KDE Manjaro: Window flashes once when closing apps (after update)

Fethi02 · 30 December 2025 10:44

Hi,

I’m new to this forum and I’m not very experienced with Manjaro OS. Yesterday, after a fresh install of Manjaro KDE, I ran an update. Since then, whenever I close an application window, it flashes once before closing. I have no idea what’s causing this.

I tried checking Desktop Effects and playing around with them, but I haven’t had any success. I’m posting my specifications below as a screenshot. Also, see a video of the behavior via:

Closing application window was very smooth before update. I wonder what is causing this. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Much thanks!

Mod edit:- Please read the following post.

soundofthunder · 30 December 2025 10:55

And that has now been removed.
Please avoid posting pictures of text.

Your video was also uneccessary, your description was sufficient. However, your video gave no indication of the flashing you described, and has also been removed.

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beermad · 30 December 2025 11:56

I’ve been noticing this since the upgrade as well

$ mhwd -li
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER      TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
network-r8168            2023.09.12                true      PCI
video-linux            2024.05.06                true      PCI


Warning: No installed USB configs!

$ LANG=C lscpu
Architecture:                x86_64
CPU op-mode(s):            32-bit, 64-bit
Address sizes:             43 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
Byte Order:                Little Endian
CPU(s):                      4
On-line CPU(s) list:       0-3
Vendor ID:                   AuthenticAMD
Model name:                AMD Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega Graphi
cs
CPU family:              23
Model:                   17
Thread(s) per core:      1
Core(s) per socket:      4
Socket(s):               1
Stepping:                0
Frequency boost:         disabled
CPU(s) scaling MHz:      58%
CPU max MHz:             3850.0000
CPU min MHz:             1600.0000
BogoMIPS:                7685.77
Flags:                   fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic s
ep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mm
x fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr
_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_g
ood nopl nonstop_tsc cpuid extd_apicid ap
erfmperf rapl pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3
fma cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes
xsave avx f16c rdrand lahf_lm cmp_legacy
svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalign
sse 3dnowprefetch osvw skinit wdt tce top
oext perfctr_core perfctr_nb bpext perfct
r_llc mwaitx cpb hw_pstate ssbd ibpb vmmc
all fsgsbase bmi1 avx2 smep bmi2 rdseed a
dx smap clflushopt sha_ni xsaveopt xsavec
xgetbv1 clzero xsaveerptr arat npt lbrv
svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale vmcb_clean f
lushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfth
reshold avic v_vmsave_vmload vgif overflo
w_recov succor smca sev sev_es
Virtualization features:
Virtualization:            AMD-V
Caches (sum of all):
L1d:                       128 KiB (4 instances)
L1i:                       256 KiB (4 instances)
L2:                        2 MiB (4 instances)
L3:                        4 MiB (1 instance)
NUMA:
NUMA node(s):              1
NUMA node0 CPU(s):         0-3
Vulnerabilities:
Gather data sampling:      Not affected
Ghostwrite:                Not affected
Indirect target selection: Not affected
Itlb multihit:             Not affected
L1tf:                      Not affected
Mds:                       Not affected
Meltdown:                  Not affected
Mmio stale data:           Not affected
Old microcode:             Not affected
Reg file data sampling:    Not affected
Retbleed:                  Vulnerable
Spec rstack overflow:      Vulnerable
Spec store bypass:         Vulnerable
Spectre v1:                Vulnerable: __user pointer sanitization a
nd usercopy barriers only; no swapgs barr
iers
Spectre v2:                Vulnerable; IBPB: disabled; STIBP: disabl
ed; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not a
ffected
Srbds:                     Not affected
Tsa:                       Not affected
Tsx async abort:           Not affected
Vmscape:                   Vulnerable

(probably overkill)

