# Ignition 7.9.10, having issues launching Designer from the gateway for a Linux Ubuntu **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition79\ **Created:** [March 20, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963 "2025-03-20T16:49:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mussie\_Abebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Mussie\_Abebe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mussie_Abebe)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/1 "2025-03-20T16:49:25Z")
i am having issues launching designer from the gateway for ignition 7.9, it is running on a linux ubuntu 24.04 PC, are there instructions on the manual or somewhere on how to do that. the ignition installation was fine ---
**Author:** ![Mussie\_Abebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Mussie\_Abebe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mussie_Abebe)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/2 "2025-03-24T14:06:13Z")
Issue i am having is a compatibility mismatch, when ever we try downloading icedtea it does a reinstallation of java 21 and produces an error message of compatibility mismatch even though I have java 8 installed and have made it the default. I need to figure out why that is happening and why its not launching, I was hoping there is an ignition installation and designer launch manual for linux. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/0/20967946a98f3a4932383e5e8ae224ce576fa749.jpeg) ---
**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:** [March 24, 2025, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/3 "2025-03-24T14:09:48Z")
You should upgrade to the latest 7.9.x and use its designer launcher with its packaged java. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/4 "2025-03-24T14:14:49Z")
Phil's suggestion is certainly the easiest and recommended approach. If you must, then perhaps try removing JDK 21 and the icedtea package that you installed from your package manager. Instead, install JDK 8, preferably AdoptOpenJDK 8, and then try manually downloading and installing IcedTea from here: [IcedTea-Web | AdoptOpenJDK - Open source, prebuilt OpenJDK binaries](https://adoptopenjdk.net/icedtea-web.html) ---
**Author:** ![Mussie\_Abebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Mussie\_Abebe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mussie_Abebe)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/5 "2025-03-24T14:22:32Z")
I have removed JDK 21 several times and the icedtea package, forced javaws to use Java 8 and reinstalled the icedtea package but it continues to fail the launch and generates a package mismatch error even through its is forced to select java 8 and does an auto install of java 21. I will try to install the latest version of 7.9 and see if that solves the issue and as Kevin mentioned it might be the specific IcedTea package installed that is causing the issue. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/3/63770f2742f653ddea3c54a7fcec7eed07145d1d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/6 "2025-03-24T14:24:48Z")
It's coming back because the icedtea packaged for Ubuntu 24 depends on the `default-jre` package, which is JDK 21. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/7 "2025-03-24T14:25:04Z")
Your screenshot shows usage of JNLP, from launching from a link on the gateway instead of using the designer launcher. JNLP was removed from java for security reasons, and should not be used, and _cannot_ be used in modern java. IIRC, Ignition v7.9.10 was the first to include a designer launcher. That does not require JNLP. Try it. ---
**Author:** ![Mussie\_Abebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Mussie\_Abebe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mussie_Abebe)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/8 "2025-03-24T16:12:23Z")
how do i get native designer launcher to run, is there something on that gateway webpage the does that or a link i have to use ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/9 "2025-03-24T16:15:13Z")
You download it from the gateway webpage, it should be a `.sh` file for the Linux version. Execute it from a terminal. > **[Native Client Launchers | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/7.9/clients/native-client-launchers#using-the-native-client-launchers)** > > The Ignition Gateway contains downloadable native executables that can launch Clients directly without invoking Java Web Start. Using the native executables you can set up Clients in ways that are impossible to achieve with Java Web Start, such as... ---
**Author:** ![Mussie\_Abebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Mussie\_Abebe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mussie_Abebe)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/10 "2025-03-24T16:23:33Z")
i wanted to project designer to launch not the client view, i was not able to get the designer launcher to work ---
**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:** [March 24, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/11 "2025-03-24T16:25:13Z")
> [@Mussie\_Abebe](#): > > not able to get the designer launcher to work Why? (Help us help you, by posting all possibly relevant messages and errors from any terminal sessions.) ---
**Author:** ![Mussie\_Abebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Mussie\_Abebe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mussie_Abebe)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/12 "2025-03-24T17:04:54Z")
i will provide screen grabs, it takes me to this page when trying to get desginer launcher to run even though version 7.9.19 is installed ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/b/ab624275393d4e517d9656662de0762c880f8403.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:** [March 24, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/13 "2025-03-24T17:09:11Z")
> [@Mussie\_Abebe](#): > > get desginer launcher to run You don't run the designer launcher from a URL in the browser. You run the launcher script after downloading and expanding the launcher package from the gateway. You add the target gateway to the local launcher's configuration, then use the open designer button in the launcher UI. Not in a browser. (It is a single launcher package in v7.9. In v8+, client and designer have separate launchers.) ---
**Author:** ![Mussie\_Abebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@Mussie\_Abebe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mussie_Abebe)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-10-having-issues-launching-designer-from-the-gateway-for-a-linux-ubuntu/103963/14 "2025-03-25T19:02:06Z")
Thank you for the help. I was able to download native client launcher and open the designer from there. Worked fine. Regards