I spoke too soon. Although it doesn't happen so quickly now, and the ghosts left behing don't flicker anymore, the desktop eventually does not get redrawn, leaving ghosts of what was on the screen behind.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1403867 Title: Desktop/wallpaper flickers dreadfully Status in Unity: New Status in unity package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Since 14.10 the only way to use the system is with apps full-screen, because the background/desktop is constantly flickering. If you close a window, it leaves flickering ghosts of itself, like a nightmare. See enclosed ogv file for an example. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: unity 7.3.1+14.10.20141016-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-29.39-generic 3.16.7-ckt2 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-29-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity.support.test.0: ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,vpswitch,unitymtgrabhandles,grid,place,move,resize,regex,animation,expo,mousepoll,session,snap,gnomecompat,ezoom,wall,workarounds,fade,scale,unityshell] CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Dec 18 13:45:17 2014 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: utopic DistroVariant: ubuntu GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0042] (rev 12) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0344] InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-12-09 (1105 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) MachineType: Acer Aspire X3900 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-29-generic root=UUID=b7a5a606-5ebd-444b-8760-c11800be9c9e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/16/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P01-A3 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: FIH57 dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP01-A3:bd12/16/2009:svnAcer:pnAspireX3900:pvr:rvnAcer:rnFIH57:rvr:cvnAcer:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: Aspire X3900 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12+14.10.20140918-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.3.2-0ubuntu0.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.9.0-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.4.0-2ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.914-1~exp1ubuntu4.1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.11-1ubuntu2 xserver.bootTime: Thu Dec 18 12:31:24 2014 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 1139 vendor SAM xserver.version: 2:1.16.0-1ubuntu1.2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1403867/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
