How do you fix video tearing

[gm10]

Compiz works, but so does Compton and that one should be pre-installed. Here's a random guide for setting it up: http://duncanlock.net/blog/2013/06/07/h ... g-in-xfce/

[DAMIEN1307]

is your tearing problem with an Intel. AMD, or nvdia, system ?...there are different ways of doing this depending what your graphics are running off of...DAMIEN

ps...if its Intel, ive got the fix for that...if nvidia or AMD you will have to wait for someone else to help.

[Hoser Rob]

There's no fix that'll work of all chipsets of a particular brand AFAIK, you need to post more system info. Copy/paste this to the terminal and copy/paste the text output of that here (no screenshots please):

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inxi -Fxz

[DAMIEN1307]

Open a terminal and run these commands in sequence:

sudo apt-get install mesa-utils

then

sudo mkdir -v /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d

then

echo -e 'Section "Device"\n Identifier "Intel Graphics"\n Driver "Intel"\n Option "AccelMethod" "sna"\n Option "TearFree" "true"\nEndSection' | sudo tee /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf

now REBOOT to pick up the changes. <-- It's IMPORTANT that you reboot to apply the changes


To UNDO

Open a terminal and run:

sudo rm -v /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf

and REBOOT.

[trytip]

in xfce settings > desktop settings use: Xfwm4 + Compton and then test the tear https://ptpb.pw/K8Vr.webm
ps: if you installed xfce on top of another desktop you'll need to install compton from synaptic since you're using Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS i don't know what's in the repos of ubuntu but should already have compton installed

[catweazel]

then test the tear https://ptpb.pw/K8Vr.webm

What a brilliant link. Thank you.

[trytip]

you don't start compton from commandline NO NO

in xfce settings > desktop settings use: Xfwm4 + Compton