Black/blank screen on Debian 12 #5830

AvicennaJr · 2025-02-17T11:32:03Z

AvicennaJr
Feb 17, 2025

I just updated ghotty to commit [429c8ab](https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/commit/429c8ab277f75b581959ac5515b0c32636839168) and it no longer works.

I am using MX Linux (Debian 12 bookworm) and Kernel: x86_64 Linux 6.1.0-13-amd64

Answered by pluiedev

Mar 15, 2025

For us unfortunately Debian 12 is mostly a "best-effort" target because all of its library versions are simply way too old compared to every other distro, and as such its bugs are pretty much unreproducible on any other system. We're already going out of the way to support Debian 12, and we even have a CI job that ensures that Ghostty at least builds for it, but despite of that we can't guarantee that it'll work for your system.

As much as it sucks to say, updating to either Trixie or Sid is the approach that costs the least amount of resources for both users and developers.

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AvicennaJr · 2025-02-17T11:43:30Z

AvicennaJr
Feb 17, 2025
Author

I reverted to this commit and it is working as expected

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NoctisWolfshadow · 2025-02-17T13:36:40Z

NoctisWolfshadow
Feb 17, 2025

The last commit that i am able to use is commit. I am on Ubuntu 22.04 with Kernel 6.8.0-52-generic.
I also gonna attach what i get as logging if i start it with this (in the moment of writing this the latest) commit:

info: ghostty version=1.1.3-main+429c8ab2
info: ghostty build optimize=ReleaseFast
info: runtime=apprt.Runtime.gtk
info: font_backend=font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
info: dependency harfbuzz=8.4.0
info: dependency fontconfig=21402
info: renderer=renderer.OpenGL
info: libxev backend=[main.Backend.io](http://main.backend.io/)_uring
info(os): setlocale from env result=C.UTF-8
info(gtk): GTK version build=4.6.9 runtime=4.6.9
info(gtk): libadwaita version build=1.1.7 runtime=1.1.7
info: reading configuration file path=/home/USER/.config/ghostty/config
info(config): default shell source=env value=/usr/bin/zsh
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DEBUG=vulkan-disable
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DISABLE=color-mgmt
"vulkan-disable" is only available when building GTK with G_ENABLE_DEBUG. See GDK_DEBUG=help

It seems to get stuck after the last entry.
The Snap seems to have the same Problem. I tried it out.

5 replies

00-kat Feb 20, 2025

Does reverting that change fix it?

AvicennaJr Feb 20, 2025
Author

Yes

NoctisWolfshadow Feb 20, 2025

yes as soon as i go to the next commit after this it breaks if i revert to this one its fine again. Also i tested some commits between latest and last working and all of them are broken (atleast the ones i tested).
I also have the ghostty debug version of the logging above could that help you?

00-kat Feb 20, 2025

I also have the ghostty debug version of the logging above could that help you?

It's possible that it could help, so yeah consider sending it.

NoctisWolfshadow Feb 20, 2025

info: ghostty version=1.1.3-main+429c8ab2
info: ghostty build optimize=Debug
info: runtime=apprt.Runtime.gtk
info: font_backend=font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
info: dependency harfbuzz=8.4.0
info: dependency fontconfig=21402
info: renderer=renderer.OpenGL
info: libxev backend=[main.Backend.io](http://main.backend.io/)_uring
debug(os): file handle limit raised value=1048576
info(os): setlocale from env result=C.UTF-8
warning: This is a debug build. Performance will be very poor.
warning: You should only use a debug build for developing Ghostty.
warning: Otherwise, please rebuild in a release mode.
info(gtk): GTK version build=4.6.9 runtime=4.6.9
info(gtk): libadwaita version build=1.1.7 runtime=1.1.7
info: reading configuration file path=/home/USER/.config/ghostty/config
info(config): default shell source=env value=/usr/bin/zsh
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DEBUG=opengl,vulkan-disable
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DISABLE=color-mgmt
"opengl" is only available when building GTK with G_ENABLE_DEBUG. See GDK_DEBUG=help
"vulkan-disable" is only available when building GTK with G_ENABLE_DEBUG. See GDK_DEBUG=help
debug(gtk): creating GTK application id=com.mitchellh.ghostty-debug single-instance=false
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=wl_compositor
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=wl_drm
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=wl_shm
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=wl_output
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=wl_output
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zxdg_output_manager_v1
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=wl_data_device_manager
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zwp_primary_selection_device_manager_v1
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=gtk_primary_selection_device_manager
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=wl_subcompositor
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=xdg_wm_base
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zxdg_shell_v6
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=gtk_shell1
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=wp_viewporter
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zwp_pointer_gestures_v1
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zwp_tablet_manager_v2
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=wl_seat
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zwp_pointer_constraints_v1
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zxdg_exporter_v1
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zxdg_importer_v1
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zwp_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibit_manager_v1
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=zwp_text_input_manager_v3
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=wp_presentation
debug(winproto_wayland): wl_registry.global: interface=xdg_activation_v1
debug(gtk): windowing protocol=wayland
debug(gtk): cgroup isolation disabled config=config.Config.LinuxCgroup.single-instance
debug(app): mailbox message=new_window

