Window doesn't open?

[hollis-mccray]

The problem

When I try to launch GitHub Desktop, it's nonfunctional. There's an icon ion the task manager but no window opens.

Release version

Unknown

Operating system

Bazzite Linux

Steps to reproduce the behavior

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[mrbumpy409]

I am also experiencing this in Fedora Linux 41.

My System

• OS: Fedora Linux Plasma Desktop Edition 41 (Plasma Desktop 6.3.4, KDE Frameworks 6.12.0, Qt 6.8.2)
• Linux Kernel: 6.13.9-200.fc41.x86_64 (64-bit)
• Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core Processor
• RAM: Lexar 32GB (2x16GB) ARES RGB DDR5 RAM 6000MT/s CL30 1.35V Desktop Memory
• Video: EVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER w/ 8GB RAM
• NVIDIA video driver: Nouveau

[mrbumpy409]

When launching GitHub Desktop (current Flatpak version) from the terminal, I get the following output:

[2:0409/093029.844243:ERROR:bus.cc(407)] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory
[2:0409/093029.983329:ERROR:bus.cc(407)] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory
[2:0409/093029.983354:ERROR:bus.cc(407)] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory
LaunchProcess: failed to execvp:
xdg-settings
LaunchProcess: failed to execvp:
xdg-settings
[43:0409/093030.114311:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)] ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009
ERR: ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009
[43:0409/093030.114368:ERROR:scoped_egl_image.cc(23)] Failed to create EGLImage: EGL_SUCCESS
[43:0409/093030.114391:ERROR:native_pixmap_egl_binding.cc(113)] Unable to initialize binding from pixmap
[43:0409/093030.114420:ERROR:ozone_image_backing.cc(331)] OzoneImageBacking::ProduceSkiaGanesh failed to create GL representation
[43:0409/093030.114441:ERROR:shared_image_manager.cc(231)] SharedImageManager::ProduceSkia: Trying to produce a Skia representation from an incompatible backing: OzoneImageBacking
[43:0409/093030.114484:ERROR:gpu_service_impl.cc(1164)] Exiting GPU process because some drivers can't recover from errors. GPU process will restart shortly.
[2:0409/093030.137046:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=8704
[108:0409/093030.272769:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)] ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009
ERR: ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009
[108:0409/093030.272808:ERROR:scoped_egl_image.cc(23)] Failed to create EGLImage: EGL_SUCCESS
[108:0409/093030.272824:ERROR:native_pixmap_egl_binding.cc(113)] Unable to initialize binding from pixmap
[108:0409/093030.272850:ERROR:ozone_image_backing.cc(331)] OzoneImageBacking::ProduceSkiaGanesh failed to create GL representation
[108:0409/093030.272863:ERROR:shared_image_manager.cc(231)] SharedImageManager::ProduceSkia: Trying to produce a Skia representation from an incompatible backing: OzoneImageBacking
[108:0409/093030.272888:ERROR:gpu_service_impl.cc(1164)] Exiting GPU process because some drivers can't recover from errors. GPU process will restart shortly.
[2:0409/093030.289273:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=8704
[143:0409/093030.421618:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)] ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009
ERR: ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009
[143:0409/093030.421654:ERROR:scoped_egl_image.cc(23)] Failed to create EGLImage: EGL_SUCCESS
[143:0409/093030.421671:ERROR:native_pixmap_egl_binding.cc(113)] Unable to initialize binding from pixmap
[143:0409/093030.421697:ERROR:ozone_image_backing.cc(331)] OzoneImageBacking::ProduceSkiaGanesh failed to create GL representation
[143:0409/093030.421711:ERROR:shared_image_manager.cc(231)] SharedImageManager::ProduceSkia: Trying to produce a Skia representation from an incompatible backing: OzoneImageBacking
[143:0409/093030.421745:ERROR:gpu_service_impl.cc(1164)] Exiting GPU process because some drivers can't recover from errors. GPU process will restart shortly.
[2:0409/093030.449476:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=8704

[mrbumpy409]

Okay, I was able to get the app to work by launching it with --disable-gpu, which disables GPU hardware acceleration. So, to permanently disable the acceleration, I set the environment variable GITHUB_DESKTOP_DISABLE_HARDWARE_ACCELERATION to 1 within KDE System Settings → Security & Privacy → Application Permissions → Flatpak Permissions → GitHub Desktop → Advanced Permissions → Environment.

