[Bug 1888810] Re: MATE desktop in Ubuntu 20.04 screen tearing intel graphics

2020-07-28 Thread Daniel van Vugt
The driver name 'intel' is the cause of some confusion. It sounds like the right driver but actually it's old and not usually recommended. It has some bugs that the new generic driver ('modeset') does not. However 'intel' does indeed have the TearFree option which 'modeset' does not yet: https://gi

[Bug 1888810] Re: MATE desktop in Ubuntu 20.04 screen tearing intel graphics

2020-07-28 Thread arno
Mh, tearing seems to be a widespread issue. Regarding the duplicates: - I am not using intel driver but modesetting driver. - Don't have a second screen active. - Tearing is not limited to full screen applications. Yes, "marco" is Mate window manager. Does your answer mean that marco is the sour