# Best practices for 8.1 Designer Launcher install on Linux?

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In `~/.ignition/clientlauncher-data/` there should be a `designerlauncher.log` file.

In that, there will be a log message that says "Starting Java with the following parameters: ..."

Upload the designerlauncher.log file.

Copy the full command and paste/run it in a separate terminal and then provide the full output here.

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