0007567: Kali i3wm Graphical Bugs - Kali Linux Bug Tracker

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0007567	Kali Linux	General Bug	public	2022-02-07 12:18	2025-07-14 09:36

Reporter	djfriteuse	Assigned To	arnaudr
Priority	normal	Severity	major	Reproducibility	always
Status	closed	Resolution	not fixable
Product Version	2021.4

Summary	0007567: Kali i3wm Graphical Bugs
Description	When switching the default window manager for i3 (tested from Gnome, KDE and XFCE), the interface has glitches and graphical bugs that render many applications unusable. Anything requiring a drop down list or a dynamic items display with a highlight is bugged and unreadable
Steps To Reproduce	Install Kali bare metal Install i3 Right click on terminal: the drop down menu is unreadable Start wireshark: packets are unreadable
Additional Information	Tested on Dell XPS 13 7390, intel UHD 620, kali versions 2021.4/a and weekly versions from 2022
Attached Files

djfriteuse 2022-02-08 02:17 reporter ~0015697	Here is a sample screenshot of wireshark glitching 258245454_2336614846480155_2919543761823903490_n.jpg (101,378 bytes) 258245454_2336614846480155_2919543761823903490_n.jpg (101,378 bytes)

djfriteuse 2022-02-08 05:35 reporter ~0015698	Installing Compton seems to fix the glitches

arnaudr 2022-03-11 04:20 manager ~0015860	Hello, and sorry for the late reply! I don't think there's much we can do here, in Kali we don't really change or customize i3, we just get it "as is" from Debian, as far as I know. Therefore you might check either: the Debian bug tracker: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?archive=0;dist=unstable;ordering=normal;repeatmerged=0;src=i3-wm (I had a look, there's nothing related to your issue) the upstream bug tracker: https://github.com/i3/i3/issues If your issue was not already reported, you might want to report it on GitHub then, that's your best bet to see it fixed.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2022-02-07 12:18	djfriteuse	New Issue
2022-02-08 02:17	djfriteuse	File Added: 258245454_2336614846480155_2919543761823903490_n.jpg
2022-02-08 02:17	djfriteuse	Note Added: 0015697
2022-02-08 05:35	djfriteuse	Note Added: 0015698
2022-03-11 04:20	arnaudr	Note Added: 0015860
2022-03-11 04:20	arnaudr	Assigned To	=> arnaudr
2022-03-11 04:20	arnaudr	Status	new => closed
2022-03-11 04:20	arnaudr	Resolution	open => not fixable
2025-07-14 09:36	g0tmi1k	Priority	high => normal