Problems with Chrome browser after suspending the computer on Ubuntu 20.04

Kubuntu 20.04, 64 bit GPU: Geforce GT610 nvidia-driver-390 Chrome Version 85.0.4183.83 Intel i5-4430, core 4, 4 thread , 3GHz RAM: 16GB Each time I go into suspend mode and then resume, Chrome browser displays the current tab as full of sand of colors, something like dithering in image processing. Other tabs display glitches too. The … Read more

Strange artifacts along window borders after waking computer from sleep mode

NB: Nvidia has released an official fix; please see ByteCommander’s answer, my own answer and/or Kaz Wolfe’s answer. Upon waking up Ubuntu 16.04 from Suspend, the following graphical glitches appear around all windows, context menus, and similar: This is currently known to affect the following NVIDIA cards running the proprietary drivers: NVIDIA GeForce 610M, driver … Read more

How can I suspend/hibernate from command line?

How can I suspend or hibernate my laptop using command line, without installing additional software? Answer Traditionally ubuntu supported a fairly blunt method of suspend and hibernate. Neither would integrate well with other apps and sometimes not even work on some machines. This new method doesn’t require root and notifies all applications listening for power … Read more