[Amzd]

Thanks for this solution! If not using KDE you can also set GITHUB_DESKTOP_DISABLE_HARDWARE_ACCELERATION=1 in flatseal

[dida-80b]

Same Problem here. Yes flatpak run io.github.shiftey.Desktop --disable-gpu will get it running. Honestly, I don't want to have to type that in all the time. And I can't load it automatically. I'm on an immutable system. I only have access to Flatpak. Are there any efforts to fix this?

[dida@dida-kuebel ~]$ flatpak run io.github.shiftey.Desktop LaunchProcess: failed to execvp: xdg-settings LaunchProcess: failed to execvp: xdg-settings [49:0618/224414.431509:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)] ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009 ERR: ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009 [49:0618/224414.431554:ERROR:scoped_egl_image.cc(23)] Failed to create EGLImage: EGL_SUCCESS [49:0618/224414.431571:ERROR:native_pixmap_egl_binding.cc(113)] Unable to initialize binding from pixmap [49:0618/224414.431593:ERROR:ozone_image_backing.cc(331)] OzoneImageBacking::ProduceSkiaGanesh failed to create GL representation [49:0618/224414.431603:ERROR:shared_image_manager.cc(231)] SharedImageManager::ProduceSkia: Trying to produce a Skia representation from an incompatible backing: OzoneImageBacking [49:0618/224414.431626:ERROR:gpu_service_impl.cc(1164)] Exiting GPU process because some drivers can't recover from errors. GPU process will restart shortly. [71:0618/224414.433359:ERROR:command_buffer_proxy_impl.cc(132)] ContextResult::kTransientFailure: Failed to send GpuControl.CreateCommandBuffer. [2:0618/224414.435140:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=8704 [131:0618/224414.476272:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)] ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009 ERR: ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009 [131:0618/224414.476308:ERROR:scoped_egl_image.cc(23)] Failed to create EGLImage: EGL_SUCCESS [131:0618/224414.476326:ERROR:native_pixmap_egl_binding.cc(113)] Unable to initialize binding from pixmap [131:0618/224414.476342:ERROR:ozone_image_backing.cc(331)] OzoneImageBacking::ProduceSkiaGanesh failed to create GL representation [131:0618/224414.476354:ERROR:shared_image_manager.cc(231)] SharedImageManager::ProduceSkia: Trying to produce a Skia representation from an incompatible backing: OzoneImageBacking [131:0618/224414.476381:ERROR:gpu_service_impl.cc(1164)] Exiting GPU process because some drivers can't recover from errors. GPU process will restart shortly. [2:0618/224414.479210:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=8704 [185:0618/224414.522922:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(44)] ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009 ERR: ImageEGL.cpp:112 (operator()): eglCreateImage failed with 0x00003009 [185:0618/224414.522958:ERROR:scoped_egl_image.cc(23)] Failed to create EGLImage: EGL_SUCCESS [185:0618/224414.522973:ERROR:native_pixmap_egl_binding.cc(113)] Unable to initialize binding from pixmap [185:0618/224414.522987:ERROR:ozone_image_backing.cc(331)] OzoneImageBacking::ProduceSkiaGanesh failed to create GL representation [185:0618/224414.522998:ERROR:shared_image_manager.cc(231)] SharedImageManager::ProduceSkia: Trying to produce a Skia representation from an incompatible backing: OzoneImageBacking [185:0618/224414.523020:ERROR:gpu_service_impl.cc(1164)] Exiting GPU process because some drivers can't recover from errors. GPU process will restart shortly. [2:0618/224414.526125:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=8704 My System: Operating System: KDE Linux 2025-06-18 KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.80 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0 Qt Version: 6.9.1 Kernel Version: 6.15.2-arch1-1 (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8-Core Processor Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (30.5 GiB usable) Graphics Processor 1: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Graphics Processor 2: AMD Radeon Graphics Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. Product Name: MS-7E26 System Version: 1.0

[tumeden]

Okay, I was able to get the app to work by launching it with --disable-gpu, which disables GPU hardware acceleration. So, to permanently disable the acceleration, I set the environment variable GITHUB_DESKTOP_DISABLE_HARDWARE_ACCELERATION to 1 within KDE System Settings → Security & Privacy → Application Permissions → Flatpak Permissions → GitHub Desktop → Advanced Permissions → Environment.

Thanks for this solution. I really need github desktop for my workflow and this ended up solving my issue with it not loading consistently. (Bazzite KDE)
Cheers.