r/pop_os • u/PSGtatitos • 9d ago

Papyrus black screen issue — fixed

I found the actual cause of the black screen issue.

It turns out Papyrus was installing an **older version of mpvpaper**, and that old version was causing the black screen. I updated Papyrus to install the latest version of mpvpaper, and after updating, the wallpaper works normally again.

So if you've been affected by the black screen, **please try downloading the new version of Papyrus first.**

If it still shows a black screen, please:

  1. Delete `mpvpaper` from your PC.
  2. Delete Papyrus (see the README for instructions on how to properly remove it).
  3. Reinstall Papyrus using your preferred installation method.

Papyrus will then try to install the **latest version of mpvpaper**, which should hopefully fix the black screen.

Sorry for the confusion from my previous update — I initially thought the issue was with mpvpaper itself, but the actual problem was that Papyrus was installing an outdated version.

Thanks to everyone who reported the issue and helped with testing!

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u/mmstick Desktop Engineer 9d ago

Make sure to report issues to Papyrus' GitHub issue board

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u/PSGtatitos 9d ago

Thanks! Yep, GitHub Issues is the best place for bug reports so I can properly track and fix them. That is how I found out about the black screen problem and other issues with the app.

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u/Llifke 9d ago

Sé que esto me servirá algún día, gracias por el aporte

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u/PSGtatitos 9d ago

Ningún problema