How to Fix NVIDIA Screen Tearing in XFCE, MATE, KDE, LXDE and others - CMS Critic

If you are running XFCE, LXDE, MATE or other desktop environments that are not running a compositor such as Compton and you have a reasonably new NVIDIA card, you are likely pulling your hair out trying to get rid of the awful screen tearing you are experiencing. This screen tearing typically occurs when you are…