drewgrif · 2025-02-17T23:00:30Z

drewgrif
Feb 17, 2025

I had the same issue on a fresh Debian 12.9 install. My installation on a Debian 12.9 machine prior to the new release works perfectly.

There is a script at my github. https://github.com/drewgrif/myghostty that installs ghostty but pins the commit to:

GHOSTTY_COMMIT="f1f1120749b7494c89689d993d5a893c27c236a5"

Not sure if this helps anyone but me. But ... just a thought and it works well.

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AvicennaJr · 2025-02-18T06:15:22Z

AvicennaJr
Feb 18, 2025
Author

Issue still exists after using build with this commit

0 replies

Areshkew · 2025-02-20T02:27:19Z

Areshkew
Feb 20, 2025

Same issue ubuntu 22.04

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ltsuda · 2025-02-20T16:52:58Z

ltsuda
Feb 20, 2025

I just updated ghotty to commit [429c8ab](https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/commit/429c8ab277f75b581959ac5515b0c32636839168) and it no longer works.

I am using MX Linux (Debian 12 bookworm) and Kernel: x86_64 Linux 6.1.0-13-amd64

I have the same issue building from source from main and v1.1.2 branch/tag. Building from tag v1.1.1 works fine.

Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
zig 0.13.0

5 replies

pluiedev Feb 20, 2025
Collaborator

Wait... that's strange. The only difference between 1.1.2 and 1.1.1 is a macOS hotfix, and the Linux versions should be identical...

AvicennaJr Feb 20, 2025
Author

1.1.2 works for me, was also surprised at the comment 😅

ltsuda Feb 20, 2025

I will rebuild later after work and update here, thank guys.

ltsuda Feb 20, 2025

System:

❯ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Release:        22.04
Codename:       jammy

Ghostty v1.1.1 - OK

❯ ghostty +version
Ghostty 1.1.1

Version
  - version: 1.1.1
  - channel: stable
Build Config
  - Zig version: 0.13.0
  - build mode : builtin.OptimizeMode.ReleaseFast
  - app runtime: apprt.Runtime.gtk
  - font engine: font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
  - renderer   : renderer.OpenGL
  - libxev     : main.Backend.io_uring
  - desktop env: other
  - GTK version:
    build      : 4.6.9
    runtime    : 4.6.9
  - libadwaita : enabled
    build      : 1.1.7
    runtime    : 1.1.7
  - libX11     : enabled
  - libwayland : enabled


❯ ghostty   
info: ghostty version=1.1.1
info: ghostty build optimize=ReleaseFast
info: runtime=apprt.Runtime.gtk
info: font_backend=font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
info: dependency harfbuzz=8.4.0
info: dependency fontconfig=21402
info: renderer=renderer.OpenGL
info: libxev backend=main.Backend.io_uring
info(os): setlocale from env result=LC_CTYPE=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_NUMERIC=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_TIME=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_COLLATE=en_US.UTF-8;LC_MONETARY=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8;LC_PAPER=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_NAME=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_ADDRESS=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_TELEPHONE=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_MEASUREMENT=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_IDENTIFICATION=pt_BR.UTF-8
info(gtk): GTK version build=4.6.9 runtime=4.6.9
info: reading configuration file path=/home/leonardo-tsuda/.config/ghostty/config
info(config): default shell source=env value=/bin/zsh
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DEBUG=vulkan-disable
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DISABLE=color-mgmt
"vulkan-disable" is only available when building GTK with G_ENABLE_DEBUG. See GDK_DEBUG=help
info(gtk): libadwaita version build=1.1.7 runtime=1.1.7
info(gtk_systemd_cgroup): transient scope created cgroup=/user.slice/user-1001.slice/[email protected]/app.slice/app-ghostty-transient-474300.scope
info(gtk): cgroup isolation enabled base=/user.slice/user-1001.slice/[email protected]/app.slice/app-ghostty-transient-474300.scope
info(grid): loaded OpenGL 4.6
info(font_shared_grid_set): font regular: Cascadia Mono Regular
info(font_shared_grid_set): font bold: Cascadia Mono Bold
info(font_shared_grid_set): font italic: Cascadia Mono Italic
info(font_shared_grid_set): font bold_italic: Cascadia Mono Bold Italic
info(io_exec): found Ghostty resources dir: /home/leonardo-tsuda/.local/share/ghostty
info(io_exec): shell integration automatically injected shell=termio.shell_integration.Shell.zsh
warning(gtk): unimplemented action=apprt.action.Action.Key.cell_size
info(io_exec): started subcommand path=/bin/sh pid=474347
info(io_exec): subcommand cgroup=/user.slice/user-1001.slice/[email protected]/app.slice/app-ghostty-transient-474300.scope/surfaces/40868C00.scope
info(grid): reallocating GPU buffer old=0 new=8
info(grid): reallocating GPU buffer old=8 new=38
info(stream): OSC 1 (change icon) received and ignored icon=..ostty/ghostty
warning(stream): unimplemented OSC command: change_window_icon

Ghostty v1.1.2 - Issue

ghostty git:v1.1.2  7s
❯ ghostty +version
Ghostty 1.1.3-heads/v1.1.2+da32534e

Version
  - version: 1.1.3-heads/v1.1.2+da32534e
  - channel: tip
Build Config
  - Zig version: 0.13.0
  - build mode : builtin.OptimizeMode.ReleaseFast
  - app runtime: apprt.Runtime.gtk
  - font engine: font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
  - renderer   : renderer.OpenGL
  - libxev     : main.Backend.io_uring
  - desktop env: other
  - GTK version:
    build      : 4.6.9
    runtime    : 4.6.9
  - libadwaita : enabled
    build      : 1.1.7
    runtime    : 1.1.7
  - libX11     : enabled
  - libwayland : enabled
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
ghostty git:v1.1.2  
❯ ghostty         
info: ghostty version=1.1.3-heads/v1.1.2+da32534e
info: ghostty build optimize=ReleaseFast
info: runtime=apprt.Runtime.gtk
info: font_backend=font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
info: dependency harfbuzz=8.4.0
info: dependency fontconfig=21402
info: renderer=renderer.OpenGL
info: libxev backend=main.Backend.io_uring
info(os): setlocale from env result=LC_CTYPE=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_NUMERIC=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_TIME=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_COLLATE=en_US.UTF-8;LC_MONETARY=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8;LC_PAPER=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_NAME=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_ADDRESS=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_TELEPHONE=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_MEASUREMENT=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_IDENTIFICATION=pt_BR.UTF-8
info(gtk): GTK version build=4.6.9 runtime=4.6.9
info(gtk): libadwaita version build=1.1.7 runtime=1.1.7
info: reading configuration file path=/home/leonardo-tsuda/.config/ghostty/config
info(config): default shell source=env value=/bin/zsh
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DEBUG=vulkan-disable
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DISABLE=color-mgmt
"vulkan-disable" is only available when building GTK with G_ENABLE_DEBUG. See GDK_DEBUG=help
info(gtk_systemd_cgroup): transient scope created cgroup=/user.slice/user-1001.slice/[email protected]/app.slice/app-ghostty-transient-473513.scope
info(gtk): cgroup isolation enabled base=/user.slice/user-1001.slice/[email protected]/app.slice/app-ghostty-transient-473513.scope

Ghostty main branch - Issue

❯ ghostty +version                                
Ghostty 1.1.3-main+38908e01

Version
  - version: 1.1.3-main+38908e01
  - channel: tip
Build Config
  - Zig version: 0.13.0
  - build mode : builtin.OptimizeMode.ReleaseFast
  - app runtime: apprt.Runtime.gtk
  - font engine: font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
  - renderer   : renderer.OpenGL
  - libxev     : main.Backend.io_uring
  - desktop env: other
  - GTK version:
    build      : 4.6.9
    runtime    : 4.6.9
  - libadwaita : enabled
    build      : 1.1.7
    runtime    : 1.1.7
  - libX11     : enabled
  - libwayland : enabled
                                                                                                                                           
ghostty git:main  
❯ ghostty         
info: ghostty version=1.1.3-main+38908e01
info: ghostty build optimize=ReleaseFast
info: runtime=apprt.Runtime.gtk
info: font_backend=font.main.Backend.fontconfig_freetype
info: dependency harfbuzz=8.4.0
info: dependency fontconfig=21402
info: renderer=renderer.OpenGL
info: libxev backend=main.Backend.io_uring
info(os): setlocale from env result=LC_CTYPE=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_NUMERIC=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_TIME=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_COLLATE=en_US.UTF-8;LC_MONETARY=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8;LC_PAPER=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_NAME=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_ADDRESS=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_TELEPHONE=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_MEASUREMENT=pt_BR.UTF-8;LC_IDENTIFICATION=pt_BR.UTF-8
info(gtk): GTK version build=4.6.9 runtime=4.6.9
info(gtk): libadwaita version build=1.1.7 runtime=1.1.7
info: reading configuration file path=/home/leonardo-tsuda/.config/ghostty/config
info(config): default shell source=env value=/bin/zsh
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DEBUG=vulkan-disable
warning(gtk): setting GDK_DISABLE=color-mgmt
"vulkan-disable" is only available when building GTK with G_ENABLE_DEBUG. See GDK_DEBUG=help
info(gtk_systemd_cgroup): transient scope created cgroup=/user.slice/user-1001.slice/[email protected]/app.slice/app-ghostty-transient-470955.scope
info(gtk): cgroup isolation enabled base=/user.slice/user-1001.slice/[email protected]/app.slice/app-ghostty-transient-470955.scope

jcollie Feb 23, 2025
Collaborator

Just a note that Ubuntu 22.04 (and derivatives) is probably not going to be officially supported. There isn't an official policy yet but any versions of Ghostty working on a version of GTK and libadwaita that old has mostly been a matter of luck rather than design.

See #5842 for details.

drewgrif · 2025-02-20T19:18:55Z

drewgrif
Feb 20, 2025

As I stated in a previous post, I wanted to be clear that the installation I ran from the script I wrote has me running 1.1.3-HEAD+f1f11207 and is working fine on Debian 12.9

1 reply

ltsuda Feb 21, 2025

I appreciate the script but if this is a real problem, then we will have to wait for the dev team to investigate and fix.

I don't mind using v1.1.1 for now :)

jcollie · 2025-02-23T19:28:35Z

jcollie
Feb 23, 2025
Collaborator

Can someone confirm that Ghostty compiled on Debian 12 from the latest git checkout is working? There have been a lot of mixing of reports from Debian 12 and Ubuntu 22.04 builds. As I posted in a separate comment Ubuntu 22.04 is likely not going to be a supported release of Ubuntu.

10 replies

00-kat Mar 15, 2025

or if none of the Ghostty developers use Debian

I am indeed not aware of any Ghostty developer who uses Debian.

NoctisWolfshadow Mar 15, 2025

Main isnt working for weeks now under Debian it seems. Im just staying on a old version for now.

McKael Mar 15, 2025

Thanks for confirming!

pluiedev Mar 15, 2025
Collaborator

For us unfortunately Debian 12 is mostly a "best-effort" target because all of its library versions are simply way too old compared to every other distro, and as such its bugs are pretty much unreproducible on any other system. We're already going out of the way to support Debian 12, and we even have a CI job that ensures that Ghostty at least builds for it, but despite of that we can't guarantee that it'll work for your system.

As much as it sucks to say, updating to either Trixie or Sid is the approach that costs the least amount of resources for both users and developers.

Answer selected by pluiedev

crivotz Mar 20, 2025

We hope for Trixie in the meanwhile we stay on v1.1.1

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