$ inxi -zv8 
System:
Kernel: 6.18.2-1-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.18-x86_64
root=UUID=44065c64-593e-46ce-8be7-c07b0a031786 rw udev.log_priority=3
audit=0 consoleblank=0 sysrq_always_enabled=1 mitigations=off
amdgpu.noretry=0 idle=nomwait amd_iommu=on iommu=pt libata.force=noncq
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.5.4 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.21.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 7 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME A320M-K v: Rev X.0x
serial: <superuser required> part-nu: SKU uuid: <superuser required>
Firmware: UEFI vendor: American Megatrends v: 4011 date: 04/19/2018
Battery:
Message: No system battery data found. Is one present?
Memory:
System RAM: total: 32 GiB available: 30.28 GiB used: 8.24 GiB (27.2%)
Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
Array-1: capacity: 256 GiB note: check slots: 2 modules: 2 EC: None
max-module-size: 128 GiB note: est.
Device-1: DIMM_A1 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous unbuffered (unregistered)
size: 16 GiB speed: spec: 2933 MT/s actual: 1467 MT/s volts: note: check
curr: 1 min: 1 max: 1 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: N/A
part-no: N/A serial: <filter>
Device-2: DIMM_B1 type: DDR4 detail: synchronous unbuffered (unregistered)
size: 16 GiB speed: spec: 2933 MT/s actual: 1467 MT/s volts: note: check
curr: 1 min: 1 max: 1 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: N/A
part-no: N/A serial: <filter>
PCI Slots:
Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega Graphics bits: 64 type: MCP
arch: Zen level: v3 note: check built: 2017-19 process: GF 14nm
family: 0x17 (23) model-id: 0x11 (17) stepping: 0 microcode: 0x810100B
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache:
L1: 384 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x64 KiB L2: 2 MiB desc: 4x512 KiB L3: 4 MiB
desc: 1x4 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1451 min/max: 1600/3850 boost: disabled scaling:
driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 1451 2: 1451 3: 1451
4: 1451 bogomips: 30743
Flags: 3dnowprefetch abm adx aes aperfmperf apic arat avic avx avx2 bmi1
bmi2 bpext clflush clflushopt clzero cmov cmp_legacy constant_tsc cpb
cpuid cr8_legacy cx16 cx8 de decodeassists extapic extd_apicid f16c
flushbyasid fma fpu fsgsbase fxsr fxsr_opt ht hw_pstate ibpb lahf_lm lbrv
lm mca mce misalignsse mmx mmxext monitor movbe msr mtrr mwaitx
nonstop_tsc nopl npt nrip_save nx osvw overflow_recov pae pat pausefilter
pclmulqdq pdpe1gb perfctr_core perfctr_llc perfctr_nb pfthreshold pge pni
popcnt pse pse36 rapl rdrand rdseed rdtscp rep_good sep sev sev_es sha_ni
skinit smap smca smep ssbd sse sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 succor svm
svm_lock syscall tce topoext tsc tsc_scale v_vmsave_vmload vgif
vmcb_clean vme vmmcall wdt xgetbv1 xsave xsavec xsaveerptr xsaveopt
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: ghostwrite status: Not affected
Type: indirect_target_selection status: Not affected
Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds status: Not affected
Type: meltdown status: Not affected
Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
Type: old_microcode status: Not affected
Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: retbleed status: Vulnerable
Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Vulnerable
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
Type: spectre_v1 status: Vulnerable: __user pointer sanitization and
usercopy barriers only; no swapgs barriers
Type: spectre_v2 status: Vulnerable; IBPB: disabled; STIBP: disabled;
PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsa status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Type: vmscape status: Vulnerable
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Raven Ridge [Radeon Vega Series
/ Radeon Mobile Series] vendor: ASUSTeK PRIME driver: amdgpu v: kernel
arch: GCN-5 code: Vega process: GF 14nm built: 2017-20 pcie: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3
bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:15dd class-ID: 0300 temp: 52.0 C
Device-2: Realtek RTL2838 DVB-T driver: N/A type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-6:4 chip-ID: 0bda:2838
class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
Device-3: Realtek RTL2838 DVB-T driver: N/A type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 5-1:2 chip-ID: 0bda:2838
class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.21 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 model: Samsung C24F390 serial: <filter> built: 2018
res: 1920x1080 dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2 chroma: red: x: 0.647 y: 0.337 green:
x: 0.329 y: 0.616 blue: x: 0.145 y: 0.055 white: x: 0.314 y: 0.329
size: 521x293mm (20.51x11.54") diag: 598mm (23.5") ratio: 16:9
modes: 1920x1080, 1680x1050, 1600x900, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1280x800,
1280x720, 1024x768, 800x600, 720x576, 720x480, 640x480, 720x400
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi
wayland: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 25.3.1-arch1.2
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
(radeonsi raven ACO DRM 3.64 6.18.2-1-MANJARO) device-ID: 1002:15dd
memory: 1000 MiB unified: no display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.335 layers: 2 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: AMD
