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Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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Whenever I open dialogue boxes ('Save as'..or 'About') on Mint 17.3 Cinnamon, some part of the display gets distorted and background is visible for 1 or 2 seconds, giving a flickering effect. This phenomenon happens for almost 1 or 2 seconds. Although I have not experienced this on the XFCE installed on the same system. I tried to record my desktop to exhibit this issue but the video doesn't capture it. :?: This didn't happen when is was using Mint 17.2 on my system for about an year. But later I fresh-installed Mint 17.3 and this started to happen. (Sorry this issue seems to be quite unique and hence hard to describe or solve). I would appreciate any kind of help; its been annoying.

:arrow: **Edit: I have identified the root cause of this issue. This problem is encountered whenever I set the panel (bottom toolbar) to 'Auto Hide' or to 'Intelligent Hide'. So, to avoid this I have to set the panel to 'Always show'. Please is there any way to fix this so that I can set my panel to auto hide and avoid the flickering issue.
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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LM 17.3 uses a newer kernel and a newer graphic stack; both could be the origin for your problem. If my assumption is right, upgrading via update manager wouldn't have brought the issue.

At first install the kernel you used in LM 17.2. To load the kernel, you must select in the grub menu the entry for older versions. If you should not see the grub menu automatically, press and hold the left shift key immediately after powering on.
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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I have no idea about my previous Kernel version. Maybe I should wait for a new update and hope for the best. Thank You.
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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No update will bring you the old kernel. In LM 17.2 the kernel 3.16.0-38 was installed by default.
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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After installing and booting from Kernel 3.16.0-38 the issue still persists. I suspect this might be something to do with Cinnamon.
Hardware info:

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System:    Host: Felix Kernel: 3.16.0-38-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 4.8.2)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 2.8.6 (Gtk 3.10.8~8+qiana)
           Distro: Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa
Machine:   Mobo: Dell model: 0WXY9J v: A15 Bios: Dell v: A15 date: 07/19/2011
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3 M 380 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10107
           clock speeds: max: 2527 MHz 1: 931 MHz 2: 931 MHz 3: 2527 MHz
           4: 1463 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.17.1 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.0hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ironlake Mobile
           GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 10.5.9 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.16.0-38-generic
Network:   Card-1: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [Condor Peak]
           driver: iwlwifi v: in-tree: bus-ID: 12:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: down mac: 00:26:c7:fa:17:c4
           Card-2: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e000 bus-ID: 13:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: f0:4d:a2:cc:65:4a
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (53.9% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD3200BEKT size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 210G used: 158G (80%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 3.08GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 60.5C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 219 Uptime: 7 min Memory: 1858.6/5768.0MB
           Init: Upstart runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: 4.8.4
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.111) inxi: 2.2.28 
After installing Mint 17.3 my boot time is also severely degraded to 1.35 mins
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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As I wrote there are the kernel and the graphic stack in an updated version. Unluckily you cannot revert the graphic stack so easily as the kernel.

Does flickering appear also if you boot the live system?
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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Sorry for the delay, Yes I booted from a live USB and the problem was not detected there.
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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Create a new user account, do not make an changes in the settings.Check there.
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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Gladly the problem didn't exist with the new user. It is there only with the current user. How do I troubleshoot it...? Is it something I installed or the settings for the user..?
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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For a first check open a terminal and enter (better: Copy it from here and paste it with ctrl-shift-V):

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find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f
Mark the complete output inclusive the command and copy it into the clipboard with ctrl-shift-C.
Back in the forum click the Code-button above the text box, than press ctrl-V.

Report, if there is no output.
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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The output :

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find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f
find: `/home/felix/.config/enchant': Permission denied
find: `/home/felix/Videos/Venus': Permission denied
find: `/home/felix/.cache/dconf': Permission denied
/home/felix/Downloads/musique_1.4.0+git-1~trusty_amd64.deb
/home/felix/.openmpi/lib/libmpi.la
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man3/MPI_Win_fence.3
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man3/MPI_Win_complete.3
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man3/MPI_Group_rank.3
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man3/MPI_Reduce_scatter_block.3
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man3/MPI_Error_class.3
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man3/shmem_int_cswap.3
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/ompi_info.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/orte-dvm.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/mpic++.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/orterun.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/mpicc.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/orte-server.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/orte-clean.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/ompi-top.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/orte-ps.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/ompi-ps.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/mpifort.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/mpif77.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/shmemcc.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/shmemrun.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/ompi-clean.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/mpif90.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/mpicxx.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/shmemfort.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/oshcc.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/ompi-server.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/oshrun.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/orted.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/oshfort.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/orte-top.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/oshmem_info.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/orte-info.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/mpirun.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/orte-submit.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/opal_wrapper.1
/home/felix/.openmpi/share/man/man1/mpiexec.1
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/oshmem/.libs/liboshmem.so.8.0.1T
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/ompi/mca/mpool/sm/.libs/mca_mpool_sm.soT
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/ompi/mca/btl/sm/.libs/mca_btl_sm.soT
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/ompi/mca/coll/sm/.libs/mca_coll_sm.soT
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/ompi/mpi/cxx/.libs/libmpi_cxx.so.1.1.3T
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/ompi/.libs/libmpi.so.12.0.1T
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/vtlib/.libs/libvt-java.so.0.0.0T
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/vtlib/.libs/libvt-mpi.so.0.0.0T
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/vtlib/.libs/libvt.so.0.0.0T
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/vtlib/.libs/libvt-mt.so.0.0.0T
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/vtlib/.libs/libvt-hyb.so.0.0.0T
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/ompi/contrib/vt/vt/tools/vtunify/mpi/.libs/libvt-mpi-unify.so.0.0.0T
/home/felix/Softwares/openmpi-1.10.1/orte/.libs/libopen-rte.so.12.0.1T
/home/felix/.wvdial.conf
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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As expected.
Open a terminal and enter:

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sudo -i
Now enter in the terminal the following:

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find /home/$SUDO_USER ! -user $SUDO_USER -exec chown $SUDO_USER:$SUDO_USER '{}' \;
Do not even try to type it yourself, use copy paste as explained in my previous post!
If the job is finished, press twice ctrl-D.
Immediately after that log out and back in.

Hopefully there are no additional faults in your account.
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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Apparently the issue was not fixed...!
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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Do the command another time for check:

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find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f
and paste the output like above.

You can - afterwards(!) - try this:
Open the file manager and make hidden files visible (ctrl-H)
rename the folder .config to .config.bck and .local to .local.bck
Immediately log off and log back in.
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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Here is the output :

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felix@Felix ~ $ find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f
find: `/home/felix/Videos/Venus': Permission denied
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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What are you doing with your system? This file is not in the previous list.

The typical reason for such problem is, that you run graphical programs with sudo. Besides the aspect, that I really do not know, why e.g. a videp-player has be to be run with elevated rights, you must never run any(!) graphical program with sudo, only with gksudo (if needed at all).

Close all programs which are not absolutely necessary and repeat this advice.
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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What...? it was there on the top in previous output and it's not some graphic program it's my <violates forum rules> directory, just changed its permission bits yesterday. It has nothing to do with my issue. I will try the solution again.
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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Sorry, I missed it in the long list. :oops:
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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Is there any other solution...? I mean I don't even know the root cause of this situation...!
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Re: Cinnamon on 17.3 flickers on opening dialogue boxes.

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The other solution is to use the new account, which worked for you.
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