Ubuntu 21.04 Wayland, GIMP black window
Using Ubuntu 21.04 Wayland, when start GIMP, shows GIMP black window, it starts, but does not render decorations and widgets...
Just a black window. And GIMP is not the only one...
Even lxqt-sudo the same black window, but with new environment variable add, it starts working normally:
QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland
And for example:
Using Ubuntu 21.04 X11, start QtCreator, compile a project (first comment QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb and restart) and it open in X11, everything OK.
Then restart in Ubuntu 21.04 Wayland but compiled project does not run... After sudo apt install gnome-shell works in Wayland inside a window like Weston...
Any explanation for GIMP, still black window (what is missing?)...
Temporary solution:
GIMP works under X11:
sudo nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
uncomment: WaylandEnable=false
in nano only: Ctrl+X / key Y / Enter
sudo nano /etc/environment
add or change to: QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb
in nano only: Ctrl+X / key Y / Enter
Reboot to X11...
If want to go back to Wayland:
sudo nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
comment: #WaylandEnable=false
in nano only: CTRL+X / key Y / Enter
sudo nano /etc/environment
change to: QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland
in nano only: CTRL+X / key Y / Enter
Reboot back to Wayland...
https://phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GIMP-2.99.2-Released
Finally released a beta with Wayland support, GIMP 2.99.6 (2021-04-26):
https://www.gimp.org/downloads/devel/
And with instructions to swap between stable version (X11 2.10.22-3) and beta version!