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Screen sharing a single window is not possible on KDE

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It's only possible or me to share the full screen instead of just a single window. How to reproduce:

- Start a "New meeting".

- Click "Share".

- Choose "User system window capture" and click "Share".

- [UNEXPECTED] "Remote control requested" is show.

- Click "Share".

- [UNEXPECTED] The whole screen is shared.

I expected to see KDE's "Screen sharing" dialog that allows me to choose a single window. This works when using the web client through Firefox.

I tried running the app with QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb or XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME and it made no difference. I also tried setting capture mode on Wayland to "Pipewire Mode" and "Original Mode". No success either.

Software versions:

Zoom: 6.1.1.443 x86_64 installed from zoom-6.1.1.443-1.src.rpm.
OS: Fedora 40 running KDE Plasma 6.1.2 on Wayland.

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ZachAtDuke

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Still broken on 6.2.3.2056 released Sept 30, 2024. ☹

If your organization still allows older versions to connect, Zoom client version 6.0.12.5501 does work to share individual windows on Wayland. This also means that this is not something broken in the OS or other packages, but rather something that has changed to cause this issue within the Zoom client itself starting around version 6.1.x.

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ZachAtDuke

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Progress is being made with the window sharing issue on a support ticket I have open with Zoom. Hopefully a fix will be released soon!

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dataspindle

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Confirmed downgrading to 6.0.12.5501 still works and it does not work on the latest version as of today. I found the best results using the flatpack. This command will "downgrade" you to the version that doesnt have this bug.

sudo flatpak update --commit=b9505f108b5f9acb2bbad83ac66f97b42bc6a75b9c28ed7b75dec1040e013305 us.zoom.Zoom

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tommi_dee

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I finally got around to testing it. It works very well, thank you.
However, it’s not exactly the solution I had in mind.
Now there’s a new problem: Files shared in the chat are not usable.

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dataspindle

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With the "workaround" people cant control your screen in Wayland either. There are issues because its an old version of Zoom (without other bug fixes and enhancements) at this point we are downgrading to in order to avoid the screen sharing problem. So frustrating!

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eduardom

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I'm having this issue and i notice that if i run it as root i can select the scree i want to share, there should be some kind of access right issue, that not sure if it's something i can fix on my end, i work with zoom i'm in meetings the whole day so this is a real issue for me (and i believe for all of you also) wondering if this is going to be solved

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dataspindle

Explorer

Interesting... Perhaps someone with the skills to should look into this deeper. If there a better functional workaround other than using an old version, im down. I agree with you, sounds like permissions...

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dylanwolters

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Just updated zoom to version 6.2.3 and screen sharing is still broken, but additionally the app now fully crashes when you attempt to stop screen sharing.

Rolling back to an older version isn't ideal, but it seems to be the only workaround until Zoom developers decide to fix the linux version.

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dataspindle

Explorer

GEEZE! I was getting ready to suggest you use the flatpak, as I do and it fixed the freezing issue when you stop sharing. However I just verified and confirmed that Zoom, including the flatpak does indeed now crash when you stop sharing.... Reverting again. This def gets worse before it gets better!

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DasArne

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Same behavior here.
I use Zoom 6.2.3 (2056) under Manjaro-Linux with KDE 6.1.5 with Wayland.

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qasqaqa

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6.2.5 - screen sharing is still broken.

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dataspindle

Explorer

It looks like SOME progress is being made. The freezing issues is fixed (again) and Im seeing some new screens to talk about what specifically you want to share when you start sharing in 6.2.5.2440. Still nothing that actually lets you share only a window, or one monitor instead of all of them (if using multiple screens)

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petersaints

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This is a very annoying issue that hinders Zoom and Linux desktop as a whole. To be fair, it works well on GNOME, so if you really need Zoom and you are on the fence between KDE and GNOME, GNOME tends to be much better supported in this kind of things, even though KDE is usually more technically advanced these days.

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dataspindle

Explorer

Im sure this is obvious and most people here know this, but this is only an issue in Wayland. Zoom needs to fix Wayland support. If I start my session in X11 it works perfectly. I have glitches and other issues in X11 so defiantly not a reason to switch to that and am still doing the downgrade for now.

Just throwing it out there incase others didnt know there is a workaround that lets you use the latest version and share one screen or a window.

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MGSR

Community Manager

Hello community members!

I'm sorry for the late response and inconvenience.

Our engineering team has acknowledged this issue and is actively working on a solution.

We will update you on this thread once we have an update.

For now, thank you for your patience and understanding.

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YannickG

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I still experience the problem with Zoom 6.2.6.2503 on KDE Plasma v6.1.5 in Wayland sessions. The web client on Firefox is offering me to share a single window or a single screen.

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