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🖥️ Screen app – Error: XWayland is not supported


For
Linux, only X11 is currently supported, Wayland is not yet.

🧑🏼‍💻 Implementation of the support is in progress. In the meantime, the following workaround can be used.

Visit our website: https://www.dwservice.net
On the main page you will see the login form:

1. Enter your username (Your email address).
2. Enter your password.
3. Click the Sign in button.

You will see the dashboard:

4. Select Agents.

After selecting Agents, you will see your Agents:

5. Click on the Agent (which shows you the XWayland error message) to connect to it. You will see the applications:

6. Select the Files and Folders application.

The application opens:

7. Search for the following file: /etc/gdm3/custom.conf (or /etc/gdm/custom.conf):

8. Open the custom.conf file (double click on it).

The file opens in the Text Editor application:

9. Delete the # character from the beginning of the line WaylandEnable=false.

10. Click on the Save icon to save the file.

Close the applications window. You are back to your Agent.

11. Click on the 3 dot to open the menu.

12. Click on the Reboot OS.

After restarting the remote system, the Screen application will work.

✅ You can watch our tutorial video on the above setting on our YouTube channel: