* *Error sharing screen in linux.%%**%%

When trying to share your screen on Slack, discord and meet. The screen goes black or only the mouse appears.

To work around this problem, open the root folder of the computer. Go to “/etc”. Then “/gdm3”. Open the terminal, in the folder, as super user. And open the file “custom.conf”; “ $nano custom.conf ”

this will open:


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# GDM configuration storage

#

# See /usr/share/gdm/gdm.schemas for a list of available options.

[daemon]

# Uncomment the line below to force the login screen to use Xorg

# WaylandEnable=false

# Enabling automatic login

# AutomaticLoginEnable = true

# AutomaticLogin = user1

# Enabling timed login

# TimedLoginEnable = true

# TimedLogin = user1

# TimedLoginDelay = 10

[security]

[xdmcp]

[chooser]

[debug]

# Uncomment the line below to turn on debugging

# More verbose logs

# Additionally lets the X server dump core if it crashes

#Enable=true


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The WaylandEnable=false is commented out. Just remove the # from the WaylandEnable=false. Save the file and restart your computer.