Print Screen Key Not Working After Fedora 42 Update

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Hello Fedora Community,

I’m experiencing a frustrating issue with my print screen functionality after updating to Fedora 42. Here are the details:

Problem Description:

  • Print screen key is completely non-functional
  • Issue occurs on both:
    • Notebook keyboard
    • Bluetooth keyboard
  • Screenshot menu in GNOME Control Panel works fine

What I’ve Already Tried:

  • Rebooting the system
  • Checking keyboard settings
  • Verifying keyboard layout

Has anyone else encountered a similar problem? Any help would be much appreciated!

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It’s very simple to fix if you’re using any screenshot apps, for example ksnip, you can install it from Flathub then just create a custom shortcut for your keyboard layout in the keyboard settings with the command like this:

/usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=ksnip org.ksnip.ksnip

Then assign any key combos, even PrintScreen and configure further settings for the ksnip.

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Actually, I only want to use the tool provided by Gnome and I have set this up in the settings:

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With everything else there are only problems because of Flatpak/Wayland or fractional scaling

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Got it, it’s painful when switching layouts between US, GB or ES, etc. by default PrintScreen didn’t work for me either with GB layout, well I just bind it to ksnip and now it works with this screenshot app. Consider it as an alternative solution.

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I have just tried the tool, but when I want to take a screenshot, the main monitor goes black and I can only select the black area and cannot select the secondary monitor at all.

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There are lots of settings in the app, it takes time to get used to but it can be adjusted in various ways.

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If you use the extension “Soft Brightness Plus” , you have to disable the extension to take a screenshot.

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Today I realized that it doesn’t work because of the package GPU Screen Recorder. I don’t know why, because it simply had no function at all then.