Brief description
When launching Minecraft snapshot 26.3snapshot8 via the official launcher on Debian GNU/Linux 13.6 with GNOME 48.7 (Wayland session), the game window appears without any title bar, window borders. The issue is fully reproducible and does not affect any other versions (stable releases or other snapshots).
Steps to reproduce
Environment: Debian GNU/Linux 13.6, kernel 6.12.101+deb13-amd64, GNOME Shell 48.7, Wayland display server.
Open the official Minecraft launcher (latest version).
In the "Installations" tab, select or create a profile for snapshot
26.3snapshot8.Click "Play" and wait for the game window to appear.
Expected result
The game window should display standard GNOME window decorations – a title bar with window controls (close, minimize, maximize), consistent with other Minecraft versions and native applications.
Actual result
The window appears as a borderless, undecorated rectangle. The game content renders correctly and is playable, but the user cannot move, resize, or close the window via mouse (only keyboard shortcuts like Alt+F4 work). Toggling fullscreen (F11) and returning to windowed mode does not restore decorations.
Environment
Debian GNU/Linux 13.6,Kernel:6.12.101+deb13-amd64,GNOME:GNOME Shell 48.7,Display server:wayland
Linked issues
duplicates 1
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Aaron
Do you have libdecor installed ? Many apps require it on Gnome as it there is no server side decorations on it.
Yes, libdecor is installed on my system, with core library libdecor-0-0 version 0.2.2-2 and GTK plugin libdecor-0-plugin-1-gtk version 0.2.2-2. Additionally, the title bars of other software and other Minecraft versions display correctly without any issues. I also tested 26.3 snapshot 9, and the same issue occurs. Interestingly, when using a third-party launcher, the title bar works fine; it only happens with the official launcher. I have already tried reinstalling the launcher and deleting the .minecraft folder, but that did not restore the normal title bar.
[07:49:30] [Datafixer Bootstrap #0/INFO]: 302 Datafixer optimizations took 1100 milliseconds
[07:49:40] [Render thread/INFO]: Environment: Environment[discoveryUrl=https://discovery.minecraftservices.com/minecraft/client, name=PROD]
[07:49:40] [Render thread/INFO]: Setting user: Aaron5721
[07:49:40] [Render thread/INFO]: Backend library: LWJGL version 3.4.2+13
[07:49:40] [Render thread/INFO]: SDL [SYSTEM]: App name: Minecraft
[07:49:40] [Render thread/INFO]: SDL [SYSTEM]: App version: 26.3 Snapshot 9
[07:49:40] [Render thread/INFO]: SDL [SYSTEM]: App ID: com.mojang.minecraft
[07:49:40] [Render thread/INFO]: SDL [SYSTEM]: SDL revision: SDL-3.4.12--128-NOTFOUND
[07:49:42] [Render thread/INFO]: Using graphics backend OpenGL, using drivers: 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 25.0.7-2+deb13u1
[07:49:42] [Render thread/INFO]: Using graphics device: Mesa Intel(R) UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) (Intel)
[07:49:42] [Render thread/INFO]: Using graphics device extensions: GL_ARB_multi_draw_indirect, GL_ARB_buffer_storage, GL_ARB_shader_draw_parameters, GL_ARB_base_instance, GL_KHR_debug, GL_ARB_draw_indirect, GL_ARB_clip_control, GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_binding, GL_ARB_direct_state_access, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic
[07:49:42] [Render thread/INFO]: Created window using SDL video driver: wayland
[07:49:42] [Render thread/WARN]: Failed to set window icon: wayland: cannot set icon; required xdg_toplevel_icon_v1 protocol not supported
[07:49:44] [Render thread/INFO]: Reloading ResourceManager: vanilla, vanilla
[07:49:45] [Worker-Main-2/INFO]: Found unifont_all_no_pua-17.0.01.hex, loading
[07:49:45] [Worker-Main-7/INFO]: Found unifont_pua-17.0.01.hex, loading
[07:49:45] [Worker-Main-5/INFO]: Found unifont_jp_patch-17.0.01.hex, loading
[07:49:52] [Render thread/INFO]: OpenAL initialized on device 内置音频 模拟立体声
[07:49:52] [Render thread/INFO]: Sound engine started
[07:49:52] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 512x256x0 minecraft:textures/atlas/particles.png-atlas
[07:49:52] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 256x128x0 minecraft:textures/atlas/celestials.png-atlas
[07:49:52] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 128x128x0 minecraft:textures/atlas/decorated_pot.png-atlas
[07:49:52] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 512x256x0 minecraft:textures/atlas/paintings.png-atlas
[07:49:52] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 1024x512x0 minecraft:textures/atlas/shield_patterns.png-atlas
[07:49:52] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 1024x512x0 minecraft:textures/atlas/banner_patterns.png-atlas
[07:49:52] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 2048x2048x4 minecraft:textures/atlas/blocks.png-atlas
[07:49:53] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 1024x512x0 minecraft:textures/atlas/items.png-atlas
[07:49:53] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 1024x1024x0 minecraft:textures/atlas/gui.png-atlas
[07:49:53] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 128x64x0 minecraft:textures/atlas/map_decorations.png-atlas
[07:49:53] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 512x512x0 minecraft:textures/atlas/chest.png-atlas
[07:49:53] [Render thread/INFO]: Created: 512x512x0 minecraft:textures/atlas/shulker_boxes.png-atlas
[07:50:29] [Render thread/INFO]: Stopping!
Hi!
Thank you for your report!
We're already tracking this issue at MC-311145 , so I will resolve and link this ticket as a Duplicate.
I suggest also to browse through the main issue for potential fixes.
If you would like to add a vote and any extra information to the main ticket it would be appreciated.
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