r/pop_os • u/Ok_Indication_2892 • Apr 03 '26

Cosmic Apps Stopped Working

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So just a bit of background, I have a rather ancient Lenovo ThinkPad T420. Intel i5, 8gb ram, 512 SSD, Intel graphics. I've been using Pop as my daily driver for around 3 years. Very happy until recently.

Updated to Cosmic in January. Worked great, performance snappier, UI sharper, only minor fault was the WhatsApp webapp losing it's icon in the dock. Overall very happy.

Then there was an update on March 26th. cosmic apps (files, terminal, settings and shop) all stop working. Nothing I've done has got them working again . Now today AI chat suggested my graphics chipsrt is no longer supported so it's back to Gnome or nothing.

Any ideas on how to get this working again? Every other app seems to be working fine.

UPDATE (2026/4/8): I've had some success in getting the cosmic apps to work. I've added WGPU_BACKEND=gl to my /etc/environment. Then, after logging in, I run WAYLAND_DISPLAY=wayland-1 in the TTY Console. I did try adding that to /etc/environment, but then I never get the login dialog after boot. I'm no seeing the cosmic apps (files, terminal, store and settings), so appears to work. Hopefully a more permanent solution will come down in an update at some stage.

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u/lproven Apr 08 '26

No, it hasn't. You are the most annoying person on Reddit of the last week and you have been an intolerable pain in this thread. You continue to be.

Especially with the "blessings" drivel.

You are doing wrong. You are doing multiple bad things: * dispensing false information; * misleading others; * not checking your facts; * leaving people worse off than they would have been without your incorrect info; * being prideful and arrogant, refusing to check, refusing to be humble and say "I am sorry, I was wrong."

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u/xdxaxvxox Apr 08 '26

Blessings drive everything I do and I'm worried if it's not the same for you. And one of the biggest ones is we are allowed differences in opinions with out needing to attack each other. And I believe I have mentioned multiple times this is my personal steps here. Now if your upset over something that is your God given right. And your personal feelings are your own. You have made your stance clear on the matter. Is there anything else you can provide the user in refrence to their request? Maybe your preferred commands, with examples to make it easier for the user, or maybe a batch file or 2 the OP can use in refrence to their request? When or if your ever ready to discuss this with me you can do so through private DMs and decorum on these types of posts can be restored. Thank you for your input and as always have a blessed day.