racket / racket/drracket

GUI Unstable in Ubuntu 24.04.3LTS (Wayland) but OK in 22.4.05LTS (X11)?

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Description

I'm trying to run DrRacket Version 8 and 9 in Ubuntu 24.04.3LTS (Wayland) via apt/snap/flatpak via the systems respective package managers. The flatpak version of DrRacket takes more than a minute to open up then it is very slow to respond. The snap and apt versions of the app seem to partially works, but takes over 20 seconds to close after I click the close button, as it does not really respond to clicks. I've tried to use the terminal to run it as follows but it still behaves buggy.

__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia drracket -singleInstance

SPECS:

Hardware Information:

Hardware Model: Acer Predator Helios
Graphics 1: SHOULD BE --> Nvdia GeForce RTX 2060 (discrete GPU)
nvidia-smi: Driver Version: 580.126.09 but GPU not listed as shown below:

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It seems to be more stable in an older version of Ubuntu (22.04)

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In the newer version, it takes over 20 seconds for the quit confirmation dialogue to come up.
At other times it just quits on its own.

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Moving the mouse in and out of the Choose Language alters the dialog design as shown below:
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Is Wayland an issue for DrRacket?

Thank you,
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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is identified. Start by reproducing DrRacket 8 or 9 on Ubuntu 24.04 under Wayland, comparing the apt, snap, and Flatpak packages with Ubuntu 22.04 under X11. Done means the cause of the delayed or unresponsive GUI is identified and a focused fix or documented limitation is established.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, ubuntu
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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