what the heck do you even mean desktop environment such as FVWM or Mate... Like as in, instead of ubuntu, linux, cinnamon, mint, or??? I got the keyboard running again by unplugging and replugging.
I only just barely have installed linux cinnamon mint so not opposed to doing something else but i would just love to have something that works. Also not completely opposed to another video card? Julie On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM Stephen Wiley <[email protected]> wrote: > That keyboard thing sounds like a Window manager/Wayland related issue. > You could try logging out and back in and launching GNU Cash again the > way I described and see if the problem is reproducible. > > As an aside I would encourage you to use a decent desktop environment > like FVWM or Mate, unfortunately some of the more "user friendly" DEs > have gotten a little crazy. Those non-compositing too which will > probably mean fewer issues with your nvidia drivers. You'll also notice > X-based apps perform/behave much better. > > But that's very much just my opinion and might be more trouble than its > worth to you. > > --Stephen > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 02:03:37PM -0800, Julie G wrote: > > STEPHEN! > > > > ...But wait... I rethought and tried again; misunderstood at first. OK, > > SO! I typed what you said and it opened gnucash so I tried running a > > report THEN and it WORKED. Yesss! Only problem is, now for whatever > > reason, my monitor 1 can not recognize my keyboard? It recognizes the > > mouse but > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 1:55 PM Julie G <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Stephen! > > > > > > I typed that in terminal and it responded "failed to load module > > > "sapp-gtk3-module"... > > > what if I upgraded to linux mint 22.3 zena? > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM Stephen Wiley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >> Ok, I read the rest of the thread so hopefully I won't suggest > anything > > >> else silly and get surprised. Sorry I don't personally use flatpack > and > > >> didn't even think to check if you were using it. > > >> > > >> This should launch it and allow you to generate reports without > crashing: > > >> > > >> flatpak run --env=WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 > org.gnucash.GnuCash > > >> > > >> If it does I can show you how to make it permanent so launching it > > >> normally works. > > >> > > >> --Stephen > > >> > > >> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 01:32:40PM -0800, Julie G wrote: > > >> > Stephen, > > >> > > > >> > Thank you! But when I typed what you suggested, I get the response > that > > >> > "command 'gnucash' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt > > >> install > > >> > gnucash". > > >> > > > >> > should I do this? > > >> > > > >> > Julie > > >> > > > >> > On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 1:24 PM Stephen Wiley <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > From the github issue elswhere in the thread it looks like an > issue > > >> with > > >> > > Webkit's hardware acceleration/the Nvidia card drivers and people > have > > >> > > the same issues on Xorg. > > >> > > > > >> > > I do actually see similar issues from people new to Linux pretty > often > > >> > > and temporarily switching to an X based desktop environment is > > >> typically > > >> > > something you can try pretty easily. That's why I suggested it. > > >> > > It looks like you should be able to disable hardware acceleration > and > > >> that > > >> > > will solve your problem. > > >> > > > > >> > > So just launch GNUCash from your terminal: > > >> > > > > >> > > WEBKIT_DISABLE_COMPOSITING_MODE=1 gnucash > > >> > > > > >> > > All one line and hit enter. I'm sure someone else has suggested > this > > >> by > > >> > > now. > > >> > > > > >> > > --Stephen > > >> > > > > >> > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 12:45:01PM -0800, Julie G wrote: > > >> > > > Stephen, > > >> > > > > > >> > > > eh, ...whut? Do you get that a lot from gnubies? > > >> > > > I have little clue what you are talking about. > > >> > > > Doing a search for "Wayland" in my system info, I find it twice. > > >> One in > > >> > > > "Display", and the second in Monitor -2. > > >> > > > Knowing nothing about configuring, GTK, recompiling... > > >> > > > I would need precise instructions on what exactly to do? But, > > >> > > > should there not be an easier way? I guess if this is the > issue, > > >> there > > >> > > > might not be, but this is definitely not something I know > anything > > >> about. > > >> > > > What are gnubies to do in a case like this? Oh, dear! > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Julie > > >> > > > > > >> > > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2026 at 3:20 PM Stephen Wiley < > [email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > You might try running on Normal Xorg/Xlibre instead of > Wayland. > > >> > > > > In my experience Xwayland is only nominally an Xorg > replacement > > >> and in > > >> > > > > practice there are a lot of subtle show stopping bugs and > > >> performance > > >> > > > > issues. I've heard the Nvidia drivers (it looks to me like you > > >> have an > > >> > > > > nvidia card) are additionally often very unreliable there. > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > Alternatively you could try configuring GTK to use Wayland > > >> instead, I'm > > >> > > > > not sure if that's something that's easy to do without > recompiling > > >> > > > > though. > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > -- Stephen > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > On Sun, Feb 22, 2026 at 02:17:52PM -0800, Julie G wrote: > > >> > > > > > Heyo, > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Recently, I installed linux mint 22.2 cinnamon. When > emailing > > >> with > > >> > > an > > >> > > > > > issue, am I really supposed to upload my whole system > > >> information? I > > >> > > > > would > > >> > > > > > like to know if there is some pertinent bit of that which is > > >> enough, > > >> > > or > > >> > > > > if > > >> > > > > > it really is best to copy it all in case it wants to be > > >> referenced? > > >> > > > > > Because this is basically my first time asking a question > to the > > >> > > whole > > >> > > > > mail > > >> > > > > > list, I am including it below. Meantime, my question/issue > is > > >> this: > > >> > > > > when > > >> > > > > > I run my gnucash company file everything is fine until I > try to > > >> run a > > >> > > > > > report. I go to reports, choose the type I waNT (it doesn't > > >> seem to > > >> > > > > matter > > >> > > > > > which one I ask for; I have tried several), and a new tab > comes > > >> up > > >> > > where > > >> > > > > > the report should appear. At first it is white, but > before the > > >> > > "choose > > >> > > > > > some options" bit has a chance to appear, the tab goes > black. > > >> > > Usually, > > >> > > > > my > > >> > > > > > cursor works for a second or two before it freezes up. I > have > > >> tried > > >> > > a > > >> > > > > > couple suggestions for how to unfreeze my NVidia, to no > avail. > > >> I > > >> > > can't > > >> > > > > get > > >> > > > > > a terminal to appear through any command suggestion I've > tried, > > >> and > > >> > > have > > >> > > > > > found no way to exit out except R-E-I-S-U-B. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > I have a laptop with linux some slightly different version, > > >> 6.2.9, > > >> > > and it > > >> > > > > > can run reports just fine. The gnucash installation on the > > >> desktop > > >> > > was > > >> > > > > > slightly different than the one on the laptop, so I > installed > > >> the > > >> > > exact > > >> > > > > > same one, 5.14. > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to resolve this > issue? > > >> I > > >> > > have > > >> > > > > > tried updating NVidia drivers; I have the latest. Should I > > >> > > re-install > > >> > > > > > linux with the same exact kind of cinnamon mint? Would love > > >> some > > >> > > > > ideas... > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Thanks in advance! > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Julie > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > System: > > >> > > > > > Kernel: 6.17.0-14-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: > gcc > > >> v: > > >> > > 13.3.0 > > >> > > > > > clocksource: tsc > > >> > > > > > Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin > v: > > >> 6.4.1 > > >> > > vt: 7 > > >> > > > > > dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 > > >> > > > > > Distro: Linux Mint 22.2 Zara base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble > > >> > > > > > Machine: > > >> > > > > > Type: Desktop System: Dell product: Inspiron 580 v: N/A > > >> serial: > > >> > > > > > <superuser required> Chassis: > > >> > > > > > type: 3 serial: <superuser required> > > >> > > > > > Mobo: Dell model: 0C2KJT v: A00 serial: <superuser > required> > > >> uuid: > > >> > > > > > <superuser required> > > >> > > > > > BIOS: Dell v: A07 date: 11/13/2010 > > >> > > > > > CPU: > > >> > > > > > Info: dual core model: Intel Core i3 550 bits: 64 type: MT > > >> MCP smt: > > >> > > > > > enabled arch: Westmere rev: 5 > > >> > > > > > cache: L1: 128 KiB L2: 512 KiB L3: 4 MiB > > >> > > > > > Speed (MHz): avg: 1655 high: 1847 min/max: 1200/3200 > cores: 1: > > >> > > 1359 2: > > >> > > > > > 1832 3: 1582 4: 1847 > > >> > > > > > bogomips: 25537 > > >> > > > > > Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx > > >> > > > > > Graphics: > > >> > > > > > Device-1: NVIDIA GT218 [GeForce 210] vendor: Micro-Star > MSI > > >> driver: > > >> > > > > > nouveau v: kernel arch: Tesla > > >> > > > > > pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: > DVI-I-1,VGA-1 > > >> > > empty: > > >> > > > > > HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 > > >> > > > > > chip-ID: 10de:0a65 class-ID: 0300 temp: 39.0 C > > >> > > > > > Device-2: Logitech Webcam C260 driver: > snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo > > >> > > type: