Window decorations flicker with OpenGL renderers

[ralphb]

When using the KDE desktop for a certain amount of time (seems random), the window decoration in the top-left corner starts for flicker for the active application. The flickering remains when the application loses focus, so more and more decorations will flicker.

The flickering occurs for both OpenGL renderers, but not with XRender. I know no way of making the flickering stop, except for rebooting or switching to XRender and back.

These issues started with Kubuntu 18.04, if I remember correctly.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-13.14-generic 4.18.17
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Jan 29 16:51:51 2019
DistUpgraded: 2019-01-09 21:53:41,840 DEBUG Running PostInstallScript: './xorg_fix_proprietary.py'
DistroCodename: cosmic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 5.2.18, 4.18.0-13-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation HD Graphics 530 [8086:1912] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. HD Graphics 530 [1043:8694]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-24 (887 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.18.0-13-generic root=UUID=eb8f662d-aaeb-4bdd-8750-00ed26e8a5ce ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2019-01-09 (19 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/29/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2001
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: Z170-A
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Default string
dmi.chassis.version: Default string
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2001:bd08/29/2016:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnZ170-A:rvrRev1.xx:cvnDefaultstring:ct3:cvrDefaultstring:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.sku: SKU
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.95-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.2.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 18.2.2-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.1-3ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.6-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.1.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-3

[Scarlett Gately Moore (scarlettmoore)]

This bug is very old, if it is still an issue please update the bug with information from a supported release.