# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**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, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/21 "2024-01-04T21:43:42Z")
Your screenshot URL says doc80. Go to doc81. ---
**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, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/22 "2024-01-04T21:45:32Z")
Cool! after copying the folders, gtk-launch worked for me too. Thank you. I'm just curious if there is any way to make the GUI work too.... ---
**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, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/23 "2024-01-04T21:48:11Z")
I noticed that too. Sorry I'm trying Ignition after 6 years so a little rusty ... ---
**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, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/24 "2024-01-04T21:51:05Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/6/86a95f3bcef6198eb27d49bfb4fb86014850dd59.png) Ignition is only tested as compatible with 20.04 you (we) are on our own unchartered territory. If this is for R&D, can you roll back the workstation? ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_Bingham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Chris\_Bingham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Bingham)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/25 "2024-01-07T19:16:20Z")
The below likely doesn't help solve any issues in this thread. Perhaps it does allude to some level of 'tested as compatible with 22.04'. From [8.1.33 release notes](https://inductiveautomation.com/downloads/releasenotes/8.1.33#:~:text=Updated%20OCI%20container%20image%20base%20from%20Ubuntu%2020.04%20LTS%20to%20Ubuntu%2022.04%20LTS): "Updated OCI container image base from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS" ---
**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 7, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/26 "2024-01-07T22:40:29Z")
Perhaps their website needs an update then, my above screenshot is from the footer of the main site. ---
**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 7, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/27 "2024-01-07T22:43:12Z")
The container image is a gateway, and only a gateway. I don't know what distros and versions are tested for launchers and for Perspective Workstation, but keep in mind that the JxBrowser project tests against Ubuntu **20**.04. I intend to upgrade my primary workstation from 20.04 to 22.04 soon, but it is Kubuntu, and therefore KDE Plasma-based, not the Gnome-based plain Ubuntu. (The crap where desktop files don't work properly is a Gnome "innovation". I'm less than impressed.) ---
**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/28 "2024-01-07T23:31:06Z")
I have been building our new PCs with Edge with Kubuntu 22.04 (gateway and vision client on same PC) without issues. I think I saw a post by you before praising Kubuntu 20.04 so I jumped to it, then tested Kubuntu 22.04 a few months ago with it and have switched to it. Much less headache than Ubuntu was. ---
**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Merryman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/benjamin_merryman/32/49424_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Merryman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Merryman)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641/29 "2026-05-23T00:33:49Z")
If anyone finds this older post and is trying to run the Gateway + Designer on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS... I moved the installer files to the /opt folder and was able to get it running using the following commands: - Download Designer from installed Gateway at `localhost:8088` - Launch terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) - `cd Downloads` - `tar -xzf designerlauncher.tar.gz` - `sudo mv ~/Downloads/designerlauncher /opt/designerlauncher` - `sudo chown -R yourusername:yourusername /opt/designerlauncher` - `cd /opt/designerlauncher` - `./install.sh` At this point you should be able to run the launcher from the App menu (bottom left Ubuntu icon) and then hook into your already configured Gateway (see other guidance posts for that) [Previous page](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-and-persective-workstation-apps-not-running-on-linux/83641.md?page=1)