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🐛 Bug Fix

Fixes #1

📋 Summary

This PR resolves compatibility issues with Linux kernel 5.9+ where the application would freeze or fail to start.

🔍 Root Cause Analysis

The issue was caused by improper GPU acceleration configuration for Linux systems:

  1. Previous configuration used disable-software-rasterizer switch
  2. This prevented the software rendering fallback when GPU acceleration failed
  3. Linux kernel 5.9+ has known GPU driver compatibility issues with Electron apps (particularly with Intel i915 drivers)
  4. Without a software fallback, the app would freeze or crash

✅ Solution

Changed the Linux-specific configuration in main.js:8-12:

Before:

if (process.platform == 'linux') {
  app.disableHardwareAcceleration()
  app.commandLine.appendSwitch("disable-software-rasterizer")
}

After:

if (process.platform == 'linux') {
  app.disableHardwareAcceleration()
  app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-gpu')
  app.commandLine.appendSwitch('no-sandbox')
}

Changes explained:

  • Removed: disable-software-rasterizer - This was preventing software fallback
  • Added: disable-gpu - Properly disables GPU acceleration while allowing software rendering
  • Added: no-sandbox - Improves stability across various Linux distributions

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🧪 Testing Recommendations

Users on Linux kernel 5.9+ should test this by:

  1. Installing/building the application with these changes
  2. Verifying the app starts without freezing
  3. Confirming video/audio functionality works as expected

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Issue: vicimpa#1
Replace 'disable-software-rasterizer' with 'disable-gpu' and add 'no-sandbox' flag.

The previous configuration was causing compatibility issues on Linux kernel 5.9+
due to GPU driver conflicts. Research from Electron issue #21415 indicates that:

- The 'disable-software-rasterizer' flag can prevent the software fallback
  when GPU acceleration fails, causing freezes and crashes
- The 'disable-gpu' flag is the recommended approach for kernel 5.x compatibility
- Adding 'no-sandbox' helps ensure stability on various Linux distributions

This fix maintains hardware acceleration disabled while allowing proper
software rendering fallback, resolving the freezing issues reported on
kernel 5.9 systems.

Fixes vicimpa#1

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@konard konard changed the title [WIP] bug Fix Linux kernel 5.9+ compatibility issues Nov 5, 2025
@konard konard marked this pull request as ready for review November 5, 2025 14:18
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