How to enable the Edit button in Shutter?

Question

I am trying to enable the Edit button in Shutter. I installed the application from Ubuntu Software and are using Ubuntu 18.04.

After taking a screenshot the Edit button is disabled. And when hovering the mouse pointer over the button the text "Goo::Canvas/libgoo-canvas-perl needs to be installed for this feature" is shown.

I have tried to install the package libgoocanvas2-perl and restarted the computer, but the edit button is still not enabled:

sudo apt install libgoocanvas2-perl

That is the only package I can find.

Anyone that knows how to fix this?

Answer 1

I found a solution here: http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2018/04/fix-edit-option-disabled-shutter-ubuntu-18-04/. I can confirm that it works for Budgie 18.04.

1. Download and install the libgoocanvas-common and libgoocanvas3 packages.

   Either use Gdebi package installer (available in Ubuntu Software) or run command in terminal (press Ctrl+Alt+T) to install the package:

   sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/libgoocanvas3_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb
   sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/libgoocanvas-common_1.0.0-1_all.deb
   sudo apt-get -f install
   

2. Finally download & install libgoo-canvas-perl package:

   Also install the package via Gdebi or terminal command, since Ubuntu Software doesn’t solve dependencies automatically:

   sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/libgoo-canvas-perl_0.06-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
   sudo apt-get -f install
   

To apply changes, kill Shutter process or restart your computer!

Answer 2

There is unofficial PPA with newer version of Shutter plus the required dependencies for Ubuntu 18.04 and 18.10. See https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/10/shutter-removed-from-ubuntu-1810-and.html

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/shutter
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install shutter

and restart Shutter.

Answer 3

Thanks to the answer of budgie. That solution worked fine for me as well.

Just to clarify in this thread, this is what I did:

1. Downloaded these three packages in Chrome:
   libgoocanvas-common_1.0.0-1_all.deb
   libgoocanvas3_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb
   libgoo-canvas-perl_0.06-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb

2. Clicked on the downloaded files in Chrome (or File Browser) and installed the package with Ubuntu Software.

3. Restarted the computer and then the Edit button was enabled.

Answer 4

How to fix this in a Snap! (Dad joke)
Another option, if you don't feel comfortable installing dependencies that aren't in the repo or adding a ppa, is to use the snap package.

You can search for Shutter in the Ubuntu Software store. There should be two packages: the snap and the old package with missing dependencies. To tell which is which, click on each one and go down to the details section. Under Details, make sure the Source says "Snap Store" (and not ubuntu-bionic-universe). Then go back to the top, and click the Install button. Oh snap! You're done.

To install from terminal, simply type:

sudo snap install shutter

To test it out: launch Shutter, take a screenshot, and test out the Edit functionality. If this was helpful, please consider an up-vote. Thanks!

PS: At the time of writing this, the package in the store was on version 0.94-1. The snap was on version 0.94.3, which is the newest release at https://launchpad.net/shutter #winning

Answer 5

Quick solution, just copy and paste these to your terminal:

wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/libgoocanvas-common_1.0.0-1_all.deb
wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/libgoocanvas3_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb
wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/libgoo-canvas-perl_0.06-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libgoocanvas-common_1.0.0-1_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i libgoocanvas3_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libgoo-canvas-perl_0.06-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb
sudo apt -f install

Then restart Shutter and enjoy!

More details here: https://medium.com/@thucnc/how-to-enable-edit-option-in-shutter-on-ubuntu-18-04-e8b2c8dcc58

Answer 6

Just to add to other answers here after you install required dependencies

libgoocanvas-common_1.0.0-1_all.deb
libgoocanvas3_1.0.0-1_amd64.deb
libgoo-canvas-perl_0.06-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb

You need to kill and restart the shutter process, else the edit button will still be disabled.

You can do this with following commands:

athakur:~/Downloads$ ps -eaf | grep shutter
athakur  13246  1815  2 22:53 tty2     00:00:13 /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/shutter
athakur  14467  8059  0 23:01 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --color=auto shutter
athakur:~/Downloads$ kill -9 13246
athakur:~/Downloads$ shutter

Kill the process that's running /usr/bin/shutter. Now start shutter program again (It will again load the plugins required) and now the edit button should be enabled.