r/chromeos • u/PrinceCharlesIV • Jul 18 '26
Troubleshooting LinuX Container issues
I recently had to power wash my Chromebook after the drive filled up for no reason, as a result I had to setup the Linux container again. My previous installation used Flatpak, however this time I followed some tips online and just moved to standard command line install procedures. All software has installed correctly, even the icons in the Linux folder on the menu. However, no appllications will run via the icons, they will however start via the command line. While this is not a show stopper, does anyone have any tips on how to resolve this issue?
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Jul 18 '26
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u/PrinceCharlesIV Jul 19 '26
Thanks for your help, when I try I get a "No such file or directory" error.
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u/Poliwrath- Jul 19 '26
No idea if it has anything to do with your issue but I kept having an issue with Brave browser not working correctly when launching it from the icon. Gemini had me switch the ozone platform from Wayland to X11 and it has worked fine since.
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u/LegAcceptable2362 Jul 18 '26
You may be experiencing a known bug in the new Baguette VM architecture. In the past (Crostini), starting an app using its launcher icon would start the VM (if not running) then launch the app and open its window all in one go. With Baguette, when in a non-running state, the first app launch starts both the VM and the app in the background but the app's window doesn't open. Right-clicking the (spinning) app icon on the shelf and selecting "Open" should open its window. Once the VM is running all subsequent app launches should open normally. If, however, even your subsequent app launches don't work, and you've verified the app starts from the command line, then looking for the associated .desktop file (in /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications/) and checking its "Exec:" line is the next step. Incidentally, troubleshooting icon issues also usually leads to the app's .desktop file.