( for @stacheldrahtje and @paulcee , etc )
I thought I’d drop in and provide the possible issue and resolution.
The problem that many folks experience is related to what is referred to as the “GPUCache” that quite a few apps use (mostly Chrome-based browser apps).
This is not an openSUSE specific issue … if you do a search for “GPUCache” on the 'Net, you will see folks on other distros have this issue. The GPUCache becomes corrupted after some updates.
Someone here mentioned:
Guess what? That Chrome update happened MONTHS ago. So, if you’re using “chrome-dedicated repos” for openSUSE, then you got the “freetype free” Chrome update MONTHS ago. (see last link below).
Anyway, please read the #2 Reply in this first link … hopefully, the link I provide below is a direct link to that Reply … the possible solution is to remove the “GPUCache” sub-directory content for the application having rendering issues. Removing GPUCache is non-intrusive.
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… second link:
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To transition FreeType to Skia the Chrome team developed a new Skia font backend based on Skrifa and gradually rolled out the change to users:
In Chrome 128 (August 2024) we enabled Fontations for use in less commonly used font formats, such as for color fonts and CFF2, as a safe trial run.
In Chrome 133 (February 2025) we enabled Fontations for all web fonts usage on Linux, Android and ChromeOS
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