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Screen tearing on Nvidia GTX960m

I recently bought MSI GP72 7QF (i5-7300HQ + Nvidia GTX960m) and I am experiencing annoying screen tearing after installing Ubuntu 17.04. I have the latest Nvidia driver installed (384.59), but it's ...
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Persistent tearing with an nVidia card

I'm currently using Ubuntu 15.10, but I had the same exact problem with 15.04. I experience a tearing while doing pretty much anything: it ranges from barely noticeable when watching a film with VLC ...
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18.04: How to get Wayland back after upgrade to 18.04?

Since 17.10 I got familiar with Wayland and I really need the per-monitor-scaling! How can I start a wayland session after dist-upgrade to Bionic? There is no option in GDM available out-of-the-box. ...
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Screen tearing in portrait orientation only (Ubuntu 16.04, Intel HD Graphics)

OS: Ubuntu LTS 16.04 PC: FullHD monitor, Intel HD Graphics 530, no external videocard In landscape orientation all is good. In portrait orientation I have screen tearing problem, like this: https://...
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Screen Tearing and Horizontal Lines on Ubuntu 16.04 NVIDIA/Intel Graphics

Solution Update The answer below was updated to include my solution to screen tearing, that is, vsync activation with PRIME Synchronization in a laptop with a dual GPU setting (intel integrated ...
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Screen tearing in Chrome while watching Netflix in full-screen on 14.04 LTS

Running Ubuntu 14.04 on an ASUS laptop with Intel HD 4000 graphics. The issue is only in Netflix.Screen tearing only persists if I'm full screen. Windowed mode works fine. Running movies in VLC is ...
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Screen Tearing on Ubuntu 20.04

I started using Ubuntu 20.04 two days ago, and this has been a nonstop issue. There would be constant screen tearing. Now, I did come to this forum and tried the many solutions. Such as these two: ...
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Screen tearing when scrolling and in games

I've been getting screen tearing that is only present in Ubuntu (MATE 16.04). Often when scrolling on pages, I get a horizontal line that tears through, and the same goes for games, particularly ...
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Screen tearing on google chrome in 15.10

I am having problems with screen tearing while watching videos on google chrome (both with and without fullscreen). I have integrated Intel HD graphics controller on my Z97X-Gaming-5 motherboard. I ...
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I cant login anymore after adding package

I am very new to ubuntu, first week with it in fact. I have 3 monitors and I was experiencing screen tearing on whichever one i wasnt currently using, so I searched a bit and found this: Screen ...
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xserver-xorg-video-intel packages have unmet dependencies

i recently noticed screen tearing on my laptop with ubuntu-mate 16.04 an answer suggested to check if xserver-xorg-video-intel is installed or not. but when i sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-...
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15.04 I get terrible screen tearing on the desktop with intel graphics

So I gave 15.04 a try but the screen tearing on the desktop (scrolling in web browsers, moving windows) is as terrible as in every version of ubuntu I've ever tried, and it always ends with me giving ...
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Screen tearing Intel Graphics 5500

What can I do to eliminate screen tearing and generally improve graphics performance? I'm running Ubuntu 15.04 on kernel 4.0. My machine is the HP Spectre x360 13-4009na. Intel® Core™ i5-5200U 8 GB ...
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Screen tearing in various versions of ubuntu/linux mint

Note: I am very new to linux so I apologize for my ignorance. Okay I know that this question has been asked several times but I simply cannot fix this seemingly simple issue. I am facing screen ...
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Screen tearing on ubuntu gnome (16.04.1)

I've tried distros like Mint C., Mint M., and now I am trying Ubuntu Gnome... I also have problem with screen tearing, for example when I move windows, or watching tearing test on youtube, or ...
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