USB > > >> > > > > > rev: 2.0 > > >> > > > > > speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 2-1.1.2:5 chip-ID: > > >> 046d:081a > > >> > > > > class-ID: > > >> > > > > > 0102 serial: <filter> > > >> > > > > > Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: > 23.2.6 > > >> > > driver: > > >> > > > > X: > > >> > > > > > loaded: modesetting > > >> > > > > > unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: nouveau gpu: nouveau > display-ID: > > >> :0 > > >> > > > > screens: 1 > > >> > > > > > Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2720x1024 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 719x270mm > > >> > > (28.31x10.63") > > >> > > > > > s-diag: 768mm (30.24") > > >> > > > > > Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 pos: primary,bottom-r model: ViewSonic > > >> VX1935wm > > >> > > > > > serial: <filter> > > >> > > > > > res: 1440x900 hz: 60 dpi: 90 size: 408x255mm > (16.06x10.04") > > >> diag: > > >> > > > > 481mm > > >> > > > > > (18.9") modes: > > >> > > > > > max: 1440x900 min: 720x400 > > >> > > > > > Monitor-2: VGA-1 pos: top-left model: Dell 1908FP serial: > > >> <filter> > > >> > > res: > > >> > > > > > 1280x1024 hz: 60 > > >> > > > > > dpi: 86 size: 376x301mm (14.8x11.85") diag: 482mm (19") > > >> modes: > > >> > > max: > > >> > > > > > 1280x1024 min: 720x400 > > >> > > > > > API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia nouveau platforms: > device: 0 > > >> drv: > > >> > > > > nouveau > > >> > > > > > device: 1 drv: swrast > > >> > > > > > gbm: drv: nouveau surfaceless: drv: nouveau x11: drv: > > >> nouveau > > >> > > > > inactive: > > >> > > > > > wayland > > >> > > > > > API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 3.3 vendor: mesa v: > > >> > > > > 25.2.8-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 > > >> > > > > > glx-v: 1.4 > > >> > > > > > direct-render: yes renderer: NVA8 device-ID: 10de:0a65 > > >> > > > > > Audio: > > >> > > > > > Device-1: Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio > > >> vendor: > > >> > > > > Dell 5 > > >> > > > > > driver: snd_hda_intel > > >> > > > > > v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:3b56 class-ID: > 0403 > > >> > > > > > Device-2: NVIDIA High Definition Audio vendor: Micro-Star > MSI > > >> > > driver: > > >> > > > > > snd_hda_intel v: kernel > > >> > > > > > pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: > > >> > > 10de:0be3 > > >> > > > > > class-ID: 0403 > > >> > > > > > Device-3: Logitech Webcam C260 driver: > snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo > > >> > > type: USB > > >> > > > > > rev: 2.0 > > >> > > > > > speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 2-1.1.2:5 chip-ID: > > >> 046d:081a > > >> > > > > class-ID: > > >> > > > > > 0102 serial: <filter> > > >> > > > > > API: ALSA v: k6.17.0-14-generic status: kernel-api > > >> > > > > > Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: > > >> pipewire-pulse > > >> > > > > > status: active > > >> > > > > > 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: > plugin > > >> > > > > > Network: > > >> > > > > > Device-1: Broadcom NetLink BCM57788 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe > > >> vendor: > > >> > > Dell > > >> > > > > > driver: tg3 v: kernel > > >> > > > > > pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 03:00.0 > > >> chip-ID: > > >> > > > > > 14e4:1691 class-ID: 0200 > > >> > > > > > IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: > > >> <filter> > > >> > > > > > Drives: > > >> > > > > > Local Storage: total: 1.36 TiB used: 59.08 GiB (4.2%) > > >> > > > > > ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 EVO 500GB > size: > > >> > > 465.76 > > >> > > > > GiB > > >> > > > > > speed: 3.0 Gb/s > > >> > > > > > tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4B6Q scheme: GPT > > >> > > > > > ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 1TB > size: > > >> 931.51 > > >> > > GiB > > >> > > > > > speed: 3.0 Gb/s > > >> > > > > > tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT > > >> > > > > > Partition: > > >> > > > > > ID-1: / size: 456.88 GiB used: 59.07 GiB (12.9%) fs: ext4 > dev: > > >> > > > > /dev/sda3 > > >> > > > > > ID-2: /boot/efi size: 512 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: > vfat > > >> dev: > > >> > > > > /dev/sda2 > > >> > > > > > Swap: > > >> > > > > > ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 2 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) > > >> priority: -2 > > >> > > > > file: > > >> > > > > > /swapfile > > >> > > > > > USB: > > >> > > > > > Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 4 rev: > 2.0 > > >> speed: > > >> > > 480 > > >> > > > > > Mb/s lanes: 1 > > >> > > > > > chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 > > >> > > > > > Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: > 2.0 > > >> speed: > > >> > > 480 > > >> > > > > > Mb/s lanes: 1 > > >> > > > > > chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 > > >> > > > > > Hub-3: 2-1:2 info: Intel Integrated Rate Matching Hub > ports: 6 > > >> > > rev: 2.0 > > >> > > > > > speed: 480 Mb/s > > >> > > > > > lanes: 1 chip-ID: 8087:0020 class-ID: 0900 > > >> > > > > > Hub-4: 2-1.1:3 info: Microchip (formerly SMSC) Hub ports: > 4 > > >> rev: > > >> > > 2.0 > > >> > > > > > speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 > > >> > > > > > power: 2mA chip-ID: 0424:2504 class-ID: 0900 > > >> > > > > > Device-1: 2-1.1.2:5 info: Logitech Webcam C260 type: > > >> video,audio > > >> > > > > driver: > > >> > > > > > snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo > > >> > > > > > interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: > 500mA > > >> > > chip-ID: > > >> > > > > > 046d:081a class-ID: 0102 > > >> > > > > > serial: <filter> > > >> > > > > > Hub-5: 2-1.3:4 info: Terminus Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: > > >> 480 Mb/s > > >> > > > > > lanes: 1 power: 100mA > > >> > > > > > chip-ID: 1a40:0101 class-ID: 0900 > > >> > > > > > Device-1: 2-1.3.1:6 info: Primax HP Optical Mouse type: > mouse > > >> > > driver: > > >> > > > > > hid-generic,usbhid > > >> > > > > > interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 1.5 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: > 98mA > > >> > > chip-ID: > > >> > > > > > 0461:4d0f class-ID: 0301 > > >> > > > > > Device-2: 2-1.3.2:7 info: Silicon Motion - Taiwan > (formerly > > >> Feiya ) > > >> > > > > Flash > > >> > > > > > Drive > > >> > > > > > type: mass storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 > rev: > > >> 2.0 > > >> > > speed: > > >> > > > > > 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 > > >> > > > > > power: 100mA chip-ID: 090c:1000 class-ID: 0806 serial: > > >> <filter> > > >> > > > > > Device-3: 2-1.3.3:8 info: Dell QuietKey Keyboard type: > > >> keyboard > > >> > > driver: > > >> > > > > > hid-generic,usbhid > > >> > > > > > interfaces: 1 rev: 1.1 speed: 1.5 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: > 70mA > > >> > > chip-ID: > > >> > > > > > 413c:2106 class-ID: 0301 > > >> > > > > > Hub-6: 3-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: > 2.0 > > >> speed: > > >> > > 480 > > >> > > > > > Mb/s lanes: 1 > > >> > > > > > chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 > > >> > > > > > Hub-7: 3-1:2 info: Intel Integrated Rate Matching Hub > ports: 8 > > >> > > rev: 2.0 > > >> > > > > > speed: 480 Mb/s > > >> > > > > > lanes: 1 chip-ID: 8087:0020 class-ID: 0900 > > >> > > > > > Device-1: 3-1.2:3 info: Fitipower Integrated Mass Storage > > >> Device > > >> > > type: > > >> > > > > > mass storage > > >> > > > > > driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 > Mb/s > > >> > > lanes: 1 > > >> > > > > > power: 250mA > > >> > > > > > chip-ID: 18e3:9106 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter> > > >> > > > > > Device-2: 3-1.4:4 info: Canon CanoScan LiDE 210 type: > <vendor > > >> > > specific> > > >> > > > > > driver: N/A > > >> > > > > > interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 power: > 500mA > > >> > > chip-ID: > > >> > > > > > 04a9:190a class-ID: ff00 > > >> > > > > > Hub-8: 4-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: > 1.1 > > >> speed: > > >> > > 12 > > >> > > > > > Mb/s lanes: 1 > > >> > > > > > chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 > > >> > > > > > Hub-9: 5-0:1 info: full speed or root hub ports: 2 rev: > 1.1 > > >> speed: > > >> > > 12 > > >> > > > > > Mb/s lanes: 1 > > >> > > > > > chip-ID: 1d6b:0001 class-ID: 0900 > > >> > > > > > Sensors: > > >> > > > > > System Temperatures: cpu: 55.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nouveau > temp: > > >> 40.0 > > >> > > C > > >> > > > > > Fan Speeds (rpm): cpu: 935 fan-2: 812 > > >> > > > > > Repos: > > >> > > > > > Packages: 2560 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2545 pm: flatpak pkgs: 15 > > >> > > > > > No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list > > >> > > > > > Active apt repos in: > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/element-io.list > > >> > > > > > 1: deb > > >> > > [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/element-io-archive-keyring.gpg] > > >> > > > > > https: //packages.element.io/debian/ default main > > >> > > > > > Active apt repos in: > > >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list > > >> > > > > > 1: deb [arch=amd64] https: // > > >> dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ > > >> > > stable > > >> > > > > main > > >> > > > > > Active apt repos in: > > >> > > > > > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list > > >> > > > > > 1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com zara main > upstream > > >> import > > >> > > > > backport > > >> > > > > > 2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main > > >> restricted > > >> > > > > universe > > >> > > > > > multiverse > > >> > > > > > 3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates > main > > >> > > > > restricted > > >> > > > > > universe multiverse > > >> > > > > > 4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu > 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