"Update Now" not working on Linux

Describe the Bug

Open Cursor. After a few seconds the green “Update Now” button shows up in the bottom left corner. Clicking on it closes Cursor and nothing happens. Open Cursor again and get the same “Update Now” button.

A few days ago I manually reinstalled to get v1.0.0 and still have the same problem.

Others posted on the github repo issues here [Linux AppImage] "Update Now" Button Does Not Work (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : jammy jellyfish) · Issue #3012 · getcursor/cursor · GitHub

This also happens when using the help menu “restart to update”.

Steps to Reproduce

Open Cursor.
Click “Update Now”

Expected Behavior

Cursor should update and restart.

Operating System

Linux

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.0.0
VSCode Version: 1.96.2
Commit: 53b99ce608cba35127ae3a050c1738a959750860
Date: 2025-06-04T19:26:40.367Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.11.0-26-generic

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue