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Freezing Cinammon with Ryzen APU

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Description

Distribution

Linux Mint 22.1

Package version

Latest

Graphics hardware in use

AMD Ryzen Vega 8 (integrated GPU)

Frequency

Always

Bug description

While using Linux Mint specially with applications like ZapZap, a freeze and unresponsive system results after some time working. The freeze condition has not been found while replacing Cinammon with KDE Plasma.

Steps to reproduce

Install ZapZap, and add a WhatsApp account.
Paste images into ZapZap, both from the Google Chrome browser, and from the Cinammon Screen Capture utility.
Eventually the mouse will begin to stutter, buttons will be irresponsive and the whols system will freeze.

Expected behavior

Mouse will begin stuttering, until a complete system freeze.

Additional information

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No source files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing the freeze on Linux Mint 22.1 with an AMD Ryzen Vega 8, Cinnamon, ZapZap, and the described image-pasting steps; done means identifying the Cinnamon component involved and verifying that the system no longer freezes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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