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07-24-2016

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Bugs in my new Ubuntu installation

I recently bought a new HP Spectre x360 laptop and installed Linux (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64 bit) for the first time.

I am seeing various bugs. I don't know if the problems are due to:

(a) Hardware problems with the new laptop.

(b) Software issues, i.e. Ubuntu not working with the other programs I have downloaded.

(c) Problems with the resolution I have chosen. Most of the problems seem to be display related. I had issues initially with setting the screen resolution correctly and so I have had to play around a little to get things looking okay with most programs. Screen is 3840 x 2160.

An couple of example of the problems that I am encountering:

When I make a Skype call, I have lots of weird flickering and colour changing etc.

When I use Google Chrome, I sometimes get strange flickering too.

I'm basically trying to isolate my problem before I try to fix it. I know that people have told me to expect Linux to be "buggy" but I don't have a feel of what this means.

Do my problems sound common when trying to use software like Skype and Chrome? Do I need to try a different version of Linux? Do I need to try and fix my resolution issues?

Any advice that might help to point me in the right direction would be great.

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GLTRON(6)							   Games Manual 							 GLTRON(6)

NAME

       gltron - a tron-like 3D lightcycle game

SYNOPSIS

       gltron [[-FftwbghcCsk1234simo]

DESCRIPTION

       glTron is a tron-like lightcycle game with a nice 3D perspective 3D acceleration is recommended.

       More information can be found at the gltron web site http://www.gltron.org/

PROBLEMS

       If the game refuses to start up, check your hardware settings and that the necessary libraries are installed.

       If the options are messed up, remove ~/.gltronrc and try again.

       Anything else check TODO, known bugs on the website, and lastly ask in #gltron on irc.freenode.net.

OPTIONS

       Valid command line options:

       -O     enable software optimizations, useful if your card doesn't have OpenGL acceleration. For best results combine with -t and -1.

       -f     fast finish after human has crashed

       -F     don't display FPS counter

       -t     don't display floor texture, use lines instead (huge speed gain)

       -w     don't display walls (speed gain)

       -x     don't show crash texture (speed gain)

       -g     don't show glows (small speed gain)

       -c     don't show ai status

       -C     show ai status (default: on)

       -1     set resolution to 320x240

       -2     set resolution to 640x480 (default)

       -3     set resolution to 800x600

       -4     set resolution to 1024x768

       -s     don't play sound

       -h     help

AUTHOR

       Updated with PROBLEMS section by Countersync <countersync@hotmail.com> before submission to upstream source.

       This  manual  page  was	 written   by  Jeronimo  Pellegrini <pellegrini@mpcnet.com.br>, based on the information in the package by Raphael
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