The problem is solved in Ubuntu, i think it is with this patch! * debian/patches/server_side_gradients.patch: - don't use server side gradients, most drivers don't handle those and are really slow, should workaround performances issues for ati and nouveau
Related Reports https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cairo/+bug/605979 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=624805
