# Designer and Persective Workstation Apps not running on Linux **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** designer, perspective\ **Created:** [December 31, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641 "2023-12-31T06:32:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BlocIoT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@BlocIoT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BlocIoT)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/1 "2023-12-31T06:32:06Z")
Hello, I''m having issues in running the designer app on an **Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS x86\_64** machine. I noticed someone had the same issue on Mint back in 2019, but the workarounds didn't work for me. I tried both .desktop and .sh files but none work. It opens a terminal for less than a second and then nothing happens! Has anyone been able to run the Designer or Perspective Workstation apps on the mentioned distro? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/2 "2023-12-31T13:24:02Z")
You should locate the launcher log file and find the java command that is reported near the end. That is the real command that runs the client or designer. Run that manually a terminal to get the error report you need to track this down. (Likely a missing shared library.) ---
**Author:** ![BlocIoT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@BlocIoT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BlocIoT)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/3 "2024-01-01T22:36:29Z")
Just wondering where the "launcher log file" is located? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/4 "2024-01-01T22:38:21Z")
Look in `~/.ignition/clientlauncher-data/` ---
**Author:** ![BlocIoT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@BlocIoT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BlocIoT)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/5 "2024-01-01T22:45:54Z")
Thanks for the prompt reply. I can't find any `clientlauncher-data`. i should look into the installation directory, correct? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/7/170af96f867ca8463d504000f6be224986131100.png) ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/6 "2024-01-01T22:52:45Z")
In Linux, `~` is a shortcut for a user's home directory. And my leading dot in `.ignition` is not a typo. Your screen shot shows gateway folders. The gateway install is utterly independent of what happens on a client--typically not even the same machine. ---
**Author:** ![BlocIoT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@BlocIoT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BlocIoT)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/7 "2024-01-01T23:21:16Z")
> [@pturmel](#): > > ~/.ignition I only have the "install" folder in the mentioned path: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/c/2c4872aad4ae7f7afc22213fa374f6aff33ada76.png) ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/8 "2024-01-01T23:22:20Z")
Are you trying to run Designer/Workstation on the server? If so, why? ---
**Author:** ![BlocIoT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@BlocIoT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BlocIoT)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/9 "2024-01-01T23:32:14Z")
No. My personal machine OS is Ubuntu Desktop and trying to run the designer on the same machine... ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/10 "2024-01-01T23:41:03Z")
> [@BlocIoT](#): > > Has anyone been able to run the Designer or Perspective Workstation apps on the mentioned distro? OK, if no one else solves your problem, I can perhaps answer this question tomorrow. One of my servers is currently going from 20 to **22.04.3 LTS** as I type. ---
**Author:** ![BlocIoT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@BlocIoT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BlocIoT)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/11 "2024-01-01T23:46:11Z")
I'd appreciate your help. I've heard some issues with .desktop files on 22.04 on Ubuntu forums but hopefully your migration goes smooth... ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/12 "2024-01-02T01:49:42Z")
> [@BlocIoT](#): > > My personal machine OS is Ubuntu Desktop and trying to run the designer on the same machine... This is ambiguous. 1. You're trying to run Designer on the Ubuntu machine but the gateway is on a different machine? or ... 2. You're trying to run Designer on the Ubuntu machine and the gateway is on a same machine? ---
**Author:** ![BlocIoT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@BlocIoT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BlocIoT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/13 "2024-01-02T01:54:44Z")
Both gateway and designer are on the same machine running **Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS x86\_64** ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/14 "2024-01-02T02:14:46Z")
And are you able to browse to the Ignition gateway home page using `localhost:8088` using a browser on your gateway PC? ---
**Author:** ![BlocIoT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@BlocIoT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BlocIoT)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/15 "2024-01-02T02:22:22Z")
yes. gateway is working fine and I can deign my project from a Windows 10 machine with no issue. The issue is running the Linux app for the designer and ... in the mentioned distro ---
**Author:** ![BlocIoT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@BlocIoT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BlocIoT)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/16 "2024-01-04T15:36:56Z")
Out of curiosity, have you had a chance to finish this? ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/17 "2024-01-04T17:08:25Z")
Yes, I got the designer to open on that version of Ubuntu. (Ignition 8.1.25, btw). As per the user manual: > **Note:** > > Depending on your flavor of Linux, you may not have the launch option. In this case, your .desktop files will not be supported and you'll need to place the **designerlauncher.desktop** file in one of the following directories to satisfy Linux permissions and execute. > > - /usr/share/applications/ > - /usr/local/share/applications/ > - ~/.local/share/applications/ So I copied the two folders and desktop file from /Downloads to /usr/share/applications, and then used **gtk-launch** to start the desktop file running from CLI. ---
**Author:** ![BlocIoT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@BlocIoT](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/BlocIoT)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/18 "2024-01-04T21:13:41Z")
Interesting! I have already copied the files to the application folder it does not work for me! By the way, am I looking at the wrong documentation? I cannot see the section that you quoted. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/3/3344ce63fc5ee7b5a3b6bcc1358e1693cabeac9a.png) ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/19 "2024-01-04T21:29:38Z")
[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Launchers+and+Workstation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Launchers+and+Workstation) Go halfway down the page and there is an expansion link: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/4/d435c46a3864c2aad4611f86de5372df5d604f0c.png) The link/text states to only copy the .desktop file, but that didn't work for me, so I copied both folders too. Also, I see you are using the GUI. Note I used the CLI to start the designer launcher app. ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/20 "2024-01-04T21:41:49Z")
![designer 22 LTS](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/a/8a6d3e4e838854e8f8b4bf5f7a32dcb577091b9e.jpeg) Apologies in advance for my "screenshot", I do 99.9% of my Linux stuff via SSH/CLI. [Next page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641.md?page=2)