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msuserkrl-3752 asked faisal-9727 commented

MS Teams screen sharing option not available Ubuntu 20.04

I'm using MS Teams on Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS x86_64, kernel version 5.4.0-58-generic.

I have installed MS Teams from apt package manager. Whenever I start a meeting and open the share tray, I'm not given any options for sharing my screen or any specific windows:
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Another Ubuntu user I know has no problems with screen sharing. Whenever I boot into Windows 10, I get the proper functionality, so it's definitely not a meeting participant permissions issue.

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling teams, along with removing its configuration files several times, the problem still persists. Previously I used an installation from a .deb file, downloaded from Microsoft's website. I had the same problem. I don't think I have any packages that could conflict with Teams, however suggestions for what to look for are appreciated.


EDIT: The problem was using Wayland instead of Xorg. Switching to Xorg solves the problem immediately.

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Same Problem on Ubuntu 18.04

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Same problem and solution for me. Switching from Wayland to Xorg solved this for me, too.
Kudos!

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SharonZhao-MSFT answered SharonZhao-MSFT commented

@msuserkrl-3752,

Does this issue persist all the time? Or what changes do you do before this issue happened?

Does anyone else have the same issue as yours?

It recommends you try in another machine and verify the result.

Moreover, Teams for Linux only supports for desktop, PowerPoint and Whiteboard sharing. About sharing single application windows, it is not supported now. I find a user voice about this feature. You could vote for it here.

Microsoft will always focus on customer’s feedback and experience. Some new features would be added to the services based on customers' feedback in the future, and your good ideas will be very helpful for them to improve the service.

Your time, understanding and cooperation will be highly appreciated.


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@msuserkrl-3752
Do you have any update on this topic?

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Thank you for checking back in.

I've had no luck with this, my other machine is very weak and I just got stuck in infinite loops of Teams restarting itself. I used Ubuntu 20.04 from a bootable USB there, adding to the slowness. I also tried installing the snap package instead of the apt one, but they seem to be the exact same. Still no option to share my screen, only powerpoint and whiteboard. Once I'm less busy I'll try to reinstall the whole OS fresh, can't do that right now.

Voted for updating the Linux version, maybe the next version will work on my machine no problem. For now I'll have to boot to windows whenever I need to show something on a meeting.

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@msuserkrl-3752,

It is really a tricky situation.

Perhaps, you could check “Allow other users to view your desktop” in Desktop Sharing and try again.
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StanislavPanchenko-9382 answered

Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (kernel 5.8.0-44-generic, Wayland is disabled), Microsoft Teams Version 1.4.00.4855,

I had the same problem until I uninstalled the proprietary Nvidia driver. I am currently using the open-source "xserver-xorg-video-nouveau". No more issues with screen sharing.



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DzmitrySinitsa-0360 answered

Hi!

I has faced the same problem. Install preview Teams version to solve it. It has the following icon and description.

Best regards!

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GeogieTom-0616 answered

I have the same issue. The screen sharing was working fine till yesterday. But today I have this issue. I have a Mac and in it I can only share window wise.

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GVRanjith-3276 answered faisal-9727 commented

Hi All,

Post the recent update - I am also facing the same problem. I using Ubuntu 21.04 with Wayland. Can some one help.

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Use XServer instead of Wayland if you want to use Teams screen sharing feature. I am on Kubuntu 21.04 I couldn't get the screen sharing work on Wayland either.

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