Radeon Vega 8 Graphics (RADV RAVEN) driver: mesa radv v: 25.3.1-arch1.2
device-ID: 1002:15dd surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: radeontop wl: swaymsg,wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Raven/Raven2/Fenghuang HDMI/DP
Audio vendor: ASUSTeK PRIME B450M-A driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 07:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:15de
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Ryzen HD Audio
vendor: ASUSTeK PRIME B450M-A driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 07:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.18.2-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: jack_control
Server-3: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: pipewire-media-session status: active 3: pipewire-alsa
type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: ASUSTeK RTL8111H driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp5s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> scope: global broadcast: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> virtual: enp5s0:0 scope: global broadcast: <filter>
IP v6: <filter> virtual: nodad scope: global
IP v6: <filter> virtual: proto kernel_ll scope: link
IF-ID-1: ifb0 state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: <filter>
IP v6: <filter> virtual: proto kernel_ll scope: link
IF-ID-2: tun0 state: unknown speed: 10000 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A
IP v4: <filter> scope: global broadcast: <filter>
IP v6: <filter> scope: global
IP v6: <filter> virtual: stable-privacy proto kernel_ll scope: link
Info: services: httpd, ntpd, sshd, systemd-timesyncd
WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Message: No bluetooth data found.
Logical:
Message: Unable to run lvs. Root privileges required.
RAID:
Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 14.74 TiB used: 4.49 TiB (30.5%)
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital
model: WDS120G2G0A-00JH30 size: 111.8 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0000
scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown smartctl error. Unable to generate data.
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Seagate model: ST8000VN004-3CP101
size: 7.28 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: SC60 scheme: GPT
SMART Message: Unknown smartctl error. Unable to generate data.
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD64PURZ-74BWUY0 size: 5.46 TiB block-size: physical: 4096 B
logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 0A80 scheme: GPT
SMART Message: Unknown smartctl error. Unable to generate data.
ID-4: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Intel model: SSDSC2BB080G4
size: 74.53 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0355 scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown smartctl error. Unable to generate data.
ID-5: /dev/sde maj-min: 8:64 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD20SDRW-11VUUS0 size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 3.2 spd: 5 Gb/s lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1
tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1034 scheme: GPT
SMART Message: A mandatory SMART command failed. Various possible causes.
Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: ■■■■■■■■ model: UJ240AF rev: 1.10
dev-links: cdrom
Features: speed: 24 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes
rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 29.3 GiB size: 28.67 GiB (97.86%) used: 21.88 GiB (76.3%)
fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 label: N/A
uuid: 44065c64-593e-46ce-8be7-c07b0a031786
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 4.1 MiB (1.4%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3
label: N/A uuid: CAC2-2B89
ID-3: /doorcam raw-size: 550 GiB size: 540.3 GiB (98.24%)
used: 489.83 GiB (90.7%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/dm-1
maj-min: 253:1 mapped: 8T-doorcam label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-4: /doorcam/today raw-size: 31.46 GiB size: 30.92 GiB (98.28%)
used: 666.7 MiB (2.1%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/sdd3
maj-min: 8:51 label: N/A uuid: 5898c430-ee71-47a9-9d99-385d51a61fa0
ID-5: /home raw-size: 82.2 GiB size: 80.36 GiB (97.75%)
used: 37.49 GiB (46.7%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/sda2
maj-min: 8:2 label: home uuid: 6e5b28ce-5a80-4cbf-b56d-71382215cf71
ID-6: /multimedia raw-size: 4.88 TiB size: 4.81 TiB (98.41%)
used: 3.85 TiB (80.2%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/dm-7
maj-min: 253:7 mapped: 8T-multimedia label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-7: /usr/local/androidstudio raw-size: 6 GiB size: 5.82 GiB (97.00%)
used: 2.78 GiB (47.7%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/dm-6
maj-min: 253:6 mapped: 8T-androidstudio label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-8: /usr/local/sdk raw-size: 50 GiB size: 48.91 GiB (97.83%)
used: 30.24 GiB (61.8%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/dm-2
maj-min: 253:2 mapped: 8T-sdk label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-9: /var/cache raw-size: 50 GiB size: 48.91 GiB (97.83%)
used: 21.83 GiB (44.6%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/dm-0
