screen flickering

[vania686]

Type: Bug

Issue troubleshooting has identified that the issue is with Visual Studio Code. It is confirmed that the issue exists in Visual Studio Code Insiders

VS Code version: Code 1.98.1 (2fc07b8, 2025-03-10T15:38:08.854Z)
OS version: Linux x64 6.11.0-19-generic
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-14700F (28 x 5300)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: unavailable_software canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: disabled_software multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: disabled_off rasterization: disabled_software raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: disabled_software video_encode: disabled_software vulkan: disabled_off webgl: unavailable_software webgl2: unavailable_software webgpu: disabled_off webnn: unavailable_software
Load (avg)	1, 1, 1
Memory (System)	15.44GB (8.44GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 1c45e7fb-699a-415b-8282-99a292cf2392
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%
DESKTOP_SESSION	ubuntu-wayland
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP	Unity
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP	ubuntu-wayland
XDG_SESSION_TYPE	wayland

Extensions: none

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[dbaeumer]

@vania686 could you please add a screen cast showing which parts of VS Code are flickering or whether it is the whole app.