Let’s stop treating this as a random error and start understanding it as a philosophical clash between legacy systems and modern graphics architecture. Most users read this error as: "I can't see the screen."
The operating system reads it as: "The protocol used to draw the windows is incompatible with the capture method." anydesk display_server_not_supported
anydesk --disable-wayland Or, set the environment variable: Let’s stop treating this as a random error
In plain English, AnyDesk’s capture engine relies on specific APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to grab frames from the GPU. On Linux and certain Windows configurations, the "Display Server" (Wayland vs. X11, or a headless GPU) is either too new, too locked down, or completely absent. X11, or a headless GPU) is either too
Or, take the hint. Close AnyDesk, open a terminal, and fix the problem the way the machine wants you to: without a mouse.
AnyDesk, by default, uses a capture method that worked beautifully on X11. When it tries that same method on Wayland, the compositor (your desktop environment) slaps its hand and says, "Permission denied." The result? display_server_not_supported . You don’t need to uninstall Wayland (though many guides suggest it). You need to tell AnyDesk to use the fallback capture mechanism.