It works on Ubuntu 17.04 with Unity, however neither via upgrade or a fresh install, does the screenshot keyboard button work on Ubuntu 17.10 with GNOME shell.
Can anyone tell me why or how to fix it?
Ubuntu – Why doesn’t the keyboard screenshot button work on Ubuntu with GNOME shell
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Related Solutions
There should be an entire section of the keyboard settings designated to screenshot:
(Run gnome-control-center keyboard shortcuts)
If that fails, gnome-screenshot itself has a control window
(Run gnome-screenshot --interactive)
Using Gnome 3.8.
Option 1
Hold "Alt" when in the menu, this will switch the power off button into suspend button.
Option 2
When in the menu, click and hold on the power off button until it turns into suspend button.
Option 3
- Go to settings
- Choose Power
- At the bottom, choose for the value Suspend for the When the Power Button is pressed
Now you can just click the power button to suspend.
Best Answer
The PrtScr/Print key still works – but now (U17.10) has different actions bound to it. Go to
Settings → Devices → Keyboard
and scroll down to Screenshots. It shows
If that's sufficient for you and you can remember these keystrokes, then you are done. Else refer to @pomsky's answer and set up a shortcut to launch
gnome-screenshot --interactiveinstead.