:22:47: Info: Installing packages: nvidia-open-dkms nvidia-settings nvidia-hook
2025-12-03 19:22:47: Info: Removing packages: nvidia
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
COMMANDS TO RUN:
    pacman -Rs --noconfirm --noprogressbar --nodeps nvidia
    pacman -Syuq --noconfirm --noprogressbar --needed nvidia-open-dkms nvidia-settings nvidia-hook
    mv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf.save
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