Cursor opens to a blank window

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

when I open the cursor IDE im greeted with a blank window with nothing else rendered

Steps to Reproduce

launch cursor from desktop or terminal and wait for the window to appear

Expected Behavior

window renders correctly ie I can see the file im currently editing and other files of the repository are on the sidebar

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Linux

Version Information

cursor 2.4.21

Additional Information

Ive read about this issue happening on windows and the solution being to add:
{
“use-angle”: “gl”
}
to the argv.json however im on debian 13.3 and am not sure that solution would work for me

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

Solution: I figured out it was an issue with my gpu and got it working normally after switching my display server protocol from Weyland to Xorg.

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