You may want to try the latest version of MRIcroGL. I would also check your graphics card driver. In general, MRIcroGL expects a 64-bit Linux operating system and a graphics card that supports OpenGL 2.1 or later. It should work on any modern Intel, AMD or NVidia GPU. However, I have noticed that the open source Noveau driver for NVidia graphics cards does not work as well as NVidia's proprietary driver. I would suggest you look at the troubleshooting web page
  http://www.mccauslandcenter.sc.edu/mricrogl/troubleshooting