maj-min: 253:0 mapped: 8T-cache label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-10: /var/tmp raw-size: 150 GiB size: 146.59 GiB (97.72%)
used: 2.36 GiB (1.6%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/dm-4
maj-min: 253:4 mapped: 8T-vartmp label: N/A uuid: N/A
ID-11: /virtualmachines raw-size: 70 GiB size: 68.6 GiB (98.00%)
used: 45.54 GiB (66.4%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/dm-3
maj-min: 253:3 mapped: 8T-virtualmachines label: N/A uuid: N/A
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: yes
compressor: zstd max-pool: 20%
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 14.65 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: 2 dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17 label: swap
uuid: 1ce9fc7f-4b92-4eac-a75f-2cb370ec50f5
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 13.67 GiB used: 754.1 MiB (5.4%)
priority: 200 dev: /dev/sdd4 maj-min: 8:52 label: N/A
uuid: d0541d6e-4038-458d-8dbb-63b2d74af2e2
Unmounted:
ID-1: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33 size: 5.46 TiB fs: ext4 label: mirror
uuid: f5243e72-bbe9-4ad1-b265-4f43333d1852
ID-2: /dev/sdd1 maj-min: 8:49 size: 100 MiB fs: vfat label: N/A
uuid: 1A53-0746
ID-3: /dev/sdd2 maj-min: 8:50 size: 29.3 GiB fs: ext4 label: N/A
uuid: 2f7d3712-bfcf-4c88-acfe-088df0c9031b
ID-4: /dev/sde1 maj-min: 8:65 size: 1.82 TiB fs: ext4 label: N/A
uuid: afe1b877-e23f-45f4-98f8-61517c1c052e
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 9 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 1-3:18 info: Samsung Galaxy series misc. (MTP mode) type: still
imaging,abstract (modem),CDC-data driver: usbfs interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 500mA
chip-ID: 04e8:6860 class-ID: 0a00 serial: <filter>
Device-2: 1-6:4 info: Realtek RTL2838 DVB-T type: Video driver: N/A
interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0
power: 500mA chip-ID: 0bda:2838 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
Device-3: 1-9:6 info: CHERRY Stream Keyboard TKL type: keyboard,HID
driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0
speed: 1.5 Mb/s (183 KiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.0 power: 100mA
chip-ID: 046a:c099 class-ID: 0300
Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 3 rev: 3.1
speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 3-2:2 info: Elecom M-XT2URBK EX-G Optical TrackBall type: mouse
driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0
speed: 1.5 Mb/s (183 KiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.0 power: 100mA
chip-ID: 056e:00f9 class-ID: 0301
Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1
speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 4-3:2 info: Western Digital Elements 2621 type: mass storage
driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 3.2 speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s)
lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 power: 896mA chip-ID: 1058:2621 class-ID: 0806
serial: <filter>
Device-2: 4-4:3 info: ■■■■■■■■ UJ240AF type: mass storage
driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 3.0 speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s)
lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 power: 16mA chip-ID: 5917:13fd class-ID: 0806
serial: <filter>
Hub-5: 5-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 5-1:2 info: Realtek RTL2838 DVB-T type: Video driver: N/A
interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0
power: 500mA chip-ID: 0bda:2838 class-ID: 0000 serial: <filter>
Hub-6: 6-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1
speed: 10 Gb/s (1.16 GiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-2x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 52.5 C mobo: 39.0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 52.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 972 fan-2: 1454
Power: 12v: N/A 5v: N/A 3.3v: 3.27 vbat: 3.16
Repos:
Packages: 2150 pm: pacman pkgs: 2138 libs: 367 tools: octopi,pamac,yay
pm: flatpak pkgs: 12
Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
1: https://ask4.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
2: https://mirror.vinehost.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
3: https://manjaro.mirrors.uk2.net/stable/$repo/$arch
Processes:
CPU top: 5 of 367
1: cpu: 7.3% command: scrcpy pid: 3708594 mem: 153.2 MiB (0.4%)
2: cpu: 7.0% command: kwin_wayland pid: 3583315 mem: 255.3 MiB (0.8%)
3: cpu: 6.3% command: plasmashell pid: 3583488 mem: 550.5 MiB (1.7%)
4: cpu: 4.1% command: jamesdsp pid: 3583548 mem: 257.1 MiB (0.8%)
5: cpu: 3.3% command: motion pid: 1226 mem: 64.4 MiB (0.2%)
Memory top: 5 of 367
1: mem: 2424.9 MiB (7.8%) command: gimp pid: 3651295 cpu: 0.3%
2: mem: 693.7 MiB (2.2%) command: firefox pid: 3583996 cpu: 2.8%
3: mem: 576.6 MiB (1.8%) command: unbound pid: 617235 cpu: 0.0%
4: mem: 550.5 MiB (1.7%) command: plasmashell pid: 3583488 cpu: 6.3%
5: mem: 455.3 MiB (1.4%) command: betterbird pid: 3583721 cpu: 0.4%
Info:
Processes: 367 Power: uptime: 3d 19h 17m states: freeze,mem,disk
suspend: deep avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown,
reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 12.1 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil
Init: systemd v: 258 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Compilers: clang: 21.1.6 gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 running-in: konsole
inxi: 3.3.40

