# Linux Perspective Workstation

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-perspective-workstation/64312>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [September 20, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-perspective-workstation/64312 "2022-09-20T22:54:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jacob.ramirez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-perspective-workstation/64312/1 "2022-09-20T22:54:22Z")

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I downloaded Workstation from the gateway and now trying to run it. When i click it nothing happens.

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**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:** [September 20, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-perspective-workstation/64312/2 "2022-09-20T23:10:29Z")

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What is it you’re clicking on? Did you extract the files from the tar.gz that gets downloaded? On Linux you end up with a shell script that you’re supposed to run - are you clicking that? What happens if you run it from a terminal?

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**Author:** ![jacob.ramirez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/linux-perspective-workstation/64312/3 "2022-09-21T01:30:45Z")

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I talked to support and they found this post: [Perspectiveworkstation.desktop in Linux - #3 by AnthonyF](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspectiveworkstation-desktop-in-linux/46351/3)

Thanks for your quick response.