# Clear white background Screen Issue with Maya and ShotGrid on Linux

**URL:** <https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/clear-white-background-screen-issue-with-maya-and-shotgrid-on-linux/19610>\
**Category:** Flow Production Tracking\
**Tags:** rv\
**Created:** [December 24, 2024, 7:30am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/clear-white-background-screen-issue-with-maya-and-shotgrid-on-linux/19610 "2024-12-24T07:30:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![mercyjoyce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mercyjoyce](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/mercyjoyce)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 7:30am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/clear-white-background-screen-issue-with-maya-and-shotgrid-on-linux/19610/1 "2024-12-24T07:30:46Z")

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Hey everyone,

I recently switched to Linux and ran into some issues with Autodesk software. When I open Maya, the window shows up completely blank white bakground, but if I press `Ctrl+S` to save the scene and then `Ctrl+O` to open it, Maya starts working normally. It’s not ideal, but I could live with this workaround.

The bigger problem is with ShotGrid. I installed it today, and when I try to log in using the Web Login option, the login window is completely white, so I can not proceed at all.

Does anyone know what could be causing this behavior? Both Maya and ShotGrid are fresh installs on Ubuntu 22.04.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Ricardo\_Musch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/ricardo_musch/32/405_2.png) [@Ricardo\_Musch](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/Ricardo_Musch)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/clear-white-background-screen-issue-with-maya-and-shotgrid-on-linux/19610/2 "2024-12-24T16:30:06Z")

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Ubuntu is not a distro that is recommended for use by the VFX Reference Platform / VFX Industry panels.

The recommended future alternative to CentOS is Rocky 8 and Rocky 9.

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**Author:** ![mercyjoyce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mercyjoyce](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/mercyjoyce)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 4:33am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/clear-white-background-screen-issue-with-maya-and-shotgrid-on-linux/19610/3 "2024-12-26T04:33:45Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion! I will look into Rocky Linux, but for now, any fixes for the [white background screen](https://whitescreen.vip/) issues on Ubuntu would be greatly appreciated!

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**Author:** ![mercyjoyce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mercyjoyce](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/mercyjoyce)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/clear-white-background-screen-issue-with-maya-and-shotgrid-on-linux/19610/4 "2024-12-26T05:15:27Z")

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@Ricardo_Musch ,  
Thanks for the suggestion! I will look into Rocky Linux, but for now, any fixes for the white background screen[,](https://whitescreen.vip/) issues on Ubuntu would be greatly appreciated!

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**Author:** ![mercyjoyce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@mercyjoyce](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/mercyjoyce)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/clear-white-background-screen-issue-with-maya-and-shotgrid-on-linux/19610/5 "2024-12-26T05:17:14Z")

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@Ricardo_Musch ,

Thanks for the suggestion! I will look into Rocky Linux, but for now, any fixes for the white background screen[,](https://whitescreen.vip/) issues on Ubuntu.