Useless now on Linux Mint PC both .deb and appimage!

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

I am on a pro plus plan and on Linux Mint Desktop app. Now it’s a curse and horrible thing. PC crashes, hang, code auto delete etc. I tried .deb and appImage but both were same horrible.
Literally I can’t even open and access the Cursor Desktop app on my pc.

Steps to Reproduce

It freezes all and crash PC after just opening it

Operating System

Linux

Version Information

Version: 2.4.26
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 4242cd7cb86877e6fd337290a38fa5031d312150
Date: 2026-01-31T08:21:27.209Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.8.0-94-generic

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

Hey, thanks for the report. A full system crash on launch is definitely not normal.

Try launching Cursor from the terminal with extensions disabled. This helps narrow down the cause:

cursor --disable-extensions --verbose

If it still crashes, please share the logs printed in the terminal.

Also check:

  • Free disk space. Low disk space can cause crashes on startup.
  • Your GPU drivers are up to date for Linux Mint.

If it works with --disable-extensions, then one of the extensions is likely causing it. You can re-enable them one by one using Extension Monitor.

About the “code auto delete” part, that also sounds odd, but let’s first focus on the main crash. Can you share a bit more detail? Is code being deleted from files during the crash, or is it happening in some other way?

Let me know what you find. If none of this helps, we can file a ticket to the team with your logs.

Dear Rie,

Thanks for responding.

I disabled the extension using cursor --disable-extensions --verbose and found it freezes and then unresponsive . I had to restart.

By the symptoms, it looks like a GPU or driver issue. Try launching Cursor with GPU acceleration disabled:

cursor --disable-gpu --disable-extensions --verbose

If it starts, you can make this permanent:

  1. Edit the desktop file (usually ~/.local/share/applications/cursor.desktop)
  2. In the Exec= line, add the --disable-gpu flag

Also check:

  • Free disk space (df -h). Low space can cause crashes
  • Your GPU driver version. Try updating it

If everything works with --disable-gpu, it’s almost certainly the GPU drivers. If it still crashes, please share the logs printed in the terminal after running the command above.