This article provides a resolution to the screen flickering issue you may encounter when using a Chromium web browser with the Ubuntu 16.04 operating system.
When using the Chromium web browser on a computer with the Ubuntu operating system installed, the screen may flicker rapidly on certain web pages. This issue has been seen on Ubuntu 16.04, on kernels 4.4 and above.
The flickering video issue can be resolved by following the steps below to enable hardware acceleration in the Chromium web browser settings:
Figure 1: Chromium web browser menu selection
Figure 2: Chromium web browser settings option
Figure 3: Show advanced settings selection
Figure 4: Hardware acceleration setting