#1125159 gnome-screenshot: unmaintained upstream; upstream repository is archived and read-only

#1125159#5
Date:
2026-01-09 23:43:43 UTC
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GNOME has recently archived the gnome-screenshot project which means
that bug reports, bug fixes, and translation updates are no longer
accepted.

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-screenshot

GNOME itself hasn't needed gnome-screenshot since GNOME 42. GNOME
Screenshot does not even work any more with GNOME 49:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/3760

There are multiple packaged screenshot apps for other desktops. Some highlights:
- flameshot
- mate-utils provides mate-screenshot. If needed, it could probably be
split into a separate binary package
- screengrab
- shutter
- xfce4-screenshooter

I'll file blocker bugs for reverse dependencies of gnome-screenshot.

Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha

#1125159#24
Date:
2026-07-23 19:23:05 UTC
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Hi, cinnamon 6.8 will add a new integrate screenshot tool, I'd rather
wait and remove gnome-screenshot from the metapackages in 6.8 than
replace it with another program for a few months. Is there a need to
remove it first?