Post by MaxTux in Itch app not launching on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

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i found a workaround , when launching from terminal add:

% ./itch --in-progress-gpu --no-sandbox

you can add the options directly in the launcher

This workaround works for me, but I can't find a way to edit the launcher so I wouldn't have to start the client from terminal.

Edit launcher file:

gedit ~/.local/share/applications/io.itch.itch.desktop

Append ' --in-progress-gpu --no-sandbox' on 'Exec' line:

Exec=/home/username/.itch/itch --in-progress-gpu --no-sandbox %U

And the launcher should be working in a few seconds.

Or if you are lazy like me, just a one liner:

sed -Ei "s/^(Exec=\/home\/\w+\/\.itch\/itch)\s+(%U)$/\1 --in-progress-gpu --no-sandbox \2/" ~/.local/share/applications/io.itch.itch.desktop

Extrem simple remove:

sed -i "s| --in-progress-gpu||; s| --no-sandbox||" ~/.local/share/applications/io.itch.itch.desktop

Thank you! I originally edited the TryExec line, which caused the launcher to disappear.