soundofthunder · 30 December 2025 12:11

I don’t notice any such flashing or flickering.

However, that’s on my main system. For the sake a little experimentation, I performed a fresh install in VMware Workstation, and yes – it’s barely noticeable – but I can confirm this with at least a few of the applications tested.

Until the OP has at least provided their inxi output, we can do little more than speculate.

Lunix · 30 December 2025 12:20

U did try this one ?

→ Open System settings → Animations → Change under Desktopanimations the field Open/Close to something else and save or apply. Then back again to its original state. Save again.

I experienced the same problem, and it has come up multiple times on the forum.

soundofthunder · 30 December 2025 12:29

Can you link to any of those multiple times?

I can’t recall seeing anything mentioned in recent history.

Lunix · 30 December 2025 13:25

You’re right. Most topics are about flickering in general. The only one that comes close is this one:

I’m quite sure it was discussed here and there, but I can’t find anything about it anymore. It was after the big update, though

linux-aarhus · 30 December 2025 13:45

I don’t immediately know what could be causing it. My experience is that the animations may change and could cause a small flicker depending on your GPU.

To fine tune this - Go to System Settings → Animations → adjust them and Apply

beermad · 30 December 2025 17:46

Worked for me. Thanks.

Frank.und.Frei · 30 December 2025 18:19

@ Lunix…
I had this issue too. This is the solution.

soundofthunder · 30 December 2025 20:22

I could speculate that it might be related to the Nvidia 580xx series driver, but at this point the OP hasn’t provided their inxi output as requested, so

And they didn’t provide enough information for a vague guess.

What you suggest may well work around the problem, but of course it won’t be a solution to the problem, and can’t be while the cause is unknown.

Fethi02 · 1 January 2026 10:37

Thanks. This worked out.

system · 4 January 2026 10:38

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