Bug#1126048: Wayland session crash with proprietary NVIDIA driver

ppear at riseup.net ppear at riseup.net
Tue Jan 20 22:49:46 GMT 2026


Package: nvidia-driver
Version: 550.163.01-2
Severity: important

I would like to report a problem starting a KDE Plasma + Wayland session
on Debian 13 when using the proprietary NVIDIA driver.

> Setup
- Debian 13 (apt latest) 6.12.63+deb13-amd64
- KDE Plasma (from default apt)
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX

> Details
When selecting the "Wayland" session in login screen's bottom-left and
logging in, the screen briefly flickers and then returns to the login
screen, resulting in a login loop. 
Selecting "X11" allows me to login normally.
This issue is reproducible on every attempt to start new Wayland
session. There is no visible logs at all.

> Steps to reproduce
1. Start Debian 13 with nvidia driver.
2. Choose Wayland
3. Input password and try to login.

> Expected result
I can use Wayland. If some config is necessary, I expect clear
explanation in https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers

> Actual result
I cannot login at all. Only X11 helps in this situation.

> Related
-
https://old.reddit.com/r/debian/comments/1pi7qjy/debian_13_kde_login_loop_after_installing_nvidia/



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